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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Solicitation of Nominations for
Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Minority Health
Office of Minority Health,
Office of the Secretary, Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Office of
Minority Health (OMH), is seeking
nominations of qualified candidates to
be considered for appointment as a
member of the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (hereafter referred to as
the ‘‘Committee or ACMH’’). In
accordance with Public Law 105–392,
the Committee provides advice to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority
Health on improving the health of racial
and ethnic minority groups, and on the
development of goals and specific
program activities of OMH designed to
improve the health status and outcomes
of racial and ethnic minorities.
Nominations of qualified candidates are
being sought to fill vacancies on the
Committee.
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SUMMARY:
Nominations for membership on
the Committee must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 3, 2018,
at the address listed below.
DATES:
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All nominations should be
mailed to Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on
Minority Health, Office of Minority
Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD
20852.
ADDRESSES:
Dr.
Minh Wendt, Designated Federal
Officer, Advisory Committee on
Minority Health, Office of Minority
Health, Department of Health and
Human Services, Tower Building, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222;
fax: 240–453–8223.
A copy of the ACMH charter and list
of the current membership can be
obtained by contacting Dr. Wendt or by
accessing the Web site managed by
OMH at www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov.
Information about ACMH activities can
be found on the OMH Web site under
the heading About OMH.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Public Law 105–392, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services established
the ACMH. The Committee provides
advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Minority Health in carrying out the
duties stipulated under Public Law 105–
392. This includes providing advice on
improving the health of racial and
ethnic minority populations and in the
development of goals and specific
program activities of OMH, which are
to:
(1) Establish short-range and longrange goals and objectives and
coordinate all other activities within the
Public Health Service that relate to
disease prevention, health promotion,
service delivery, and research impacting
racial and ethnic minority populations;
(2) Enter into interagency agreements
with other agencies of the Public Health
Service;
(3) Support research, demonstrations,
and evaluations to test new and
innovative models;
(4) Increase knowledge and
understanding of health risk factors;
(5) Develop mechanisms that support
better information dissemination,
education, prevention, and service
delivery to individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, including
individuals who are members of racial
or ethnic minority groups;
(6) Ensure that the National Center for
Health Statistics collects data on the
health status of each minority group;
(7) Enter into contracts with public
and non-profit private providers of
primary health services for the purpose
of increasing the access of individuals
who lack proficiency in speaking the
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English language by developing and
carrying out programs to provide
bilingual or interpretive services;
(8) Support a national minority health
resource center which provides
resources to the public such as
information services and assistance in
capacity building;
(9) Carry out programs to improve
access to health care services for
individuals with limited proficiency in
speaking the English language; and
(10) Advise in matters related to the
development, implementation, and
evaluation of health professions
education in decreasing disparities in
health care outcomes, including cultural
competency as a method of eliminating
health disparities.
Management and support services for
the ACMH are provided by OMH.
Nominations: The Committee is
composed of 12 voting members. The
Committee composition also can
include non-voting ex officio members.
This announcement is seeking
nominations for voting members. Voting
members of the Committee are
appointed by the Secretary from
individuals who are not officers or
employees of the federal government
and who have expertise regarding issues
of minority health. To qualify for
consideration of appointment to the
Committee, an individual must possess
demonstrated experience and expertise
working on issues impacting the health
of racial and ethnic minority
populations. The Committee charter
stipulates that the racial and ethnic
minority groups shall be equally
represented on the Committee
membership. ACMH is comprised of
members who represent the health
interest of Hispanics/Latinos; Blacks/
African Americans; American Indians
and Alaska Natives; and/or Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other
Pacific Islanders.
There are a total of four impending
vacancies on the Committee: Three
vacancies on the ACMH that impact the
representation for the health interests of
Hispanics/Latinos and one vacancy that
impacts the representation of Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other
Pacific Islanders. OMH is particularly
seeking nominations for individuals
who can represent the health interests of
these racial and ethnic minority groups.
Nominations that are received for
individuals to represent other racial and
ethnic minority groups also will be
accepted. These applications will be
retained in files that are maintained by
OMH on potential candidates to be
considered for the ACMH.
Professional/Technical Expertise:
Nominees must have expertise in issues
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of minority health. In addition, it is
desirable that nominees have:
(1) Expertise in developing or
contributing to the development of
science-based or evidence-based health
policies and/or programs. This expertise
may include experience in the analysis,
evaluation, and interpretation of
federal/state health or regulatory policy;
(2) Involvement in national, state,
regional, tribal, and/or local efforts to
improve the health status or outcomes
among racial and ethnic minority
populations;
(3) Educational achievement,
professional certification(s) in healthrelated fields (e.g., health professions,
allied health, behavioral health, public
health, health policy, health
administration/management, etc.), and
professional experience that will
support ability to give expert advice on
issues related to improving minority
health and eliminating racial and ethnic
health disparities;
(4) Expertise in population level
health data for racial and ethnic
minority groups. This expertise may
include survey, administrative, and/or
clinical data;
(5) Knowledge and experience in
health care systems, cultural and
linguistic competency, social
determinants of health, evidence-based
research, data collection (e.g., federal,
state, tribal, or local data collection), or
health promotion and disease
prevention;
(6) Nationally recognized via peerreviewed publications, professional
awards, advanced credentials, or
involvement in national professional
organizations.
Requirements for Nomination
Submission: Nominations should be
typewritten (one nomination per
nominator). Nomination package should
include: (1) A letter of nomination that
clearly states the name and affiliation of
the nominee, the basis for the
nomination (i.e., specific attributes
which qualify the nominee for service in
this capacity), and a statement from the
nominee indicating a willingness to
serve as a member of the Committee; (2)
the nominee’s contact information,
including name, mailing address,
telephone number, and email address;
(3) the nominee’s curriculum vitae
which should not exceed 10 pages; and
(4) a summary of the nominee’s
experience and qualification relative to
the mandatory professional and
technical criteria listed above. Federal
employees should not be nominated for
consideration of appointment to this
Committee.
Individuals selected for appointment
to the Committee shall be invited to
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serve a four-year term. Committee
members will receive a stipend for
attending Committee meetings and
conducting other business in the
interest of the Committee, including per
diem and reimbursement for travel
expenses incurred.
The Department makes every effort to
ensure that the membership of a HHS
federal advisory committee is fairly
balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the committee’s
function. Every effort is made to ensure
that a broad representation of
geographic areas, gender, racial and
ethnic and minority groups, and the
disabled are given consideration for
membership on HHS federal advisory
committees. Appointment to this
Committee shall be made without
discrimination because of a person’s
race, color, religion, sex (including
pregnancy), national origin, age,
disability, or genetic information.
Nominations must state that the
nominee is willing to serve as a member
of ACMH and appears to have no
conflict of interest that would preclude
membership. An ethics review is
conducted for each selected nominee;
therefore, individuals selected for
nomination will be required to provide
detailed information concerning such
matters as financial holdings,
consultancies, and research grants or
contracts to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
Individuals selected to serve on the
ACMH through the nomination process
will be posted on the OMH Web site
once selections have been made.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, Section
1707 of the Public Health Service Act,
as amended. The Advisory Committee is
governed by provisions of Public Law
92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix
2), which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of advisory
committees.
Dated: September 29, 2017.
Minh Wendt,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory
Committee on Minority Health.
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National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meetings
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meetings.
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The meetings will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: Optic Neuropathies, Eye Infection
and Cornea Injuries: Mechanism of Disease
and Regeneration.
Date: October 24, 2017.
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Alessandra C Rovescalli,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, National
Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific
Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rm. 5205
MSC7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
1021, rovescaa@mail.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: Medical Imaging Investigations.
Date: October 31, 2017.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Donald Scott Wright,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5108,
MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
8363, wrightds@csr.nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: Gut Immunity and Microbiome.
Date: October 31, 2017.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Meenakshisundar
Ananthanarayanan, Scientific Review
Officer, Center for Scientific Review,
National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge
Drive, Room 2178, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–
827–6281, ananth.ananthanarayanan@
nih.gov.
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member
Conflict: Topics in Toxicology.
Date: October 31, 2017.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
(Telephone Conference Call).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Minority Health
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Secretary, Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
Minority Health (OMH), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates
to be considered for appointment as a member of the Advisory Committee
on Minority Health (hereafter referred to as the ``Committee or
ACMH''). In accordance with Public Law 105-392, the Committee provides
advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health on
improving the health of racial and ethnic minority groups, and on the
development of goals and specific program activities of OMH designed to
improve the health status and outcomes of racial and ethnic minorities.
Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill vacancies
on the Committee.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 3, 2018, at the address listed
below.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed to Dr. Minh Wendt,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health,
Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated Federal
Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Office of Minority
Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Tower Building, 1101
Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240-453-
8222; fax: 240-453-8223.
A copy of the ACMH charter and list of the current membership can
be obtained by contacting Dr. Wendt or by accessing the Web site
managed by OMH at www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Information about ACMH
activities can be found on the OMH Web site under the heading About
OMH.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Public Law 105-392, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services established the ACMH. The
Committee provides advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Minority Health in carrying out the duties stipulated under Public Law
105-392. This includes providing advice on improving the health of
racial and ethnic minority populations and in the development of goals
and specific program activities of OMH, which are to:
(1) Establish short-range and long-range goals and objectives and
coordinate all other activities within the Public Health Service that
relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, and
research impacting racial and ethnic minority populations;
(2) Enter into interagency agreements with other agencies of the
Public Health Service;
(3) Support research, demonstrations, and evaluations to test new
and innovative models;
(4) Increase knowledge and understanding of health risk factors;
(5) Develop mechanisms that support better information
dissemination, education, prevention, and service delivery to
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who
are members of racial or ethnic minority groups;
(6) Ensure that the National Center for Health Statistics collects
data on the health status of each minority group;
(7) Enter into contracts with public and non-profit private
providers of primary health services for the purpose of increasing the
access of individuals who lack proficiency in speaking the English
language by developing and carrying out programs to provide bilingual
or interpretive services;
(8) Support a national minority health resource center which
provides resources to the public such as information services and
assistance in capacity building;
(9) Carry out programs to improve access to health care services
for individuals with limited proficiency in speaking the English
language; and
(10) Advise in matters related to the development, implementation,
and evaluation of health professions education in decreasing
disparities in health care outcomes, including cultural competency as a
method of eliminating health disparities.
Management and support services for the ACMH are provided by OMH.
Nominations: The Committee is composed of 12 voting members. The
Committee composition also can include non-voting ex officio members.
This announcement is seeking nominations for voting members. Voting
members of the Committee are appointed by the Secretary from
individuals who are not officers or employees of the federal government
and who have expertise regarding issues of minority health. To qualify
for consideration of appointment to the Committee, an individual must
possess demonstrated experience and expertise working on issues
impacting the health of racial and ethnic minority populations. The
Committee charter stipulates that the racial and ethnic minority groups
shall be equally represented on the Committee membership. ACMH is
comprised of members who represent the health interest of Hispanics/
Latinos; Blacks/African Americans; American Indians and Alaska Natives;
and/or Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
There are a total of four impending vacancies on the Committee:
Three vacancies on the ACMH that impact the representation for the
health interests of Hispanics/Latinos and one vacancy that impacts the
representation of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific
Islanders. OMH is particularly seeking nominations for individuals who
can represent the health interests of these racial and ethnic minority
groups. Nominations that are received for individuals to represent
other racial and ethnic minority groups also will be accepted. These
applications will be retained in files that are maintained by OMH on
potential candidates to be considered for the ACMH.
Professional/Technical Expertise: Nominees must have expertise in
issues
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of minority health. In addition, it is desirable that nominees have:
(1) Expertise in developing or contributing to the development of
science-based or evidence-based health policies and/or programs. This
expertise may include experience in the analysis, evaluation, and
interpretation of federal/state health or regulatory policy;
(2) Involvement in national, state, regional, tribal, and/or local
efforts to improve the health status or outcomes among racial and
ethnic minority populations;
(3) Educational achievement, professional certification(s) in
health-related fields (e.g., health professions, allied health,
behavioral health, public health, health policy, health administration/
management, etc.), and professional experience that will support
ability to give expert advice on issues related to improving minority
health and eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities;
(4) Expertise in population level health data for racial and ethnic
minority groups. This expertise may include survey, administrative,
and/or clinical data;
(5) Knowledge and experience in health care systems, cultural and
linguistic competency, social determinants of health, evidence-based
research, data collection (e.g., federal, state, tribal, or local data
collection), or health promotion and disease prevention;
(6) Nationally recognized via peer-reviewed publications,
professional awards, advanced credentials, or involvement in national
professional organizations.
Requirements for Nomination Submission: Nominations should be
typewritten (one nomination per nominator). Nomination package should
include: (1) A letter of nomination that clearly states the name and
affiliation of the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e.,
specific attributes which qualify the nominee for service in this
capacity), and a statement from the nominee indicating a willingness to
serve as a member of the Committee; (2) the nominee's contact
information, including name, mailing address, telephone number, and
email address; (3) the nominee's curriculum vitae which should not
exceed 10 pages; and (4) a summary of the nominee's experience and
qualification relative to the mandatory professional and technical
criteria listed above. Federal employees should not be nominated for
consideration of appointment to this Committee.
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be
invited to serve a four-year term. Committee members will receive a
stipend for attending Committee meetings and conducting other business
in the interest of the Committee, including per diem and reimbursement
for travel expenses incurred.
The Department makes every effort to ensure that the membership of
a HHS federal advisory committee is fairly balanced in terms of points
of view represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made
to ensure that a broad representation of geographic areas, gender,
racial and ethnic and minority groups, and the disabled are given
consideration for membership on HHS federal advisory committees.
Appointment to this Committee shall be made without discrimination
because of a person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Nominations
must state that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of ACMH and
appears to have no conflict of interest that would preclude membership.
An ethics review is conducted for each selected nominee; therefore,
individuals selected for nomination will be required to provide
detailed information concerning such matters as financial holdings,
consultancies, and research grants or contracts to permit evaluation of
possible sources of conflict of interest.
Individuals selected to serve on the ACMH through the nomination
process will be posted on the OMH Web site once selections have been
made.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u-6, Section 1707 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended. The Advisory Committee is governed by
provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2),
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory
committees.
Dated: September 29, 2017.
Minh Wendt,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-21500 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
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