Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, 4079-4080 [2019-02319]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2019 / Notices Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to provide written statements or make oral comments to COGME should be sent to Kennita R. Carter, DFO, using the contact information above at least three business days prior to the meeting. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or another reasonable accommodation should notify Kennita R. Carter, DFO, using the contact information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to present government-issued identification prior to entry. Amy P. McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2019–02317 Filed 2–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) has scheduled public meetings for the 2019 calendar year (CY). Information about ACTPCMD, agendas, and materials for these meetings can be found on the ACTPCMD website at https:// www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/ primarycare-dentist/. DATES: June 11, 2019, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET)–5:00 p.m. ET; August 8, 2019, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: Meetings may be held inperson, by teleconference, and/or via Adobe Connect webinar. In-person ACTPCMD meetings will be held at SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Instructions for joining the meetings either in person or remotely will be posted on the ACTPCMD website 30 business days before the date of the meeting. For meeting information updates, visit the ACTPCMD website meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/ advisory-committees/primarycaredentist/meetings.html FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennita Carter, MD, Designated Federal Official (DFO), Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 15N116, Rockville, Maryland 20857; (301) 945–3505 or BHWACTPCMD@hrsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTPCMD provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and other matters of significance concerning the activities under Section 747 of Title VII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as it existed upon the enactment of Section 749 of the PHS Act in 1998. ACTPCMD prepares an annual report describing the activities of the committee, including findings and recommendations made by the committee concerning the activities under Section 747, as well as training programs in oral health and dentistry. The annual report is submitted to the Secretary, Chairman, and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. ACTPCMD also develops, publishes, and implements performance measures and guidelines for longitudinal evaluations of programs authorized under Title VII, Part C of the PHS Act, and recommends appropriation levels for programs under this Part. During ACTPCMD’s CY 2019 meetings, the committee will discuss matters concerning policy, program development, and other matters of significance concerning medicine and dentistry activities. Refer to the ACTPCMD website listed above for all current and updated information concerning CY 2019 ACTPCMD meetings, including draft agendas and meeting materials that will be posted at least 10 business days before the start of each meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled meeting(s). Oral comments will be honored in the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to submit a written statement PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4079 or make oral comments to the ACTPCMD should be sent to Kennita Carter using the contact information above at least five business days before the meeting date(s). Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable accommodation should notify Kennita Carter using the contact information listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting(s) they wish to attend. Since all in-person meetings will occur in a federal government building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to present government-issued identification prior to entry. Amy P. McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2019–02318 Filed 2–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about the ACHDNC and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACHDNC website at https://www.hrsa.gov/ advisory-committees/heritabledisorders/. DATES: April 23, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and April 24, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person and will be webcast. The address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. While this meeting is open to the public, advance registration is required. Please visit the ACHDNC website for information on registration: https:// www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/ heritable-disorders/. The deadline for online registration is 12:00 p.m. ET on April 19, 2019. Instructions on how to access the meeting via SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 4080 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2019 / Notices webcast will be provided upon registration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alaina Harris, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W66, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301–443–0721; or AHarris@hrsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACHDNC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on the development of newborn screening activities, technologies, policies, guidelines, and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and children having, or at risk for, heritable disorders. ACHDNC’s recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for screening, following adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed preventive health services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA through the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) pursuant to section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 13). Under this provision, nongrandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance are required to provide insurance coverage without cost-sharing (a co-payment, coinsurance, or deductible) for preventive services for plan years (i.e., policy years) beginning on or after the date that is one year from the Secretary’s adoption of the condition for screening. During the April 2019 meeting, ACHDNC will hear from experts in the fields of public health, medicine, heritable disorders, rare disorders, and newborn screening. Agenda items include: (1) Assessing state readiness to implement screening for conditions added to the RUSP; (2) discussing newborn screening pilot studies; (3) reviewing rare disease registries; (4) reviewing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) implementation; and (5) receiving workgroup updates. Agenda items are subject to changes as priorities dictate and the final meeting agenda will be available on ACHDNC’s website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/heritable-disorders/ index.html. Information about the ACHDNC, a roster of members, as well as past meeting summaries are also available on the ACHDNC website. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows. To submit written comments or request VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Feb 13, 2019 Jkt 247001 time for an oral comment at the meeting, please register online by 12:00 p.m. ET on April 17, 2019. Visit the ACHDNC website for information on registration, https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/heritable-disorders/ index.html. Individuals associated with groups or who plan to provide comments on similar topics may be asked to combine their comments and present them through a single representative. No audiovisual presentations are permitted. Written comments should identify the individual’s name, address, email, telephone number, professional or organization affiliation, background or area of expertise (e.g., parent, family member, researcher, clinician, public health, etc.), and the topic/subject matter. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or another reasonable accommodation should notify Alaina Harris at the contact information listed above, at least 10 business days prior to the meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to present government-issued identification prior to entry. Amy P. McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2019–02319 Filed 2–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Closed Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD. The meeting will be closed to the public as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, including consideration of personnel PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 qualifications and performance, and the competence of individual investigators, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Date: March 25, 2019. Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate personal qualifications and performance, and competence of individual investigators. Place: National Institutes of Health, Porter Neuroscience Research Center, GF–103, Building 35A Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Andrew J. Griffith, Ph.D., MD, Director, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 35A Convent Drive, GF 103, Rockville, MD 20892, 301–496–1960, griffita@nidcd.nih.gov. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/groups/bsc/, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research Related to Deafness and Communicative Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: February 8, 2019. Sylvia L. Neal, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2019–02278 Filed 2–13–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Notice of Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIDCD. The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public as indicated below in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended for the review, discussion, and evaluation of individual intramural programs and projects conducted by the National Institute on Deafness and E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4079-4080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in 
Newborns and Children

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children (ACHDNC) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about the 
ACHDNC and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACHDNC 
website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/.

DATES: April 23, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
April 24, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in-person and will be webcast. The 
address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857. While this meeting is open to the public, advance registration 
is required. Please visit the ACHDNC website for information on 
registration: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/. The deadline for online registration is 12:00 
p.m. ET on April 19, 2019. Instructions on how to access the meeting 
via

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webcast will be provided upon registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alaina Harris, Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W66, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857; 301-443-0721; or AHarris@hrsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACHDNC provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on the development of newborn 
screening activities, technologies, policies, guidelines, and programs 
for effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and 
children having, or at risk for, heritable disorders. ACHDNC's 
recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for 
screening, following adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed 
preventive health services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines 
supported by HRSA through the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel 
(RUSP) pursuant to section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg-13). Under this provision, non-grandfathered group health 
plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health 
insurance are required to provide insurance coverage without cost-
sharing (a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible) for preventive 
services for plan years (i.e., policy years) beginning on or after the 
date that is one year from the Secretary's adoption of the condition 
for screening.
    During the April 2019 meeting, ACHDNC will hear from experts in the 
fields of public health, medicine, heritable disorders, rare disorders, 
and newborn screening. Agenda items include: (1) Assessing state 
readiness to implement screening for conditions added to the RUSP; (2) 
discussing newborn screening pilot studies; (3) reviewing rare disease 
registries; (4) reviewing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) implementation; 
and (5) receiving workgroup updates. Agenda items are subject to 
changes as priorities dictate and the final meeting agenda will be 
available on ACHDNC's website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/. Information about the 
ACHDNC, a roster of members, as well as past meeting summaries are also 
available on the ACHDNC website.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide 
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance 
of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in the order 
they are requested and may be limited as time allows. To submit written 
comments or request time for an oral comment at the meeting, please 
register online by 12:00 p.m. ET on April 17, 2019. Visit the ACHDNC 
website for information on registration, https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/. Individuals associated with 
groups or who plan to provide comments on similar topics may be asked 
to combine their comments and present them through a single 
representative. No audiovisual presentations are permitted. Written 
comments should identify the individual's name, address, email, 
telephone number, professional or organization affiliation, background 
or area of expertise (e.g., parent, family member, researcher, 
clinician, public health, etc.), and the topic/subject matter.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or 
another reasonable accommodation should notify Alaina Harris at the 
contact information listed above, at least 10 business days prior to 
the meeting. Since this meeting occurs in a federal government 
building, attendees must go through a security check to enter the 
building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned 
attendance at least 20 business days prior to the meeting in order to 
facilitate their entry into the building. All attendees are required to 
present government-issued identification prior to entry.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-02319 Filed 2-13-19; 8:45 am]
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