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Download as PDF amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 2, 2019 / Notices recommendations; and develop a strategy for disseminating such proposed updates and recommendations to relevant federal agencies and the general public. The Task Force will convene its third public meeting, on May 9–10, to discuss updates to existing best practices and recommendations based on gaps and inconsistencies for pain management, including chronic and acute pain. The Task Force will receive presentations on implementation and dissemination efforts. The Task Force will deliberate and vote the final recommendations for updates to best practices and recommendations for chronic and acute pain management and prescribing pain medication based on the components outlined in Section 101 of the CARA statute. Information about the final meeting agenda will be posted prior to the meeting on the Task Force website: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/ advisorycommittees/pain/. 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[FR Doc. 2019–06328 Filed 4–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Biodefense Science Board: Call for Nominees Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks applications from qualified individuals for membership on the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) or (Board). Terms of five members expire December 31, 2019; therefore, the HHS Secretary (Secretary) will appoint five new voting members. Applicants to those positions may be nominated by a relevant organization or may nominate themselves based on their expertise within the following stakeholder groups: Industry, academia, health care consumer organizations, and organizations representing other appropriate stakeholders. Please visit the NBSB website at https:// www.phe.gov/nbsb for all application submission information, additional information regarding the qualifications expected for applicants, and application instructions. DATES: Nomination Period: The nomination period is from April 15, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12627 2019, to June 15, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. (EST). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Christopher Perdue, MD, MPH, Designated Federal Official, NBSB, ASPR, HHS, office: 202–401–5837, email address: christopher.perdue@ hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public Health Service Act, HHS has established the NBSB to provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest to HHS regarding current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The Board may also provide advice and guidance to the Secretary and/or the ASPR on other matters related to public health emergency preparedness and response. Description of Duties: The Board advises the Secretary and/or ASPR on current and future trends, challenges, and opportunities presented by advances in biological and life sciences, biotechnology, and genetic engineering with respect to threats posed by naturally occurring infectious diseases and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents. At the request of the Secretary and/or ASPR, the Board reviews and considers information and findings received from the working groups established under 42 U.S.C. 247d–7f(b). At the request of the Secretary and/or ASPR, the Board provides recommendations and findings for expanded, intensified, and coordinated biodefense research and development activities. The Secretary and/or ASPR may assign additional advisory duties concerning public health emergency preparedness and response at his/her discretion. Structure: The Board consists of 13 voting members, including the chairperson; additionally, there may be non-voting ex officio members. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 247d–7f(a), the Secretary appoints members and the chairperson from among the nation’s preeminent scientific, public health, and medical experts, as follows: (a) Such federal officials as the Secretary determines are necessary to support the functions of the Board; (b) four individuals from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and device industries; (c) four individuals representing academia; and, (d) five other members as appointed by the Secretary, one of whom is a practicing health care professional, one of whom is from an organization representing health care consumers, one of whom has pediatric subject matter expertise, and E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 12628 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 2, 2019 / Notices one of whom is a state, tribal, territorial, or local public health official. The Secretary appoints members who are not full-time or permanent part-time federal employees as non-pay special government employees. Dated: March 27, 2019. Robert P. Kadlec, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. [FR Doc. 2019–06329 Filed 4–1–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–37–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Biodefense Summit: Implementing the National Biodefense Strategy: Notification of Public Meeting and Solicitation of Advice Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a public meeting, Biodefense Summit: Implementing the National Biodefense Strategy (Strategy). Implementing the Strategy involves partners among multiple sectors, including medical; public, animal, and plant health; emergency response; scientific and technical; law enforcement; industrial; academic; diplomatic; defense and security; intelligence; and nonproliferation and counterproliferation stakeholders. This meeting is being held to introduce the Strategy to these groups and to solicit feedback from them. The meeting will be open to representatives from invited organizations and the public. DATES: The meeting will be held on April 17, 2019, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: National Academies of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Theresa Lawrence, Ph.D.; Director, Division of Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, Planning, and Requirements, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Federal Building; 200 C St SW, Washington, DC 20515; Theresa.Lawrence@HHS.GOV; 202–401–5879 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: amozie on DSK9F9SC42PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Apr 01, 2019 Jkt 247001 Agenda: On April 17, 2019, ASPR will convene a meeting at the National Academies of Sciences Building, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418 from 8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. with non-federal stakeholders to discuss and solicit input on implementing the National Biodefense Strategy, pursuant to National Security Presidential Memorandum 14, signed September 18, 2018. The meeting will focus on a set of questions on the meeting agenda, posted at https://www.phe.gov/biodefense, on which the U.S. Government would specifically like to solicit comment. These questions concern matters such as the identification of gaps and opportunities for improvement in biodefense. The meeting will be conducted as a series of panels where participants will be asked to discuss particular topics of interest to the Government. Each panel will include ample time for in-depth discussion of the issues surrounding each topic. The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. Pre-registration is encouraged, however, registration will be restricted due to limited space. Information about registering for the meeting is available at https:// www.phe.gov/biodefense. Any groups or individuals who cannot attend the meeting are encouraged to submit written comments. Background: Biological threats are among the most serious threats facing the United States. In today’s interconnected world, biological incidents have the potential to cost thousands of American lives, cause significant anxiety, and disrupt travel and trade. The Strategy sets the course for the United States to combat the serious biothreats our country faces, whether they arise from natural outbreaks of disease, accidents involving high consequence pathogens, or the actions of terrorists or state actors. Preparing for biothreats is a critical aspect of our national security, and the Strategy encompasses five goals for strengthening the biodefense enterprise including: 1. Enabling risk awareness to inform decision-making across the biodefense enterprise; 2. Ensuring biodefense enterprise capabilities to prevent bioincidents; 3. Ensuring biodefense enterprise preparedness to reduce the impacts of bioincidents; 4. Rapidly responding to limit the impacts of bioincidents; and 5. Facilitating recovery to restore the community, the economy, and the environment after a bioincident. PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 The National Biodefense Strategy calls for engagement and cooperation across all levels of government, to include state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as internationally. It involves partnership with multiple sectors, including the medical; public, animal, and plant health; emergency response; scientific and technical; law enforcement; industrial; academic; diplomatic; defense and security; intelligence; and nonproliferation and counterproliferation sectors, among others. Engagement with nongovernmental organizations and the private sector is critical to prevent the spread of disease and respond to the next outbreak before it becomes an epidemic. Streaming Webcast of the Public Meeting: This public meeting will also be webcast. Information about registering for the webcast will be available at https://www.phe.gov/ biodefense. Meeting Summary: Please be advised that a summary of the meeting will be accessible at https://www.phe.gov/ biodefense as soon as it is available. Written Public Input is Encouraged: Even though space or time constraints may preclude some interested members of the public from attending, we understand that these issues are broadly of interest to the American people. Given the importance of the Nation’s biodefense to every American, the public is encouraged to submit written comments on a set of questions on the meeting agenda posted at www.phe.gov/ biodefense, on which the U.S. Government would specifically like to solicit comment. These questions concern such matters as the identification of gaps and opportunities for improvement in biodefense. Comments should be submitted to ASPRBIO@hhs.gov or the address above by May 1, 2019. Dated: March 27, 2019. Robert P. Kadlec, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. 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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12627-12628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06329]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Biodefense Science Board: Call for Nominees

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
(ASPR), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response (ASPR), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
seeks applications from qualified individuals for membership on the 
National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) or (Board). Terms of five 
members expire December 31, 2019; therefore, the HHS Secretary 
(Secretary) will appoint five new voting members. Applicants to those 
positions may be nominated by a relevant organization or may nominate 
themselves based on their expertise within the following stakeholder 
groups: Industry, academia, health care consumer organizations, and 
organizations representing other appropriate stakeholders. Please visit 
the NBSB website at https://www.phe.gov/nbsb for all application 
submission information, additional information regarding the 
qualifications expected for applicants, and application instructions.

DATES: Nomination Period: The nomination period is from April 15, 2019, 
to June 15, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR Christopher Perdue, MD, MPH, 
Designated Federal Official, NBSB, ASPR, HHS, office: 202-401-5837, 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public 
Health Service Act, HHS has established the NBSB to provide expert 
advice and guidance to the Secretary on scientific, technical, and 
other matters of special interest to HHS regarding current and future 
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether 
naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The Board may also 
provide advice and guidance to the Secretary and/or the ASPR on other 
matters related to public health emergency preparedness and response.
    Description of Duties: The Board advises the Secretary and/or ASPR 
on current and future trends, challenges, and opportunities presented 
by advances in biological and life sciences, biotechnology, and genetic 
engineering with respect to threats posed by naturally occurring 
infectious diseases and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear 
agents. At the request of the Secretary and/or ASPR, the Board reviews 
and considers information and findings received from the working groups 
established under 42 U.S.C. 247d-7f(b). At the request of the Secretary 
and/or ASPR, the Board provides recommendations and findings for 
expanded, intensified, and coordinated biodefense research and 
development activities. The Secretary and/or ASPR may assign additional 
advisory duties concerning public health emergency preparedness and 
response at his/her discretion.
    Structure: The Board consists of 13 voting members, including the 
chairperson; additionally, there may be non-voting ex officio members. 
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 247d-7f(a), the Secretary appoints members and 
the chairperson from among the nation's preeminent scientific, public 
health, and medical experts, as follows: (a) Such federal officials as 
the Secretary determines are necessary to support the functions of the 
Board; (b) four individuals from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and 
device industries; (c) four individuals representing academia; and, (d) 
five other members as appointed by the Secretary, one of whom is a 
practicing health care professional, one of whom is from an 
organization representing health care consumers, one of whom has 
pediatric subject matter expertise, and

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one of whom is a state, tribal, territorial, or local public health 
official. The Secretary appoints members who are not full-time or 
permanent part-time federal employees as non-pay special government 
employees.

    Dated: March 27, 2019.
Robert P. Kadlec,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2019-06329 Filed 4-1-19; 8:45 am]
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