Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group; Extension of Nomination Period, 70185 [2020-24414]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 4, 2020 / Notices (PHS) Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The ACBTSA advises, assists, consults with, and makes policy recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, regarding broad responsibilities related to the safety of blood, blood products, tissues, and organs. For solid organs and blood stem cells, the Committee’s work is limited to policy issues related to donor derived infectious disease complications of transplantation. To carry out its mission, the ACBTSA provides advice to the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary for Health on a range of policy issues which includes: (1) Identification of public health issues through surveillance of blood and tissue safety issues with national biovigilance data tools; (2) identification of public health issues that affect availability of blood, blood products, and tissues; (3) broad public health, ethical, and legal issues related to the safety of blood, blood products, and tissues; (4) the impact of various economic factors (e.g., product cost and supply) on safety and availability of blood, blood products, and tissues; (5) risk communications related to blood transfusion and tissue transplantation; and (6) identification of infectious disease transmission issues for blood, organs, blood stem cells and tissues. On October 9, 2020, the Secretary approved for the ACBTSA charter to be renewed. The new charter was effected and filed with the appropriate Congressional committees and the Library of Congress on October 9, 2020. Renewal of the Committee’s charter gives authorization for the Committee to continue to operate until October 9, 2022. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES A copy of the ACBTSA charter is available on the Committee’s website at https://www.hhs.gov/oidp/advisorycommittee/blood-tissue-safetyavailability/charter/. Dated: October 22, 2020. James J. Berger, DFO, Advisory Committee on Blood and Safety and Availability, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–24404 Filed 11–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Nov 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group; Extension of Nomination Period Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice; extension of nomination period. AGENCY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health published a document in the Federal Register on October 6, 2020 seeking nominations of non-federal public individuals who represent diverse scientific disciplines and views and are interested in being considered for appointment to the TickBorne Disease Working Group (TBDWG). Due to requests to extend the nomination period, this document is announcing a 30-day extension. The October 6 notice can be accessed at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/ FR-2020-10-06/pdf/2020-22062.pdf. DATES: To be assured consideration, nominations must be sent to the TBDWG email address at tickbornedisease@hhs.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 5, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Berger, (202) 795–7608; tickbornedisease@hhs.gov. SUMMARY: Dated: October 29, 2020. James Berger, Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Designated Federal Officer, HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. [FR Doc. 2020–24414 Filed 11–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–28–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below. Individuals PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70185 who plan to participate 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 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: National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council. Date: February 3–4, 2021. Open: February 03, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: Report by the Director, NINDS; Report by the Director, Division of Extramural Activities; and Administrative and Program Developments. Open session will be videocast from this link: https://videocast.nih.gov/. Closed: February 04, 2021, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, NSC Building, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D., Director of Extramural Research, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 3309, MSC 9531, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–9248, finkelsr@ninds.nih.gov. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: www.ninds.nih.gov, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: October 29, 2020. Tyeshia M. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Tick-Borne 
Disease Working Group; Extension of Nomination Period

AGENCY: Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP), Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice; extension of nomination period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health published a 
document in the Federal Register on October 6, 2020 seeking nominations 
of non-federal public individuals who represent diverse scientific 
disciplines and views and are interested in being considered for 
appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG). Due to 
requests to extend the nomination period, this document is announcing a 
30-day extension. The October 6 notice can be accessed at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-06/pdf/2020-22062.pdf.

DATES: To be assured consideration, nominations must be sent to the 
TBDWG email address at [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time on December 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Berger, (202) 795-7608; 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 29, 2020.
James Berger,
Senior Advisor for Blood and Tissue Policy, Designated Federal Officer, 
HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group and the Advisory Committee on 
Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health.
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