Charter Renewal for the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, 68181 [2022-24674]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2022 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Charter Renewal for 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: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, HHS is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) has been renewed. The effective date of the charter renewal is November 10, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Soohyun Kim, Acting Designated Federal Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 18N38A, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301–594–4202; or skim@ hrsa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACHDNC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and other matters of significance concerning the activities under section 1111 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–10). The ACHDNC is also governed by the provisions of the FACA, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The ACHDNC advises the 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. The ACHDNC reviews and reports regularly on newborn and childhood screening practices, recommends improvements in the national newborn and childhood screening programs, and fulfills requirements stated in the authorizing legislation. In addition, the ACHDNC’s recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for screening on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, following adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed preventive health services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA pursuant to section 2713 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 13). Under this provision, nongrandfathered group health plans and khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Nov 10, 2022 Jkt 259001 68181 health insurance issuers offering nongrandfathered 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 1 year from the Secretary’s adoption of the condition for screening. The charter renewal for the ACHDNC was approved on November 4, 2022. The filing date for the ACHDNC charter renewal is November 10, 2022. Renewal of the ACHDNC charter gives authorization for the committee to operate until November 10, 2024. A copy of the ACHDNC charter is available on the ACHDNC website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/heritable-disorders/ index.html. A copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website address for the FACA database is https:// www.facadatabase.gov/. Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892, (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: Jonathan Arias, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5170, MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 2406 ariasj@csr.nih.gov. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Maria G. Button, Director, Executive Secretariat. National Cancer Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting Dated: November 8, 2022. Miguelina Perez, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. 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Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel High-End and Shared Instrumentation Grants. Date: November 15, 2022. Time: 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. 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 purpose of this meeting is to evaluate requests for preclinical development resources for potential new therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The outcome of the evaluation will provide information to internal NCI committees that will decide whether NCI should support requests and make available contract resources for development of the potential therapeutic to improve the treatment of various forms of cancer. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Charter Renewal for 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: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, HHS is hereby giving notice 
that the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and 
Children (ACHDNC) has been renewed. The effective date of the charter 
renewal is November 10, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Soohyun Kim, Acting Designated Federal 
Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
18N38A, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-594-4202; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACHDNC provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program 
development, and other matters of significance concerning the 
activities under section 1111 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300b-10). The 
ACHDNC is also governed by the provisions of the FACA, as amended (5 
U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of 
advisory committees. The ACHDNC advises the 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. The ACHDNC reviews and reports regularly on newborn and 
childhood screening practices, recommends improvements in the national 
newborn and childhood screening programs, and fulfills requirements 
stated in the authorizing legislation. In addition, the ACHDNC's 
recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for 
screening on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, following 
adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed preventive health 
services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA 
pursuant to section 2713 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13). Under 
this provision, non-grandfathered group health plans and health 
insurance issuers offering non-grandfathered 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 1 year from the Secretary's adoption of the condition for 
screening. The charter renewal for the ACHDNC was approved on November 
4, 2022. The filing date for the ACHDNC charter renewal is November 10, 
2022. Renewal of the ACHDNC charter gives authorization for the 
committee to operate until November 10, 2024.
    A copy of the ACHDNC charter is available on the ACHDNC website at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/. A copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the 
FACA database that is maintained by the Committee Management 
Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website 
address for the FACA database is https://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-24674 Filed 11-10-22; 8:45 am]
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