[Federal Register: August 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 161)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Establishment of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2020 and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended. The Committee is governed by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
and invites nominations for membership for the Committee.
DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be submitted by
close of business on September 20, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted by electronic mail to
HP2020@hhs.gov. Alternatively, nominations may be sent to the
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following address: Emmeline Ochiai, HHS, Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Room LL-100,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8259 (telephone),
(240) 453-8281 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal
Official, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, HHS, Office of Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science,
Room LL-100, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 240/453-8259
(telephone), 240/453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on
the Internet at http://www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each decade since 1979, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a comprehensive set of
national public health objectives. Known as Healthy People, this
initiative has been grounded in the notion that setting objectives and
monitoring progress can motivate action. As it prepares to produce
objectives for the next decade, HHS seeks to ensure that they are
scientifically valid, relevant, and sustainable. The objectives should
be produced though a process that fosters the cooperation and
commitment of both the public and private sectors.
The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and
Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 is established to provide advice
and assistance to the Secretary and HHS in the development of health
promotion and disease prevention objectives to improve the health of
Americans by 2020. The Committee shall advise the Secretary regarding
national health promotion and disease prevention initiatives, in
particular the work to develop goals and objectives to improve the
health status and reduce health risks for Americans. The Committee
shall be charged to: Provide to the Secretary advice and consultation
to facilitate the process of developing and implementing national
health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives; and
provide advice to the Secretary about the initiatives to occur during
the initial implementation phase of the goals and objectives.
The Committee will convene to meet, at a minimum, one time per
year. It is expected to begin meeting by December 2007. Pursuant to the
requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the meetings will
be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary
or designee, in keeping with the guidelines under Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Individuals selected for appointment to the Committee shall be
appointed to serve for the duration of the Committee. Unless renewed,
the Committee will terminate two years from the date the Committee
charter is filed. Committee members will be paid travel and per diem
expenses in accordance with standard travel regulations, but will not
receive compensation for their service.
Prospective members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020
should be knowledgeable of current scientific research in health
promotion, disease prevention, and public health benchmarking and be
respected experts in their fields. They should be familiar with the
purpose and use of Healthy People or similar indicator sets and have
demonstrated interest in the public's health and well-being through
their work, research, and/or educational endeavors. Expertise is sought
in specific specialty areas related to health promotion or disease
prevention, including but not limited to: Health policy, state and
local public health, business, outcomes research, health economics,
health communications, special populations, biostatistics,
international health, and epidemiology from a variety of public,
private, foundation, and academic settings.
Nominations: HHS will consider nominations for Committee membership
of individuals qualified to carry out the above-mentioned tasks. The
following information should be included in the package of material
submitted for each individual being nominated for consideration: (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 that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the
Committee; (2) the nominator's name, address, daytime telephone number,
and electronic mail address, and the address, daytime telephone number,
and electronic mail address of the individual being nominated; and (3)
a current copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The names of Federal
employees should not be nominated for consideration of appointment to
this Committee.
Individuals can nominate themselves for consideration of
appointment to the Committee. All nominations must include the required
information. Incomplete nominations will not be processed for
consideration.
Equal opportunity practices, in line with HHS policies, will be
followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure
that recommendations of the Committee take into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by HHS, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive
Branch are applicable to individuals who are appointed as members of
Federal advisory committees. Individuals appointed to serve as members
of Federal advisory committees are classified as special Government
employees (SGEs). SGEs are Government employees for the purposes of the
conflict of interest laws. Therefore, individuals appointed to serve as
members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 are subject to an
ethics review. The ethics review is conducted to determine if the
individual has any interest and/or activities in the private sector
that may conflict with performance of their official duties as a member
of the Committee. Individuals appointed to serve as members of the
Committee will be required to disclose information regarding financial
holdings, consultancies and research grants and/or contracts.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Penelope Slade Royall,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion), Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. E7-16471 Filed 8-20-07; 8:45 am]
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