[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31508]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee; Call for Committee
Membership Nominations
The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) has
created the Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee and is
seeking nominations for this committee. As specified in Public Law 111-
148 (``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'') the Committee
will: (a) Develop a summary of advances in pain care research supported
or conducted by the Federal agencies relevant to the diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of pain and diseases and disorders associated
with pain; (b) identify critical gaps in basic and clinical research on
the symptoms and causes of pain; (c) make recommendations to ensure
that the activities of the National Institutes of Health and other
Federal agencies are free of unnecessary duplication of effort; (d)
make recommendations on how best to disseminate information on pain
care; and (e) make recommendations on how to expand partnerships
between public entities and private entities to expand collaborative,
cross-cutting research.
Membership on the committee will include six (6) non-Federal
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health
professionals and six (6) non-Federal members of the general public who
are representatives of leading research, advocacy, and service
organizations for individuals with pain-related conditions. Members
will serve overlapping three year terms. It is anticipated that the
committee will meet at least once a year.
The Department strives to ensure that the membership of HHS Federal
advisory committees is fairly balanced in terms of points of view
represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made to
ensure that the views of women, all ethnic and racial groups, and
people with disabilities are represented on HHS Federal advisory
committees and, therefore, the Department encourages nominations of
qualified candidates from these groups. The Department also encourages
geographic diversity in the composition of the Committee. Appointment
to this Committee shall be made without discrimination on the basis of
age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status.
The Department is soliciting nominations for two non-federal
members from among scientists, physicians, and other health
professionals and for two non-federal members of the general public who
are representatives of leading research, advocacy, and service
organizations for people with pain-related conditions. These candidates
will be considered to fill positions opened through completion of
member terms. Nominations are due by COB, January 25, 2013, and should
be sent to Linda Porter, Ph.D., NINDS/NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A03,
Bethesda, MD 20892, [email protected] by either USPS mail or email.
Nominations should include contact information, and a current
curriculum vitae or resume.
Dated: November 18, 2012.
Linda L. Porter,
Health Science Policy Advisor for Pain, National Institute of
Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-31508 Filed 12-31-12; 8:45 am]
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