[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23770-23771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09483]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Establishment of the Discretionary Advisory Committee on
Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Proposed Establishment of Discretionary Advisory Committee on
Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces
establishment of the Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable
Disorders in Newborns and Children.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debi Sarkar, Public Health Analyst,
Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health
Bureau; telephone: 301-443-1080; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Public Health Service Act (PHS),
42 U.S.C. 217a, the Secretary of Health and Human Services directed
that the Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in
Newborns and Children shall be established within the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). To comply with the authorizing
directive and guidelines under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), a charter will be filed with the Committee Management
Secretariat in the General Services Administration (GSA), the
appropriate committees in the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives,
and the Library of Congress to establish the Committee as a
discretionary federal advisory committee.
Objectives and Scope of Activities. The purpose of the
Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and
Children (DACHDNC) is to advise the Secretary of Health and Human
Services about aspects of newborn and childhood screening and technical
information for the development of policies and priorities that will
enhance the ability of the state and local health agencies to provide
for newborn and child screening, counseling and health care services
for newborns and children having, or at risk for, heritable disorders.
The DACHDNC will review and report regularly on newborn and childhood
screening practices, recommend improvements for newborn and childhood
screening programs, as well as fulfill the list of requirements stated
in the original authorizing legislation.
Membership and Designation. The Committee shall consist of up to
fifteen (15) voting members, including the Chair. The members of the
Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary or his/her designee.
Membership will be composed of the Chair, Special Government Employees
(SGEs), and federal ex-officio members. Federal ex-officio members
shall include the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services
Administration; the Directors of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; the National Institutes of Health; the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; and the Commissioner of the Food and
Drug Administration--or their designees. The Chair and other members
shall be (a) medical, technical, public health or scientific
professionals with special expertise in the field of heritable
disorders or in providing screening, counseling, testing, or specialty
services for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders; (b)
experts in ethics and heritable disorders who have worked and published
material in the area of public health and genetic conditions; and (c)
members from the public sector who have expertise, either professional
or personal, about or concerning heritable disorders in order to
achieve a fairly balanced membership.
Administrative Management and Support. HHS will provide funding and
administrative support for the Committee to the extent permitted by law
within existing appropriations. Management and oversight for support
services provided to the Committee will be the responsibility of the
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB).
A copy of the Committee charter will be made available through
access to the FACA database, maintained by the GSA Committee Management
Secretariat, or from the designated contacts. The Web site for the FACA
database is http://fido.gov/facadatabase/.
Authority: The Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable
Disorders in Newborns and Children is authorized in accordance with
the Public Health Service Act (PHS), 42 U.S.C. 222 [217a]: Advisory
councils or committees. The Committee is governed by provisions of
Public Law 92-463, as amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
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Dated: April 16, 2013.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-09483 Filed 4-18-13; 11:15 am]
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