[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 135 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 45506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16580]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Requests for Nominations of Candidates and Suggested Meeting
Topics for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee
(CLIAC)
Correction: This notice was published in the Federal Register on
June 7, 2016, 81 FR 36543. The Request for Candidates should read as
follows:
Request For Candidates: Nominations are being sought for
individuals who have expertise and qualifications necessary to
contribute to accomplishing CLIAC's objectives. Nominees will be
selected by the HHS Secretary or designee from authorities
knowledgeable across the fields of microbiology (including
bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology),
immunology (including histocompatibility), chemistry, hematology,
pathology (including histopathology and cytology), or genetic testing
(including cytogenetics); representatives from the fields of medical
technology, public health, and clinical practice; and consumer
representatives. Members may be invited to serve for terms of up to
four years.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy stipulates
that Committee membership be balanced in terms of points of view
represented, and the committee's function. Appointments shall be made
without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity, HIV status, disability, and
cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Nominees must be U.S.
citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government.
Current participation on federal workgroups or prior experience serving
on a federal advisory committee does not disqualify a candidate;
however, HHS policy is to avoid excessive individual service on
advisory committees and multiple committee memberships. Committee
members are Special Government Employees, requiring the filing of
financial disclosure reports at the beginning and annually during their
terms. CDC reviews potential candidates for CLIAC membership each year,
and provides a slate of nominees for consideration to the Secretary of
HHS for final selection. HHS notifies selected candidates of their
appointment near the start of the term in July, or as soon as the HHS
selection process is completed. Note that the need for different
expertise varies from year to year and a candidate who is not selected
in one year may be reconsidered in a subsequent year.
Candidates should submit the following items to be considered for
nomination. The deadline for receipt of materials for the 2017 term is
August 1, 2016:
Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact
information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number,
email address).
Letter(s) of recommendation from person(s) not employed by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Anderson, Chief, Laboratory
Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory Systems, Center for
Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, Office of Public
Health Scientific Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop F-11, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4018;
telephone (404) 498-2741; or via email at [email protected].
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for
both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-16580 Filed 7-13-16; 8:45 am]
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