[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07119]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality:
Request for Nominations for Public Members
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for public members.
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SUMMARY: 42 U.S.C. 299c establishes a National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality (the Council). The Council is to advise
the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the Director of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on matters related to activities
of the Agency to carry out its mission. AHRQ's mission is to produce
evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible,
equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the
evidence is understood and used.
The terms of seven current members will expire in November 2016. To
fill these positions, we are seeking individuals who are distinguished
in: (1) The conduct of research, demonstration projects, and
evaluations with respect to health care; (2) the fields of health care
quality research or health care improvement; (3) the practice of
medicine; (4) other health professions; (5) representing the private
health care sector (including health plans, providers, and purchasers)
or administrators of health care delivery systems; (6) the fields of
health care economics, information systems, law, ethics, business, or
public policy; and, (7) the representation of the interests of patients
and consumers of health care. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(2).
Individuals are particularly sought with experience and success in
activities specified in the summary above.
DATES: Nominations should be received on or before 60 days after date
of publication.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jaime Zimmerman AHRQ, 5600
Fishers Lane, 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Nominations may also
be emailed to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427-
1456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C. 299c provides that the Secretary
shall appoint 21 appropriately qualified individuals to the National
Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. At least 17
members shall be representatives of the public and at least one member
shall be a specialist in the rural aspects of one or more of the
professions or fields listed in the above summary. In addition, the
Secretary designates, as ex officio members, representatives from other
Federal agencies, principally agencies that conduct or support health
care research, as well as Federal officials the Secretary may consider
appropriate. 42 U.S.C. 299c(c)(3). The Council meets approximately 3
times a year in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, generally in
Rockville, Maryland, to provide broad guidance to the Secretary and
AHRQ's Director on the direction of and programs undertaken by AHRQ.
Seven individuals will be selected by the Secretary to serve on the
Council beginning with the meeting in the spring of 2017. Members
generally serve 3-year terms. Appointments are staggered to permit an
orderly rotation of membership.
Interested persons may nominate one or more qualified persons for
membership on the Council. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations
shall include: (1) A copy of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae;
and (2) a statement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of
the Council. Selected candidates will be asked to provide detailed
information concerning their financial interests, consultant positions
and research grants and contracts, to permit evaluation of possible
sources of conflict of interest. Please note that once a candidate is
nominated, AHRQ may consider that nomination for future positions on
the Council. Federally registered lobbyists are not permitted to serve
on this advisory board pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum entitled
``Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions'' dated June 10, 2010, and
the Office of Management and Budget's ``Final Guidance on Appointment
of Lobbyists to Federal Boards and Commissions,'' 76 FR 61756 (October
5, 2011).
The Department seeks a broad geographic representation. In
addition, AHRQ conducts and supports research concerning priority
populations, which include: Low-income groups; minority groups; women;
children; the elderly; and individuals with special health care needs,
including individuals with disabilities and individuals who need
chronic care or end-of-life health care. See 42 U.S.C. 299(c).
Nominations of persons with expertise in health care for these priority
populations are encouraged.
Sharon B. Arnold,
Acting Director .
[FR Doc. 2016-07119 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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