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Council shall advise, assist, consult and 

make recommendations, at the request 

of the Secretary, on broad Program 

policy in areas such as the necessary 

size and composition of the adult donor 

pool available through the Program and 

the composition of the National Cord 

Blood Inventory, requirements regarding 

informed consent for cord blood 

donation, accreditation requirements for 

cord blood banks, the scientific factors 

that define a cord blood unit as high 

quality, public and professional 

education to encourage the ethical 

recruitment of genetically diverse 

donors and ethical donation practices, 

criteria for selecting the appropriate 

blood stem source for transplantation, 

Program priorities, research priorities, 

and the scope and design of the Stem 

Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database. It 

also shall, at the request of the 

Secretary, review and advise on issues 

relating more broadly to the field of 

blood stem cell transplantation, such as 

regulatory policy including 

compatibility of international 

regulations, and actions that may be 

taken by the State and Federal 

Governments and public and private 

insurers to increase donation and access 

to transplantation. The Advisory 

Council also shall make 

recommendations regarding research on 

emerging therapies using cells from 

bone marrow and cord blood. 

The Council consists of up to 25 

members, including the Chair. Members 

of the Advisory Council shall be chosen 

to ensure objectivity and balance, and 

reduce the potential for conflicts of 

interest. The Secretary shall establish 

bylaws and procedures to prohibit any 

member of the Advisory Council who 

has an employment, governance, or 

financial affiliation with a donor center, 

recruitment organization, transplant 

center, or cord blood bank from 

participating in any decision that 

materially affects the center, recruitment 

organization, transplant center, or cord 

blood bank; and to limit the number of 

members of the Advisory Council with 

any such affiliation. 

The members and chair shall be 

selected by the Secretary from 

outstanding authorities and 

representatives of marrow donor centers 

and marrow transplant centers; 

representatives of cord blood banks and 

participating birthing hospitals; 

recipients of a bone marrow transplant; 

recipients of a cord blood transplant; 

persons who require such transplants; 

family members of such a recipient or 

family members of a patient who has 

requested the assistance of the Program 

in searching for an unrelated donor of 

bone marrow or cord blood; persons 

with expertise in bone marrow and cord 

blood transplantation; persons with 

expertise in typing, matching, and 

transplant outcome data analysis; 

persons with expertise in the social 

sciences; basic scientists with expertise 

in the biology of adult stem cells; 

ethicists, hematology and transfusion 

medicine researchers with expertise in 

adult blood stem cells; persons with 

expertise in cord blood processing; and 

members of the general public. 

In addition, representatives from the 

Division of Transplantation of the 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration, the Department of 

Defense Marrow Recruitment and 

Research Program operated by the 

Department of the Navy, the Food and 

Drug Administration, the National 

Institutes of Health, the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services, and 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention serve as non-voting ex 

officio members. 

Specifically, HRSA is requesting 

nominations for voting members of the 

Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell 

Transplantation in these categories: 

marrow donor centers and transplant 

center representatives; cord blood banks 

and participating hospitals 

representatives; recipients of cord blood 

transplant; family members of bone 

marrow transplant and cord blood 

transplant recipients or family members 

of a patient who has requested 

assistance by the Program in searching 

for an unrelated donor; persons with 

expertise in bone marrow or cord blood 

transplantation; persons with expertise 

in typing, matching, and transplant 

outcome data analysis; persons with 

expertise in social sciences; basic 

scientists with expertise in the biology 

of adult stem cells; researchers in 

hematology and transfusion medicine 

with expertise in adult blood stem cells; 

persons with expertise in cord blood 

processing; and members of the general 

public. Nominees will be invited to 

serve a 2- to 6-year term beginning after 

January 1, 2012. 

HHS will consider nominations of all 

qualified individuals to ensure that the 

Advisory Council includes the areas of 

subject matter expertise noted above. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or other individuals, and professional 

associations and organizations may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

for membership on the Advisory 

Council. Nominations shall state that 

the nominee is willing to serve as a 

member of the Council. Potential 

candidates will be asked to provide 

detailed information concerning 

financial interests, consultancies, 

research grants, and/or contracts that 

might be affected by recommendations 

of the Council to permit evaluation of 

possible sources of conflicts of interest. 

In addition, nominees will be asked to 

provide detailed information concerning 

any employment, governance, or 

financial affiliation with any donor 

centers, recruitment organizations, 

transplant centers, and/or cord blood 

banks. 

A nomination package should be sent 

in as hard copy, e-mail communication, 

or on compact disc. A nomination 

package should include the following 

information for each nominee: (1) A 

letter of nomination stating the name, 

affiliation, and contact information for 

the nominee, the basis for the 

nomination (i.e., what specific attributes 

recommend him/her for service in this 

capacity), and the nominee’s field(s) of 

expertise; (2) a biographical sketch of 

the nominee and a copy of his/her 

curriculum vitae; and (3) the name, 

return address, e-mail address, and 

daytime telephone number at which the 

nominator can be contacted. 

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 

Council shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

Reva Harris, 

Acting Director, Division of Policy and 

Information Coordination. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Notice for Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Health Resources and 

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requesting nominations to fill current 

vacancies on three of the four Federal 

advisory committees administered by 

the Bureau of Health Professions: 

Advisory Committee on Training in 

Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry 

(ACTPCMD), Advisory Committee on 

Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 

Linkages (ACICBL), and the Council on 

Graduate Medical Education (COGME). 

DATES: The Agency must receive 

nominations on or before April 13, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations are to be 

submitted either by mail to Laura Burns, 

Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), 

HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 9–49, 

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 

20857, or e-mail to lburns@hrsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact Laura 

Burns, BHPr, by e-mail lburns@hrsa.gov 

or telephone at 301–443–6873. A copy 

of the current committee memberships, 

charters and reports can be obtained by 

accessing the HRSA Web site at http:// 

www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/ 

advisorycmte.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authorities that established these 

committees and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, HRSA is requesting 

nominations for membership on three 

committees. 

The Advisory Committee on Training 

in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry 

(ACTPCMD) provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (the Secretary) and Congress on 

policy and program development 

concerning medicine, general pediatrics, 

general dentistry, pediatric dentistry 

and physician assistant programs. The 

ACTPCMD produces an annual report to 

the Secretary and Congress on issues 

related to improving public health, 

eliminating health care disparities, 

developing cultural competencies, and 

serving vulnerable populations. 

Meetings are held at least twice a year. 

The Advisory Committee on 

Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 

Linkages (ACICBL) provides advice and 

recommendations on policy and 

program development to the Secretary 

and Congress concerning the BHPr 

programs that support interdisciplinary 

community-based training. The ACICBL 

also provides advice on programmatic 

matters concerning Area Health 

Education Centers, Health Education 

Training Centers, and the disciplines of 

Geriatrics and Allied Health. Meetings 

for this committee are held at least three 

times a year. 

The Council on Graduate Medical 

Education (COGME) provides advice 

and makes policy recommendations to 

the Secretary and Congress on matters 

concerning the supply and distribution 

of physicians in the United States, 

physician workforce trends, training 

issues and financing policies. The 

COGME reports on such topics as 

primary care physician shortages and 

the long-term needs of the physician 

workforce. Meetings are held 

approximately twice a year. 

All of the committees are charged 

with drafting annual reports to the 

Secretary and Congress regarding the 

activities within their purview. 

Qualified candidates will be invited to 

serve a 3-year term for ACTPCMD and 

ACICBL, and a 4-year term for COGME. 

Members for all committees will receive 

a stipend for each day (including travel 

time) during which such members are 

attending official meetings of a 

committee, as well as per diem and 

travel expenses as authorized by section 

5 U.S.C. 5703 for persons employed 

intermittently in Government service. 

Potential candidates will be asked to 

provide detailed information concerning 

such matters as financial holdings, 

consultancies, research grants, and/or 

contracts to permit an evaluation of 

possible sources of conflicts of interest. 

The Secretary appoints members who 

are practicing health professionals 

engaged in training, leaders from health 

professions organizations, faculty from 

health professions educational 

institutions, and health professionals 

working in public or private teaching 

hospitals or community-based settings. 

The Department of Health and Human 

Services (the Department) is requesting 

numerous nominations for members 

who represent disciplines and 

stakeholder groups such as: 

• Disciplines 

Æ Medicine (allopathic and 

osteopathic) 

• Family medicine 

• General internal medicine 

• General pediatrics 

• Interdisciplinary education with a 

focus on underserved areas 

• Interdisciplinary geriatric training 

• Physician assistant 

Æ Dentistry 

• General dentistry 

• Pediatric dentistry 

• Dental hygiene 

Æ Nursing 

• Advanced education nursing 

• Interdisciplinary education with a 

focus on underserved areas 

Æ Other Disciplines and Expertise 

• Allied health 

• Chiropractic medicine 

• Clinical social work 

• Graduate clinical psychology 

• Podiatric medicine (preventive and 

primary care) 

• Professional counseling 

• Geriatrics 

• Students, residents or fellows 

representing the following schools: 

Æ Medicine (allopathic and 

osteopathic) 

Æ Physician assistant 

Æ Dentistry 

Æ Nursing 

Æ Graduates of International Medical 

Schools 

• Stakeholder Organizations 

Æ Health professions organizations 

(including physicians, nursing and 

physician assistant organizations) 

Æ Health insurers 

Æ Business organizations interested in 

health professions recruitment and 

placement 

Æ Labor organizations representing 

health professions 

Æ Teaching hospitals, community 

hospitals and other institutions. 

The Department is required to ensure 

that the membership of Federal advisory 

committees is fairly balanced in terms of 

points of view represented and the 

functions to be performed by the 

advisory committee. Every effort is 

made to ensure that the views of 

women, ethnic and racial groups, and 

people with disabilities are represented 

on the Federal advisory committees. 

The Department encourages 

nominations of qualified candidates 

from these groups. The Department also 

encourages geographic diversity in 

composition of these committees. 

Appointment to these committees shall 

be made without discrimination on the 

basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, 

sexual orientation, disability, and 

cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 

status. 

Interested persons may nominate one 

or more qualified persons for 

membership. Self-nominations are also 

accepted. Nominations must be 

typewritten. The following information 

should be included in the package of 

materials submitted for each individual 

being nominated: (1) A letter of 

nomination that includes: (a) The name 

and affiliation of the nominee, (b) the 

basis for the nomination (i.e., specific 

attributes that qualify the nominee for 

services in this capacity), (c) the 

committee or committees on which the 

nominee is eligible to serve as well as 

the nominee’s committee preference; (2) 

contact information for both the 

nominator and nominee; (3) a current 

copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae; 

and (4) a statement of interest from the 

nominee stating that the nominee is 

willing to serve and has no apparent 


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conflict of interest that would preclude 

membership. 

Authority: Sections 749, 757, and 762 of 

the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, (42 

U.S.C. 293l, 294f, 294o, and 297t), as 

amended by the Affordable Care Act. These 

committees, except where otherwise 

indicated in law, are governed by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law (Pub. 

L.) 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 

2), which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory committees. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

Reva Harris, 

Acting Director, Division of Policy and 

Information Coordination. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

List of Recipients of Indian Health 

Scholarships Under the Indian Health 

Scholarship Program 

The regulations governing Indian 

Health Care Improvement Act Programs 

(Pub. L. 94–437) provide at 42 CFR 

136.334 that the Indian Health Service 

shall publish annually in the Federal 

Register a list of recipients of Indian 

Health Scholarships, including the 

name of each recipient, school and 

Tribal affiliation, if applicable. These 

scholarships were awarded under the 

authority of Sections 103 and 104 of the 

Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 

U.S.C. 1613–1613a, as amended by the 

Indian Health Care Amendments of 

1988, Public Law 100–713. 

The following is a list of Indian 

Health Scholarship Recipients funded 

under Sections 103 and 104 for Fiscal 

Year 2010: 

Adakai, Margaret Kabotie, Northern 

Arizona University, Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona 

Akers, Tia Rose, Bryan Leigh College of 

Health Sciences, Oglala Sioux Tribe of 

the Pine Ridge Reservation, South 

Dakota 

Alexander, Laura Lee, Pennsylvania 

College of Optometry, Native Village 

of Selawik 

Alkire, Savannah Jade, University of 

Mary, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of 

North & South Dakota 

Allshouse, Marlene Dohi, Grand Canyon 

University, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Alvarez, Michon Marie, University of 

Alaska, Cheesh-Na Tribe (Formerly 

the Native Village of Chistochina) 

Amdur-Clark, Micah Evan, Northeastern 

University, Citizen Potawatomi 

Nation, Oklahoma 

Anagale, Paul Todd, University of 

Minnesota, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Avery, Shaela Ann, University of Utah, 

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico 

& Utah 

Azure, Brittany Marie, University of 

Mary, Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 

Azure, Jeri Ann, University of North 

Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 

Azure, Joan Marie, Dakota State College, 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 

Indians of North Dakota 

Azure, Krysten Ross, University of 

North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band 

of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 

Babbitt, Jonathan, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico 

& Utah 

Bacon, Kyle, Idaho State University, 

Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming 

Baker, Michele Rene’, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

Barrett, Haley Nicole, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma 

Battese, Anthony Steven, Northeastern 

State University, Prairie Band of 

Potawatomi Nation, Kansas 

Beals, Charles Gregory, Oklahoma State 

University, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Beaver, Aaron Don, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

Beaver, Allen Don, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

Beck, Dustin Ryan, Oklahoma State 

University, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Begay, Lisa, Arizona School of 

Dentistry, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Begay, Natalie, University of 

Washington, Pueblo of Santa Clara, 

New Mexico 

Benally, Taleisa Morgan, University of 

New Mexico, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Bercier, Shellee, University of North 

Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 

Berger, Jessica Paulette, Montana State 

University, Chippewa Cree Indians of 

the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana 

Bernard, Kenneth Richard Lee, Harvard 

Medical School, Turtle Mountain 

Band of Chippewa Indians of North 

Dakota 

Bighorse, Amanda Nicole, Oklahoma 

State University, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Bissonette, Melvina Deneal, University 

of Minnesota, Oglala Sioux Tribe of 

the Pine Ridge Reservation, South 

Dakota 

Blackburn, Jimmy, University of 

Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

Blackburn, Nathon Allan, University of 

Alaska, Eskimo 

Blackweasel, Mindona, Frontier School 

of Midwifery, Huslia Village 

Blair, Earl Anthony, University of 

Wisconsin, White Earth Band, 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota 

Bost, Dekoda Kole, Oklahoma State 

University, Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma 

Boswell, Dolly, University of Minnesota, 

White Earth Band, Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota 

Boyd, Cassandra Iva, University of New 

Mexico, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico & Utah 

Brehmer, Jill Marie, University of 

Phoenix, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

of the Cheyenne River Reservation, 

South Dakota 

Brewer, Cristie Shon, Clackamas 

Community College, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Brisbois, Leaha, Washington State 

University, Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota 

Brown, Brady James, University of 

Washington, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Brown, Shannon Ray, University of 

Denver, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

of the Cheyenne River Reservation, 

South Dakota 

Brown, Yvette Michelle, Arizona State 

University, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Brumley (Walker). Breanna Jo, 

University of Oklahoma Health 

Sciences Center, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Brunk, Abby Gail, Northeastern State 

University, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 

Burden-Greer, Katie Nicole, University 

of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma 

Calderon, Sophina Manheimer, 

University of Rochester, Navajo 

Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah 

Cartmill-Tebow, Molly Gean, 

Northeastern State University, 

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma 

Castillo, Asley Marie, University of 

Washington, Tohono O’Odham 

Nation of Arizona 

Cavanaugh, Sarah, University of Mary, 

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota 

Clark, Chelsea Emma, Northern Arizona 

University, Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah 

Clary, Zachary K., Oklahoma State 

University, Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma 


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