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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Health Resources and Services Administration

# AGENCY:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        In accordance with section 1111(g) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC or Committee) has scheduled a public meeting to be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021, and Friday, February 12, 2021. Information about the ACHDNC and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACHDNC website at                         *https://www.hrsa.gov/​advisory-committees/​heritable-disorders/​index.html.*

# DATES:

Thursday, February 11, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), and Friday, February 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET.

# ADDRESSES:

                        This meeting will be held via webinar. While this meeting is open to the public, advance registration is required. Please visit the ACHDNC website for information on registration:                         *https://www.hrsa.gov/​advisory-committees/​heritable-disorders/​index.html.*                         The deadline for registration is 12:00 p.m. ET on February 10, 2021. Instructions for accessing the meeting via webcast will be provided upon registration.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Alaina Harris, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18W66, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-0721; or                         *ACHDNC@hrsa.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    ACHDNC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on the development of newborn screening activities, technologies, policies, guidelines, and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and children having, or at risk for, heritable disorders. The ACHDNC reviews and reports regularly on newborn and childhood screening practices, recommends improvements in the national newborn and childhood screening programs, and fulfills requirements stated in the authorizing legislation. In addition, ACHDNC's recommendations regarding inclusion of additional conditions for screening, following adoption by the Secretary, are evidence-informed preventive health services provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by HRSA through the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) pursuant to section 2713 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13). Under this provision, non-grandfathered group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance are required to provide insurance coverage without cost-sharing (a co-payment, co-insurance, or deductible) for preventive services for plan years (                    *i.e.,*                     policy years) beginning on or after the date that is one year from the Secretary's adoption of the condition for screening.                

During the February 11-12, 2021, meeting, ACHDNC will hear from experts in the fields of public health, medicine, heritable disorders, rare disorders, and newborn screening. Agenda items include the following:

(1) A presentation on potential processes for reviewing conditions on the RUSP;

(2) Potential revisions to the condition nomination form;

(3) Continuity of operations planning (within the context of COVID-19);

(4) Innovations in long-term follow-up for conditions identified through newborn screening; and,

(5) Workgroup updates.

The agenda for this meeting does not include any plans for recommending a condition for inclusion in the RUSP. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Information about the ACHDNC, including a roster of members and past meeting summaries, are also available on the ACHDNC website.

Members of the public also will have the opportunity to provide comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be taken in the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to provide a written statement or make oral comments to the ACHDNC must be submitted via the registration website by Friday, February 5, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable accommodation should notify Alaina Harris at the address and phone number listed above at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

Maria G. Button,

Director, Executive Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 2021-00095 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]

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