2694 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 13 / Monday, January 22, 2007 / Notices 

scientific research is needed. The intent 

is to have physical activity 

recommendations for all Americans that 

will be tailored as necessary for specific 

subgroups of the population. 

The Committee will hold three twoday meetings over the course of about a 

year. It is expected to begin meeting by 

June 2007. Pursuant to the requirements 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

the meetings will be open to the public. 

Individuals selected for appointment to 

the Committee can be invited to serve a 

term of up to two years. However, the 

Committee will terminate upon delivery 

of their report to the Secretary of HHS. 

Committee members will receive per 

diem and reimbursement for travel 

expenses incurred while conducting 

official business pertaining to the 

Committee. No stipend is authorized to 

be paid to Committee members for 

performance of duties in relation to the 

Committee. 

To be eligible for consideration of 

appointment to the Committee, 

individuals should be knowledgeable of 

current scientific research in human 

physical activity and be respected and 

published experts in their fields. They 

should be familiar with the purpose, 

communication, and application of 

Federal guidelines and have 

demonstrated interest in the public’s 

health and well-being through their 

research and/or educational endeavors. 

Expertise is sought in specific specialty 

areas related to physical activity and 

health promotion or disease prevention, 

including but not limited to: Health 

promotion and chronic disease 

prevention; bone, joint, muscle health 

and performance; obesity and weight 

management; risks of activity and 

musculoskeletal injury; and 

applications to special populations 

including children, youth, older adults, 

and persons with disabilities. 

Nominations: The Department will 

consider nominations for Committee 

membership of individuals qualified to 

carry out the above-mentioned tasks. 

The following information should be 

included in the package of material 

submitted for each individual being 

nominated for consideration: 1) A letter 

of nomination that clearly states the 

name and affiliation of the nominee, the 

basis for the nomination (i.e., specific 

attributes which qualify the nominee for 

service in this capacity), and a statement 

that the nominee is willing to serve as 

a member of the Committee; 2) the 

nominator’s name, address and daytime 

telephone number, and the address 

telephone number, and electronic mail 

address of the individual being 

nominated; and 3) a current copy of the 

nominee’s curriculum vitae. The names 

of Federal employees should not be 

nominated for consideration of 

appointment to this Committee. 

Individuals can nominate themselves 

for consideration of appointment to the 

Committee. All nominations must 

include the required information. 

Incomplete nominations will not be 

processed for consideration. 

The Department makes every effort to 

ensure that the membership of DHHS 

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 a broad representation of 

geographic areas, females, ethnic and 

minority groups, and the disabled are 

given consideration for membership on 

DHHS Federal advisory committees. 

Appointment to this Committee shall be 

made without discrimination on the 

basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, 

sexual orientation, disability, and 

cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 

status. 

The Standards of Ethical Conduct for 

Employees of the Executive Branch are 

applicable to individuals who are 

appointed as members of Federal 

advisory committees. Individuals 

appointed to serve as members of 

Federal advisory committees are 

classified as Special Government 

Employees (SGEs). SGEs are 

Government employees for the purposes 

of the conflict of interest laws. 

Therefore, individuals appointed to 

serve as members of the Physical 

Activity Guidelines Advisory 

Committee are subject to an ethics 

review. The ethics review is conducted 

to determine if the individual has any 

interest and/or activities in the private 

sector that may conflict with 

performance of their official duties as a 

member of the Committee. Individuals 

appointed to serve as members of the 

Committee will be required to disclose 

information regarding financial 

holdings, consultancies and research 

grants and/or contracts. 

Dated: January 17, 2007. 

Penelope Slade Royall, 

RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion). 

[FR Doc. E7–842 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; 

American Health Information 

Community Meeting 

ACTION: Change in meeting location. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

11th meeting of the American Health 

Information Community in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App.) The 

American Health Information 

Community will advise the Secretary 

and recommend specific actions to 

achieve a common interoperability 

framework for health information 

technology (IT). 

DATES: January 23, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. 

NEW ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Veterans Affairs, The G.V. ‘‘Sonny’’

Montgomery Veterans Conference 

Center, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: visit 

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will include presentations by 

the Consumer Empowerment, 

Biosurveillance, Confidentiality, Privacy 

and Security, and Quality Workgroups 

on their Recommendations and also a 

demonstration of prototypes of the 

Nationwide Health Information Network 

(NHIN). 

A Web cast of the Community 

meeting will be available on the NIH 

Web site at: http:// 

www.videocast.nih.gov/. 

If you have special needs for the 

meeting, please contact (202) 690–7151. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Director, American Health Information 

Community, Office of Programs and 

Coordination, Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 07–218 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–24–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Public Meeting of the President’s 

Council on Bioethics on February 15–

16, 2007 

AGENCY: The President’s Council on 

Bioethics, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Council on 

Bioethics (Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD, 

Chairman) will hold its twenty-eighth 


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