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medicine, osteopathic medicine, 

physician assistant, or dentistry are 

encouraged to apply. 

In making such appointments, the 

Secretary shall ensure a fair balance 

between the health professions, that at 

least 75 percent of the members of the 

ACTPCMD are health professionals, a 

broad geographic of representation of 

members, and a balance between urban 

and rural members. Members shall be 

appointed based on their competence, 

interest, and knowledge of the mission 

of the profession involved. As required 

by PHS Act section 749(b)(3), the 

Secretary will also ensure the adequate 

representation of women and 

minorities. 

HHS will consider nominations of all 

qualified individuals with the areas of 

subject matter expertise noted above. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or other individuals. Professional 

associations and organizations may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

for membership. Nominations shall state 

that the nominee is willing to serve as 

a member of the ACTPCMD and appears 

to have no conflict of interest that 

would preclude the ACTPCMD 

membership. 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 ACTPCMD to 

permit evaluation of possible sources of 

conflicts of interest. 

A nomination package should include 

the following information for each 

nominee: 

(1) A letter of nomination from an 

employer, a colleague, or a professional 

organization stating the name, 

affiliation, and contact information for 

the nominee, the basis for the 

nomination (i.e., what specific 

attributes, perspectives, and/or skills 

does the individual possess that would 

benefit the workings of the ACTPCMD, 

and the nominee’s field(s) of expertise); 

(2) A letter of interest from the 

nominee stating the reasons they would 

like to serve on the ACTPCMD; 

(3) A biographical sketch of the 

nominee, a copy of his/her curriculum 

vitae, and his/her contact information 

(address, daytime telephone number, 

and email address); and 

(4) The name, address, daytime 

telephone number, and email address at 

which the nominator can be contacted. 

Nominations will be considered as 

vacancies occur on the ACTPCMD. If 

you submitted a nomination more than 

three years ago, please resubmit an 

updated nomination to be considered 

for committee vacancies. 

HHS strives to ensure that the 

membership of HHS federal advisory 

committees are balanced in terms of 

points of view represented and the 

committee’s function. The Department 

encourages nominations of qualified 

candidates from all groups and 

locations. Appointment to the 

ACTPCMD shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

Amy P. McNulty, 

Acting Director, Division of the Executive 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18343 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Request for Nominations for the 

National Advisory Council on Nurse 

Education and Practice 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: HRSA is requesting 

nominations to fill vacancies on the 

National Advisory Council on Nurse 

Education and Practice (NACNEP). The 

NACNEP is authorized by Section 851 

of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 

as amended. The Advisory Council is 

governed by the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory committees, and applies to the 

extent that the provisions of FACA do 

not conflict with the requirements of 

PHS Act Section 851. 

DATES: HRSA will receive nominations 

on a continuous basis. 

ADDRESSES: Written nominations for 

membership can be submitted to 

Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of 

Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Room 11W45C, Rockville, 

Maryland 20857 or sent by email to 

BHWAdvisoryCouncil@hrsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracy L. Gray, MBA, MS, RN, 

Designated Federal Official, NACNEP, 

by phone at 301–443–3346 or by email 

at TGray1@hrsa.gov. A copy of the 

current committee membership, charter, 

and reports can be obtained by 

accessing the NACNEP website at 

https://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/nursing/index.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NACNEP provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (Secretary), the Senate 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor 

and Pensions, and the House of 

Representatives Committee on Energy 

and Commerce concerning policy 

matters arising in the administration of 

the activities under Title VIII of the PHS 

Act, as amended, including the range of 

issues related to the nurse workforce, 

nursing education, and nursing practice 

improvement. The Council annually 

prepares and submits a report 

describing the activities of the Advisory 

Council including its findings and 

recommendations made by the council 

concerning the activities under this title. 

Meetings are held twice a year. 

Specifically, HRSA is requesting 

nominations for voting members of the 

NACNEP representing leading 

authorities in the various fields of 

nursing, higher and secondary 

education, and associate degree schools 

of nursing; representatives of advanced 

education nursing groups (such as nurse 

practitioners, nurse midwives, and 

nurse anesthetists); hospitals and other 

institutions and organizations which 

provide nursing services; practicing 

professional nurses; the general public; 

and full-time students enrolled in 

schools of nursing. 

In making such appointments, the 

Secretary shall ensure a fair balance 

between the nursing professions, a 

broad geographic representation of 

members, and a balance between urban 

and rural members. Members shall be 

appointed based on their competence, 

interest, and knowledge of the mission 

of the profession involved. As required 

by PHS Act section 851(b)(3), the 

Secretary shall ensure the adequate 

representation of minorities. The 

majority of the NACNEP members shall 

be nurses. 

HHS will consider nominations of all 

qualified individuals with the areas of 

subject matter expertise noted above. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

or other individuals. Professional 

associations and organizations may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

for membership. Nominations shall state 

that the nominee is willing to serve as 

a member of the NACNEP and appears 

to have no conflict of interest that 

would preclude the NACNEP 

membership. 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 NACNEP to 


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permit evaluation of possible sources of 

conflicts of interest. 

A nomination package should include 

the following information for each 

nominee: 

(1) A letter of nomination from an 

employer, a colleague, or a professional 

organization stating the name, 

affiliation, and contact information for 

the nominee, the basis for the 

nomination (i.e., what specific 

attributes, perspectives, and/or skills 

does the individual possess that would 

benefit the workings of the NACNEP, 

and the nominee’s field(s) of expertise); 

(2) A letter of interest from the 

nominee stating the reasons they would 

like to serve on the NACNEP; 

(3) A biographical sketch of the 

nominee, a copy of his/her curriculum 

vitae, and his/her contact information 

(address, daytime telephone number, 

and email address); and 

(4) The name, address, daytime 

telephone number, and email address at 

which the nominator can be contacted. 

Nominations will be considered as 

vacancies occur on the NACNEP. If you 

submitted a nomination more than four 

years ago, please resubmit an updated 

nomination to be considered for council 

vacancies. 

HHS strives to ensure that the 

membership of HHS federal advisory 

committees are balanced in terms of 

points of view represented and the 

committee’s function. The Department 

encourages nominations of qualified 

candidates from all groups and 

locations. Appointment to the NACNEP 

shall be made without discrimination 

on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, 

gender, sexual orientation, disability, 

and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

Amy P. McNulty, 

Acting Director, Division of Executive 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18344 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Request for Information Regarding the 

21st Century Cures Act Electronic 

Health Record Reporting Program 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology (ONC), HHS. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: This request for information 

(RFI) seeks input from the public 

regarding the Electronic Health Record 

(EHR) Reporting Program established as 

Section 4002 of the 21st Century Cures 

Act (Cures Act) codified Section 3009A 

in Title XXX of the Public Health 

Service Act (PHSA). This RFI is a first 

step toward implementing the statute. 

Its responses will be used to inform 

subsequent discussions among 

stakeholders and future work toward the 

development of reporting criteria under 

the EHR Reporting Program. 

DATES: To be assured consideration, 

written or electronic comments must be 

received at one of the addresses 

provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on 

October 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The public should address 

written comments on the proposed 

system of records to http://

www.regulations.gov or to the HHS 

Office of Security and Strategic 

Information (OSSI), 200 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. Attachments should be in 

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or 

Adobe PDF; however, we prefer 

Microsoft Word. 

• Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, Attention: EHR Reporting 

Program Request for Information, Mary 

E. Switzer Building, Mail Stop: 7033A, 

330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 

20201. Please submit one original and 

two copies. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Office of 

the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology, Attention: EHR 

Reporting Program Request for 

Information, Mary E. Switzer Building, 

Mail Stop: 7033A, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201. Please submit 

one original and two copies. (Because 

access to the interior of the Mary E. 

Switzer Building is not readily available 

to persons without federal government 

identification, commenters are 

encouraged to leave their comments in 

the mail drop slots located in the main 

lobby of the building.) 

Enhancing the Public Comment 

Experience: To facilitate public 

comment on this RFI, a copy will be 

made available in Microsoft Word 

format on ONC’s website (http://

www.healthit.gov). 

Inspection of Public Comments: All 

comments received before the close of 

the comment period will be available for 

public inspection, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. Please do not include 

anything in your comment submission 

that you do not wish to share with the 

general public. Such information 

includes, but is not limited to: A 

person’s social security number; date of 

birth; driver’s license number; state 

identification number or foreign country 

equivalent; passport number; financial 

account number; credit or debit card 

number; any personal health 

information; or any business 

information that could be considered 

proprietary. We will post all comments 

that are received before the close of the 

comment period at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Comments received timely will also 

be available for public inspection, 

generally beginning approximately 3 

weeks after publication of a document at 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology, 330 C 

Street SW, Room 7033A, Washington, 

DC 20201. Contact Michael Wittie, 

listed below, to arrange for inspection. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or the Department 

of Health and Human Services, Office of 

the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology, Mary E. 

Switzer Building, Mail Stop: 7033A, 330 

C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201 

(call ahead to the contact listed below 

to arrange for inspection). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Wittie, Office of Policy, Office 

of the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology, 202–690–7151, 

Michael.Wittie@hhs.gov or Lauren 

Richie, Office of Policy, Office of the 

National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology, 202–690–7151, 

Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Secretary has delegated authority 

to the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC) to carry out the provisions of 

sections 4002(a) and 4002(c) of the 

Cures Act. Section 4002(a) creates PHSA 

section 3001(c)(5)(D) and instructs the 

Secretary to ‘‘require, as a condition of 

certification and maintenance of 

certification’’ that health IT developers 

satisfy certain requirements, including 

submitting ‘‘reporting criteria in 

accordance with section 3009A(b).’’ 

Section 4002(c) creates PHSA Section 

3009A and requires the Secretary to 

develop an ‘‘Electronic Health Record 

Reporting Program’’ (EHR Reporting 

Program or Program). Section 3009A 

also calls on the Secretary to lead a 

public, transparent process to establish 

the ‘‘reporting criteria’’ associated with 

the EHR Reporting Program. Section 

3009A directs the Secretary to award 


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