Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 13, 2012 / Notices 14805 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s 

Research, Care, and Services meets 

quarterly to discuss programs that 

impact people with Alzheimer’s disease 

and related dementias and their 

caregivers. The Advisory Council makes 

recommendations about ways to reduce 

the financial impact of Alzheimer’s 

disease and related dementias and to 

improve the health outcomes of people 

with these conditions. The Advisory 

Council provides feedback on the 

National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s 

Disease. On an annual basis, the 

Advisory Council shall evaluate the 

implementation of the 

recommendations through an updated 

national plan. 

The Advisory Council consists of 

designees from Federal agencies 

including the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, Administration 

on Aging, Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services, Indian Health 

Service, Office of the Director of the 

National Institutes of Health, National 

Science Foundation, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Food and Drug 

Administration, Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality, and the Surgeon 

General. The Advisory Council also 

consists of 12 non-federal members 

selected by the Secretary who are 

Alzheimer’s patient advocates (2), 

Alzheimer’s caregivers (2), health care 

providers (2), representatives of State 

health departments (2), researchers with 

Alzheimer’s-related expertise in basic, 

translational, clinical, or drug 

development science (2), and voluntary 

health association representatives (2). 

Members serve for overlapping 4 year 

terms, except that any member 

appointed to fill a vacancy for an 

unexpired term shall be appointed for 

the remainder of such term. A member 

may serve after the expiration of the 

member’s term until a successor has 

taken office. Members serve as Special 

Government Employees. This 

announcement is seeking nominations 

for a ‘‘representative of a state public 

health department’’ who is not a Federal 

employee. 

Sherry Glied, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates to Serve on the Advisory 

Committee on Immunization Practices 

(ACIP) 

The CDC is soliciting nominations for 

membership on the ACIP. The ACIP 

consists of 15 experts in fields 

associated with immunization, who are 

selected by the Secretary of the U. S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services to provide advice and guidance 

to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary 

for Health, and the CDC on the control 

of vaccine-preventable diseases. The 

role of the ACIP is to provide advice 

that will lead to a reduction in the 

incidence of vaccine preventable 

diseases in the United States, and an 

increase in the safe use of vaccines and 

related biological products. The 

committee also establishes, reviews, and 

as appropriate, revises the list of 

vaccines for administration to children 

eligible to receive vaccines through the 

Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. 

Nominations are being sought for 

individuals who have expertise and 

qualifications necessary to contribute to 

the accomplishments of the committee’s 

objectives. Nominees will be selected 

based on expertise in the field of 

immunization practices; multidisciplinary expertise in public health; 

expertise in the use of vaccines and 

immunologic agents in both clinical and 

preventive medicine; knowledge of 

vaccine development, evaluation, and 

vaccine delivery; or knowledge about 

consumer perspectives and/or social 

and community aspects of 

immunization programs. Federal 

employees will not be considered for 

membership. Members may be invited 

to serve for four-year terms. The next 

cycle of selection of candidates will 

begin in the fall of 2012, for selection of 

potential nominees to replace members 

whose terms will end on June 30, 2013. 

Selection of members is based on 

candidates’ qualifications to contribute 

to the accomplishment of ACIP 

objectives (http://www.cdc.gov/ 

vaccines/recs/acip). The U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services policy stipulates that 

committee membership be balanced in 

terms of points of view represented and 

the committee’s function. Consideration 

is given to a broad representation of 

geographic areas within the U.S., as well 

as gender, race, ethnicity, and persons 

with disabilities. Nominees must be 

U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time 

employees of the U.S. Government. 

Candidates should submit the 

following items: 

• Current curriculum vitae, including 

complete contact information 

(telephone numbers, fax number, 

mailing address, email address) 

• At least one letter of 

recommendation from person(s) not 

employed by the U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services. Candidates 

may submit letter(s) from current HHS 

employees if they wish, but at least one 

letter must be submitted by a person not 

employed by HHS. 

Nominations should be submitted 

(postmarked or received) by November 

16, 2012 (for consideration for term 

beginning July 2013.) All files must be 

submitted electronically as email 

attachments to: 

• Ms. Stephanie Thomas, c/o ACIP 

Secretariat, SThomas5@cdc.gov. 

• Nominations may be submitted by 

the candidate or by the person/ 

organization recommending the 

candidate. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: March 6, 2012. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Clinical Laboratory Improvement 

Advisory Committee, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention: 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

This gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463) of October 6, 1972, that the Clinical 

Laboratory Improvement Advisory 

Committee, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS), has 

been renewed for a 2-year period 

through February 19, 2014. 

For information, contact May Chu, 

Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, 

Clinical Laboratory Improvement 

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