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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.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

                        In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal Mortality (ACIMM or Committee) has scheduled a public meeting. Information about ACIMM and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACIMM website at                         *https://www.hrsa.gov/​advisory-committees/​infant-mortality/​index.html.*

# DATES:

March 15, 2022, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and March 16, 2022, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

# ADDRESSES:

                        This meeting will be held virtually via webinar.                         *The webinar link and log-in information will be available at the ACIMM website before the meeting: https://www.hrsa.gov/​advisory-committees/​infant-mortality/​index.html.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Anne Leitch, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-1321; or                         *SACIM@hrsa.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ACIMM is authorized by section 222 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), as amended. The Committee is governed by provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended, (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of Advisory Committees.

                    The ACIMM advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) on department activities, partnerships, policies, and programs directed at reducing infant mortality, maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, and improving the health status of infants and women before, during, and after pregnancy. The Committee provides advice on how to coordinate federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governmental efforts designed to improve infant mortality, related adverse birth outcomes, and maternal health, as well as influence similar efforts in the private and voluntary sectors. The Committee provides guidance and recommendations on the policies, programs, and resources required to address the disparities and inequities in infant mortality, related adverse birth outcomes and maternal health outcomes, including maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. With its focus on underlying causes of the disparities and inequities seen in birth outcomes for women and infants, the Committee advises the Secretary on the health, social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to the inequities and proposes structural, policy, and/or systems level changes.                          ( print page 8266)    

The agenda for the March 15-16, 2022, meeting is being finalized and may include the following topics: Federal program updates; COVID-19 updates; race-concordant care, health of indigenous mothers and babies; and, the impact of violence on infant and maternal mortality. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Refer to the ACIMM website listed above for any updated information concerning the meeting.

                    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide written or oral comments. Requests to submit a written statement or make oral comments to ACIMM should be sent to Anne Leitch using the email address above at least 3 business days prior to the meeting. Public participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled meeting by emailing                     *SACIM@hrsa.gov.*                     Oral comments will be honored in the order they are requested and may be limited as time allows.                

Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or some reasonable accommodation should notify Anne Leitch at the contact information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

Maria G. Button,

Director, Executive Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 2022-03027 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]

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