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after the date that is 1 year from the 

Secretary’s adoption of the condition. 

ACHDNC also provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary 

concerning grants, projects and 

technical information to develop 

policies and priorities for grants, 

including those that will enhance the 

ability of the state and local health 

agencies to provide for newborn and 

child screening, counseling, and health 

care services for newborns and children 

having or at risk for heritable disorders. 

ACHDNC meets four times each 

calendar year, or at the discretion of the 

DFO in consultation with the Chair. 

Nominations: The Committee may 

invite organizations to designate 

individuals to serve as non-voting 

liaisons. Organizations should 

demonstrate wide-ranging newborn 

screening and heritable disorders 

interests. In addition, the organization’s 

work should inform the activities of the 

Committee. Eligible organizations must 

represent national public health 

constituencies, medical professional 

societies, or organizations with large, 

broad constituencies and broad interest 

or involvement in newborn screening. 

Organizations that represent narrow 

interests (e.g., interest in a single disease 

treatment) or smaller constituencies are 

not eligible. Organizational 

representatives attend Committee 

meetings to provide relevant expertise 

and perspectives to Committee members 

during their deliberations and 

discussions, but they do not vote and 

are not official members of the 

Committee. 

Applications must contain a cover 

letter and statement. The cover letter 

should include the organization name 

and mission statement; contact 

information for the designated 

representative, including point of 

contact name, address, email, telephone 

number; and website of the 

organization. The statement should 

include the perspective and expertise 

provided by the organization and its 

relevance to the Committee; description 

of how the Committee’s work affects 

and impacts the organization and its 

constituency; a list of organizational 

projects, programs, and products that 

are of relevance to the Committee’s 

work; an affirmation of the 

organization’s commitment to identify a 

representative with expertise who can 

attend Committee meetings in person 

(when applicable) and provide input to 

the Committee at the discretion of the 

Chair; an affirmation of the 

organization’s commitment to 

financially support (e.g., cover travel 

expenses) a representative to attend any 

in-person Committee meetings held in 

Rockville, Maryland; an affirmation of 

the organization’s commitment to 

ensure active contribution to and 

dissemination of Committee activities 

and recommendations to its 

constituencies; affirmation the 

designated representative is able to 

serve as the liaison; and an affirmation 

that the organization has no conflict of 

interest that would preclude informing 

the Committee in a fair and balanced 

manner. If there are potential conflicts 

of interest, please detail the information 

concerning any potential conflicts of 

interest relative to both the organization 

and the proposed organizational 

representative (e.g., current or 

anticipated employment, consultancies, 

research grants, or contracts), as well as 

how the organization proposes to 

address the potential conflict. 

Organizations are eligible to send a 

representative as long as the 

organization’s subject area of expertise 

and mission is relevant to the 

Committee’s purpose, objective, scope 

of activities and duties, and as long as 

the organization actively participates in 

Committee activities. Every 3 years, the 

Chair and DFO will re-assess the 

organization’s mission, relevancy, and 

benefit as it relates to the Committee’s 

purpose, objective, scope of activities 

and duties. Every 3 years, current 

organizations will be asked to reaffirm 

their commitment to support an 

organizational representative. 

The selection of eligible organizations 

is based on a review of the 

organization’s subject area of expertise, 

mission, relevancy, and benefit as it 

relates to the Committee’s purpose. 

Authority: Section 1111(g) of the 

Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 

300b–10(g), Section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 217a, and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Membership To Serve on the Advisory 

Committee on Heritable Disorders in 

Newborns and Children 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: HRSA is seeking nominations 

of qualified candidates for consideration 

for appointment as members of the 

Advisory Committee on Heritable 

Disorders in Newborns and Children 

(ACHDNC or Committee). ACHDNC 

provides advice, recommendations, and 

technical information about aspects of 

heritable disorders and newborn and 

childhood screening to the Secretary of 

HHS (Secretary). HRSA is seeking 

nominations of qualified candidates for 

appointment to two positions on the 

Committee beginning in 2023, each 

serving a term of up-to 4 years. 

DATES: Written nominations for 

membership on the Committee must be 

received on or before April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages must 

be submitted electronically as email 

attachments to Soohyun Kim, MPH, 

CPH, Acting Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) at ACHDNC@hrsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Acting DFO Soohyun Kim, MPH, CPH; 

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 

HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18–N– 

38A, Rockville, MD 20857; 301–594– 

4202; or ACHDNC@hrsa.gov. A copy of 

the Committee charter and list of the 

current membership is available on the 

Committee’s website at https://

www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/ 

heritable-disorders/about/index.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACHDNC 

was established in 2003 to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

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. ACHDNC reviews 

and reports regularly on newborn and 

childhood screening practices for 

heritable disorders, recommends 

improvements in the national newborn 

and childhood heritable screening 

programs, recommends conditions for 

inclusion in the Recommended Uniform 

Screening Panel (RUSP), and fulfills 

requirements stated in the authorizing 

legislation. ACHDNC’s 

recommendations regarding inclusion of 

additional conditions/inherited 

disorders for screening that, when 

adopted by the Secretary, are included 

in the RUSP, and constitute part of the 

evidence-informed comprehensive 

preventive health services guidelines 

supported by HRSA pursuant to section 

2713 of the Public Health Service Act 

(42 U.S.C. 300gg–13). Under this 

provision, non-grandfathered group 

health plans and group and individual 


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health insurance issuers are required to 

provide insurance coverage without 

cost-sharing (a co-payment, coinsurance, or deductible) for preventive 

services for plan years (i.e., in the 

individual market, policy years) 

beginning on or after the date that is 1 

year from the Secretary’s adoption of the 

condition. 

ACHDNC also provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary 

concerning grants, projects and 

technical information to develop 

policies and priorities for grants, 

including those that will enhance the 

ability of the state and local health 

agencies to provide for newborn and 

child screening, counseling, and health 

care services for newborns and children 

having or at risk for heritable disorders. 

ACHDNC meets four times each 

calendar year, or at the discretion of the 

Acting DFO in consultation with the 

Chair. 

Nominations: HRSA is requesting 

nominations for voting members to 

serve as Special Government Employees 

(SGEs) on the ACHDNC to fill two 

positions starting in 2023. The Secretary 

appoints ACHDNC members with the 

expertise needed to fulfill the duties of 

the Committee. The membership 

requirements are set forth in Title XI 

§ 1111(g), 42 U.S.C. 300b–10(g). 

Nominees sought are medical, technical, 

or scientific professionals with special 

expertise in the field of heritable 

disorders or in providing screening, 

counseling, testing, or specialty services 

for newborns and children with, or at 

risk for having, heritable disorders; 

individuals who have expertise in ethics 

(e.g., bioethics) and infectious diseases 

and who have worked and published 

material in the area of newborn 

screening; members of the public having 

demonstrated expertise about or 

concern with heritable disorders; and/or 

representatives from such federal 

agencies, public health constituencies, 

and medical professional societies with 

such expertise. Interested applicants 

may self-nominate or be nominated by 

another individual or organization. 

Individuals selected for appointment 

to the Committee will be invited to 

serve for a term of up-to 4 years. 

Members appointed as SGEs receive a 

stipend and reimbursement for per diem 

and travel expenses incurred for 

attending ACHDNC meetings and/or 

conducting other business on behalf of 

ACHDNC, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

5703 for persons employed 

intermittently in government service. 

The following information must be 

included in the package of materials 

submitted for each individual 

nominated for consideration: (1) A 

statement that includes the name and 

affiliation of the nominee and a clear 

statement regarding the basis for the 

nomination, including the area(s) of 

demonstrated expertise or concern that 

may support eligibility of a nominee for 

service on the Committee, as described 

above; (2) confirmation the nominee is 

willing to serve as a member of the 

Committee; (3) the nominee’s contact 

information (please include home 

address, work address, daytime 

telephone number, and an email 

address); and (4) a current copy of the 

nominee’s curriculum vitae. 

Nomination packages may be submitted 

directly by the individual being 

nominated or by the person/ 

organization recommending the 

candidate. 

HHS endeavors to ensure that the 

membership of ACHDNC is fairly 

balanced in terms of points of view 

represented and that individuals from a 

broad representation of geographic 

areas, gender, and ethnic and minority 

groups, as well as individuals with 

disabilities, are considered for 

membership. Appointments shall be 

made without discrimination on the 

basis of age, ethnicity, gender, sexual 

orientation, or cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

Individuals selected for further 

consideration for appointment will be 

required to provide detailed information 

regarding their financial holdings, 

consultancies, and research grants or 

contracts. Disclosure of this information 

is required in order for HRSA ethics 

officials to determine whether there is a 

potential conflict of interest between the 

SGE’s public duties as a member of 

ACHDNC and their private interests, 

including an appearance of a loss of 

impartiality as defined by federal laws 

and regulations, and to identify any 

required remedial action needed to 

address the potential conflict. 

Authority: Section 1111(g) of the 

Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C 

300b–10(g), Section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 217a, and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 

Maria G. Button, 

Director, Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Health Resources and Services 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Telehealth 

Resource Center Performance 

Measurement Tool, OMB No. 0915– 

0361—Extension 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

HRSA has submitted an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. Comments 

submitted during the first public review 

of this ICR will be provided to OMB. 

OMB will accept further comments from 

the public during the review and 

approval period. OMB may act on 

HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day 

comment period for this Notice has 

closed. 

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be 

received no later than April 27, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the clearance requests 

submitted to OMB for review, email 

Samantha Miller, the acting HRSA 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

at paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 

443–9094. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Telehealth Resource Center (TRC) 

Performance Measurement Tool, OMB 

No. 0915–0361—Extension. 

Abstract: HRSA requests an extension 

of their TRC Performance Measurement 

Tool. The TRCs deliver telehealth 

technical assistance. There are two 

types of HRSA TRC programs: 

• Two National Telehealth Resource 

Center Programs focus on policy and 

technology. 

• Twelve Regional Telehealth 

Resource Center Programs host activities 

and provide resources to rural and 

underserved areas. 


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