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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 95223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28155]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant and Maternal 
Mortality

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: January 7, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 
January 8, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held by 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: Vanessa Lee, MPH, Designated Federal 
Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland, 20857; 301-443-0543; or [email protected].

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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. Chapter 10), as amended.
    ACIMM advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 of Health and 
Human Services on the health, social, economic, and environmental 
factors contributing to the inequities and proposes structural, policy, 
and/or systems level changes.
    The agenda for the January 7-8, 2025, meeting is being finalized 
and may include the following topics: federal updates; Committee 
operations updates; discussion of draft recommendations for the 
Secretary on achieving optimal maternal health and overall birth 
outcomes for underserved populations, including Black/African-American 
families; and a vote on whether to send the draft recommendations 
forward. 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. Public participants may submit written statements in 
advance of the scheduled meeting by emailing [email protected]. Oral 
comments will be presented in the order they are requested and may be 
limited as time allows. Requests to submit a written statement or make 
oral comments to ACIMM should be sent to Vanessa Lee, Designated 
Federal Official, using the email address above, at least 3 business 
days prior to the meeting.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance or 
another reasonable accommodation should notify Vanessa Lee at the 
contact information listed above at least 10 business days prior to the 
meeting.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-28155 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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