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Information is also available on the 

Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://

deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/sep/sep.htm, 

where an agenda and any additional 

information for the meeting will be posted 

when available. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: October 14, 2014. 

Melanie J. Gray, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Interagency Autism Coordinating 

Committee Call for Nominations 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is seeking nominations 

of individuals to serve as non-federal 

public members on the Interagency 

Autism Coordinating Committee. The 

Office of the Secretary has directed the 

Office of Autism Research Coordination 

(OARC) of the National Institute of 

Mental Health, National Institutes of 

Health to assist the Department in 

conducting an open and transparent 

nomination process. 

DATES: Nominations are due by Friday, 

November 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be sent 

to Dr. Susan Daniels, Director, Office of 

Autism Research Coordination/NIMH/

NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 

6184, Bethesda, MD 20892 by standard 

or express mail, or via email to 

IACCPublicInquiries@mail.nih.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research 

Coordination, National Institute of 

Mental Health via email to 

IACCPublicInquiries@mail.nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Call for Nominations 

The Secretary of the Department of 

Health and Human Services (Secretary) 

is seeking nominations of individuals to 

serve as non-federal public members on 

the Interagency Autism Coordinating 

Committee (IACC), established in 

accordance with the Combating Autism 

Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–416) and 

reauthorized by the Autism 

Collaboration, Accountability, Research, 

Education and Support Act of 2014 

(Pub. L. 113–157). The Secretary, who 

will make the final selections and 

appointments of non-federal public 

members of the IACC, has directed the 

Office of Autism Research Coordination 

(OARC) of the National Institute of 

Mental Health to assist the Department 

in conducting an open and transparent 

nomination process. 

Eligibility 

Nominations of new non-federal 

public members are encouraged, and 

current non-federal public members 

may also be re-nominated to continue to 

serve. Self-nominations and 

nominations of other individuals are 

both permitted. Only one nomination 

per individual is required. Multiple 

nominations for the same individual 

will not increase likelihood of selection. 

The Secretary may select non-federal 

public members from the pool of 

submitted nominations and other 

sources as needed to meet statutory 

requirements and to form a balanced 

committee that represents the diversity 

within the autism spectrum disorder 

(ASD) community (details below). 

Those eligible for nomination include 

leaders or representatives of major ASD 

research, advocacy and service 

organizations, parents or guardians of 

individuals with ASD, individuals on 

the autism spectrum, healthcare and 

service providers, educators, researchers 

and other individuals with professional 

or personal experience with ASD. In 

accordance with White House Office of 

Management and Budget guidelines (FR 

Doc. 2014–19140), federally-registered 

lobbyists are not eligible. 

Committee Responsibilities 

As specified in the Committee’s 

authorizing statute (section 399CC of the 

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

280i–2, as amended), the Committee 

will carry out the following 

responsibilities: (1) Monitor autism 

spectrum disorder research, and to the 

extent practicable, services and support 

activities, across all relevant Federal 

departments and agencies, including 

coordination of Federal activities with 

respect to autism spectrum disorder; (2) 

develop a summary of advances in 

autism spectrum disorder research 

related to causes, prevention, treatment, 

early screening, diagnosis or ruling out 

a diagnosis; interventions, including 

school and community-based 

interventions, and access to services and 

supports for individuals with autism 

spectrum disorder; (3) make 

recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding any appropriate changes to 

such activities, including with respect 

to the strategic plan; (4) make 

recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding public participation in 

decisions relating to autism spectrum 

disorder, and the process by which 

public feedback can be better integrated 

into such decisions; (5) develop a 

strategic plan for the conduct of, and 

support for, autism spectrum disorder 

research, including, as practicable, for 

services and supports, for individuals 

with an autism spectrum disorder and 

the families of such individuals, which 

shall include (A) proposed budgetary 

requirements; and (B) recommendations 

to ensure that autism spectrum disorder 

research, and services and support 

activities to the extent practicable, of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and of other Federal 

departments and agencies are not 

unnecessarily duplicative; and (6) 

submit to Congress and the President: 

(A) an annual update on the summary 

of advances; and (B) an annual update 

to the strategic plan, including any 

progress made in achieving the goals 

outlined in such strategic plan. 

Committee Composition 

In accordance with the Committee’s 

authorizing statute, ‘‘Not more than 1⁄2, 

but not fewer than 1⁄3, of the total 

membership of the Committee shall be 

composed of non-Federal public 

members appointed by the Secretary.’’ 

All non-Federal public members are 

appointed as Special Government 

Employees for their service on the IACC, 

of which: 

• At least two such members shall be 

individuals with a diagnosis of autism 

spectrum disorder; 

• At least two such members shall be 

parents or legal guardians of an 

individual with an autism spectrum 

disorder; and 

• At least two such members shall be 

representatives of leading research, 

advocacy, and service organizations for 

individuals with autism spectrum 

disorder. 

The Department strives to ensure that 

the membership of HHS Federal 

advisory committees is fairly balanced 

in terms of points of view represented 

and the committee’s function. Every 

effort is made to ensure that the views 

of women, all ethnic and racial groups, 

and people with disabilities are 

represented on HHS Federal advisory 

committees and, therefore, the 

Department encourages nominations of 

qualified candidates from these groups. 

The Department also encourages 

geographic diversity in the composition 

of the Committee. Appointment to this 


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Committee shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. Requests for 

reasonable accommodation to enable 

participation on the Committee should 

be indicated in the nomination 

submission. 

Member Terms 

Non-Federal public members of the 

Committee ‘‘shall serve for a term of 4 

years, and may be reappointed for one 

or more additional 4-year terms . . . 

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 been appointed.’’ 

Meetings and Travel 

‘‘The Committee shall meet at the call 

of the chairperson or upon the request 

of the Secretary. The Committee shall 

meet not fewer than 2 times each year.’’ 

In the years 2008–2014, the IACC held 

an average of 16 meetings, workshops 

and phone conferences per year, 

including full committee, 

subcommittee, working and planning 

group meetings, and workshops. Travel 

expenses are provided for non-federal 

public Committee members to facilitate 

attendance at in-person meetings. 

Members are expected to make every 

effort to attend all full committee and 

relevant subcommittee, working and 

planning group meetings, and 

workshops, either in person or via 

remote access options provided. 

Submission Instructions and Deadline 

Nominations are due by Friday, 

November 14, 2014 and may be sent to 

Dr. Susan Daniels, Director, Office of 

Autism Research Coordination/NIMH/

NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 

6184, Bethesda, MD 20892 by standard 

or express mail, or via email to 

IACCPublicInquiries@mail.nih.gov. 

Nominations should include a cover 

letter of no longer than 3 pages 

describing the candidate’s interest in 

seeking appointment to the IACC, 

including relevant personal and 

professional experience with ASD, as 

well as contact information and a 

current curriculum vitae or resume. Up 

to 2 letters of support are permitted in 

addition to the nomination, with a page 

limit of 3 pages per letter. Please do not 

include additional materials unless 

requested. 

More information about the IACC is 

available at www.iacc.hhs.gov. 

Dated: October 1, 2014. 

Susan A. Daniels, 

Director, Office of Autism Research 

Coordination, National Institute of Mental 

Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0164] 

National Boating Safety Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Boating Safety 

Advisory Council and its 

Subcommittees will meet on November 

6 through 8, 2014, in Arlington, VA, to 

discuss issues relating to recreational 

boating safety. These meetings will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The National Boating Safety 

Advisory Council will meet Thursday, 

November 6, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 8, 

2014 from 8:30 a.m.to 1 p.m. The Boats 

and Associated Equipment 

Subcommittee will meet on November 

6, 2014, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The 

Recreational Boating Safety Strategic 

Planning Subcommittee will meet on 

November 7, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m., and the Prevention Through 

People Subcommittee will meet on 

November 7, 2014, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

Please note that these meetings may 

conclude early if the National Boating 

Safety Advisory Council has completed 

all business. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Ballroom of the Holiday Inn 

Arlington (http://www.hiarlington.com), 

4610 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Mr. Jeff Ludwig, 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

telephone 202–372–1061, or at 

jeffrey.a.ludwig@uscg.mil. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the Council 

as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ section below. 

Written comments for distribution to 

Council members must be submitted no 

later than October 31, 2014, if you want 

the Council members to be able to 

review your comments before the 

meeting, and must be identified by 

USCG–2010–0164. Written comments 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

(preferred method to avoid delays in 

processing). 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Same as mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action, USCG–2010– 

0164. Comments received will be posted 

without alteration at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

may review a Privacy Act notice 

regarding public dockets in the January 

17, 2008, issue of the Federal Register 

(73 FR 3316). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read documents or comments related to 

this notice, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, enter the docket 

number in the ‘‘Search’’ box, press 

enter, then click on the item you wish 

to view. 

Public oral comment periods will be 

held during the meetings after each 

presentation and at the end of each day. 

Speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to 3 minutes. Please note that 

the public comment periods may end 

before the time indicated, following the 

last call for comments. Contact Mr. Jeff 

Ludwig as indicated below to register as 

a speaker. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeff Ludwig, Alternate Designated 

Federal Office, for the National Boating 

Safety Advisory Council, telephone 

(202) 372–1061, or at jeffrey.a.ludwig@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826 or 1–800–647–5527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Title 5 United 

States Code Appendix. Congress 

established the National Boating Safety 

Advisory Council in the Federal Boat 

Safety Act of 1971 (Public Law 92–75). 

The National Boating Safety Advisory 


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