43544 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 179 / Monday, September 18, 2017 / Notices 

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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

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Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19498 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Healthcare 

Infection Control Practices Advisory 

Committee (HICPAC) 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking 

nominations for membership on the 

HICPAC. The HICPAC consists of 14 

experts in fields including but not 

limited to, infectious diseases, infection 

prevention, healthcare epidemiology, 

nursing, clinical microbiology, surgery, 

hospitalist medicine, internal medicine, 

epidemiology, health policy, health 

services research, public health, and 

related medical fields. 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 fields of infectious diseases, 

infection prevention, healthcare 

epidemiology, nursing, environmental 

and clinical microbiology, surgery, 

internal medicine, epidemiology, health 

policy, health services research, and 

public health. Federal employees will 

not be considered for membership. 

Members may be invited to serve for 

four-year terms. Selection of members is 

based on candidates’ qualifications to 

contribute to the accomplishment of 

HICPAC objectives https://

www.cdc.gov/hicpac/. 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the HICPAC be received no later than 

November 30, 2017. Packages received 

after this time will not be considered for 

the current membership cycle. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

mailed to HICPAC, Division of 

Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, 

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop 

A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, emailed 

(recommended) to hicpac@cdc.gov, or 

faxed to (404) 639–4043. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Stone, M.S., HICPAC, Division of 

Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, 

CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop 

A–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; 

Telephone (404) 639–4045; hicpac@

cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Appointments 

shall be made without discrimination 

on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, 

gender, sexual orientation, gender 

identity, HIV status, disability, and 

cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 

status. Nominees must be U.S. citizens, 

and cannot be full-time employees of 

the U.S. Government. Current 

participation on federal workgroups or 

prior experience serving on a federal 

advisory committee does not disqualify 

a candidate; however, HHS policy is to 

avoid excessive individual service on 

advisory committees and multiple 

committee memberships. Committee 

members are Special Government 

Employees, requiring the filing of 

financial disclosure reports at the 

beginning and annually during their 

terms. CDC reviews potential candidates 

for HICPAC membership each year, and 

provides a slate of nominees for 

consideration to the Secretary of HHS 

for final selection. HHS notifies selected 

candidates of their appointment near 

the start of the term in July 2018, or as 

soon as the HHS selection process is 

completed. Note that the need for 

different expertise varies from year to 

year and a candidate who is not selected 

in one year may be reconsidered in a 

subsequent year. 

Nominees must be U.S. citizens, and 

cannot be full-time employees of the 

U.S. Government. Candidates should 

submit the following items: 

D Current curriculum vitae, including 

complete contact information 

(telephone numbers, mailing address, 

email address) 

D 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 an HHS 

agency (e.g., CDC, NIH, FDA, etc.). 

Nominations may be submitted by the 

candidate him- or herself, 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 CDC and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry. 

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 

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Prevention (CDC) has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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