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and where they see the Council going 

over the length of their terms. The 

Advisory Council will also spend some 

time discussing the process of 

developing recommendations and how 

those recommendations relate to the 

National Plan. The Council will then 

spend much of the meeting discussing 

the National Research Summit on Care, 

Services, and Supports for Persons with 

Dementia and Their Caregivers, held on 

October 16–17. 

Procedure and Agenda: This meeting 

is open to the public. Please allow 30 

minutes to go through security and walk 

to the meeting room. The meeting will 

also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 

2(e)(3) of the National Alzheimer’s 

Project Act. The panel is governed by 

provisions of Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which 

sets forth standards for the formation 

and use of advisory committees. 

Dated: September 22, 2017. 

John R. Graham, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Advisory 

Committee on Minority Health 

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

Health and Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), Office of 

Minority Health (OMH), is seeking 

nominations of qualified candidates to 

be considered for appointment as a 

member of the Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health (hereafter referred to as 

the ‘‘Committee or ACMH’’). In 

accordance with Public Law 105–392, 

the Committee provides advice to the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 

Health on improving the health of racial 

and ethnic minority groups, and on the 

development of goals and specific 

program activities of OMH designed to 

improve the health status and outcomes 

of racial and ethnic minorities. 

Nominations of qualified candidates are 

being sought to fill vacancies on the 

Committee. 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received no later 

than 5:00 p.m. EST on January 3, 2018, 

at the address listed below. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

mailed to Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated 

Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health, Office of Minority 

Health, Department of Health and 

Human Services, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 

20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Minh Wendt, Designated Federal 

Officer, Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health, Office of Minority 

Health, Department of Health and 

Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 

Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222; 

fax: 240–453–8223. 

A copy of the ACMH charter and list 

of the current membership can be 

obtained by contacting Dr. Wendt or by 

accessing the Web site managed by 

OMH at www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. 

Information about ACMH activities can 

be found on the OMH Web site under 

the heading About OMH. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Public Law 105–392, the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services established 

the ACMH. The Committee provides 

advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Minority Health in carrying out the 

duties stipulated under Public Law 105– 

392. This includes providing advice on 

improving the health of racial and 

ethnic minority populations and in the 

development of goals and specific 

program activities of OMH, which are 

to: 

(1) Establish short-range and longrange goals and objectives and 

coordinate all other activities within the 

Public Health Service that relate to 

disease prevention, health promotion, 

service delivery, and research impacting 

racial and ethnic minority populations; 

(2) Enter into interagency agreements 

with other agencies of the Public Health 

Service; 

(3) Support research, demonstrations, 

and evaluations to test new and 

innovative models; 

(4) Increase knowledge and 

understanding of health risk factors; 

(5) Develop mechanisms that support 

better information dissemination, 

education, prevention, and service 

delivery to individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds, including 

individuals who are members of racial 

or ethnic minority groups; 

(6) Ensure that the National Center for 

Health Statistics collects data on the 

health status of each minority group; 

(7) Enter into contracts with public 

and non-profit private providers of 

primary health services for the purpose 

of increasing the access of individuals 

who lack proficiency in speaking the 

English language by developing and 

carrying out programs to provide 

bilingual or interpretive services; 

(8) Support a national minority health 

resource center which provides 

resources to the public such as 

information services and assistance in 

capacity building; 

(9) Carry out programs to improve 

access to health care services for 

individuals with limited proficiency in 

speaking the English language; and 

(10) Advise in matters related to the 

development, implementation, and 

evaluation of health professions 

education in decreasing disparities in 

health care outcomes, including cultural 

competency as a method of eliminating 

health disparities. 

Management and support services for 

the ACMH are provided by OMH. 

Nominations: The Committee is 

composed of 12 voting members. The 

Committee composition also can 

include non-voting ex officio members. 

This announcement is seeking 

nominations for voting members. Voting 

members of the Committee are 

appointed by the Secretary from 

individuals who are not officers or 

employees of the federal government 

and who have expertise regarding issues 

of minority health. To qualify for 

consideration of appointment to the 

Committee, an individual must possess 

demonstrated experience and expertise 

working on issues impacting the health 

of racial and ethnic minority 

populations. The Committee charter 

stipulates that the racial and ethnic 

minority groups shall be equally 

represented on the Committee 

membership. ACMH is comprised of 

members who represent the health 

interest of Hispanics/Latinos; Blacks/ 

African Americans; American Indians 

and Alaska Natives; and/or Asian 

Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other 

Pacific Islanders. 

There are a total of four impending 

vacancies on the Committee: Three 

vacancies on the ACMH that impact the 

representation for the health interests of 

Hispanics/Latinos and one vacancy that 

impacts the representation of Asian 

Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other 

Pacific Islanders. OMH is particularly 

seeking nominations for individuals 

who can represent the health interests of 

these racial and ethnic minority groups. 

Nominations that are received for 

individuals to represent other racial and 

ethnic minority groups also will be 

accepted. These applications will be 

retained in files that are maintained by 

OMH on potential candidates to be 

considered for the ACMH. 

Professional/Technical Expertise: 

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of minority health. In addition, it is 

desirable that nominees have: 

(1) Expertise in developing or 

contributing to the development of 

science-based or evidence-based health 

policies and/or programs. This expertise 

may include experience in the analysis, 

evaluation, and interpretation of 

federal/state health or regulatory policy; 

(2) Involvement in national, state, 

regional, tribal, and/or local efforts to 

improve the health status or outcomes 

among racial and ethnic minority 

populations; 

(3) Educational achievement, 

professional certification(s) in healthrelated fields (e.g., health professions, 

allied health, behavioral health, public 

health, health policy, health 

administration/management, etc.), and 

professional experience that will 

support ability to give expert advice on 

issues related to improving minority 

health and eliminating racial and ethnic 

health disparities; 

(4) Expertise in population level 

health data for racial and ethnic 

minority groups. This expertise may 

include survey, administrative, and/or 

clinical data; 

(5) Knowledge and experience in 

health care systems, cultural and 

linguistic competency, social 

determinants of health, evidence-based 

research, data collection (e.g., federal, 

state, tribal, or local data collection), or 

health promotion and disease 

prevention; 

(6) Nationally recognized via peerreviewed publications, professional 

awards, advanced credentials, or 

involvement in national professional 

organizations. 

Requirements for Nomination 

Submission: Nominations should be 

typewritten (one nomination per 

nominator). Nomination package should 

include: (1) A letter of nomination that 

clearly states the name and affiliation of 

the nominee, the basis for the 

nomination (i.e., specific attributes 

which qualify the nominee for service in 

this capacity), and a statement from the 

nominee indicating a willingness to 

serve as a member of the Committee; (2) 

the nominee’s contact information, 

including name, mailing address, 

telephone number, and email address; 

(3) the nominee’s curriculum vitae 

which should not exceed 10 pages; and 

(4) a summary of the nominee’s 

experience and qualification relative to 

the mandatory professional and 

technical criteria listed above. Federal 

employees should not be nominated for 

consideration of appointment to this 

Committee. 

Individuals selected for appointment 

to the Committee shall be invited to 

serve a four-year term. Committee 

members will receive a stipend for 

attending Committee meetings and 

conducting other business in the 

interest of the Committee, including per 

diem and reimbursement for travel 

expenses incurred. 

The Department makes every effort to 

ensure that the membership of a HHS 

federal advisory committee is fairly 

balanced in terms of points of view 

represented and the committee’s 

function. Every effort is made to ensure 

that a broad representation of 

geographic areas, gender, racial and 

ethnic and minority groups, and the 

disabled are given consideration for 

membership on HHS federal advisory 

committees. Appointment to this 

Committee shall be made without 

discrimination because of a person’s 

race, color, religion, sex (including 

pregnancy), national origin, age, 

disability, or genetic information. 

Nominations must state that the 

nominee is willing to serve as a member 

of ACMH and appears to have no 

conflict of interest that would preclude 

membership. An ethics review is 

conducted for each selected nominee; 

therefore, individuals selected for 

nomination will be required to provide 

detailed information concerning such 

matters as financial holdings, 

consultancies, and research grants or 

contracts to permit evaluation of 

possible sources of conflict of interest. 

Individuals selected to serve on the 

ACMH through the nomination process 

will be posted on the OMH Web site 

once selections have been made. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300u–6, Section 

1707 of the Public Health Service Act, 

as amended. The Advisory Committee is 

governed by provisions of Public Law 

92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 

2), which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

Dated: September 29, 2017. 

Minh Wendt, 

Designated Federal Officer, Advisory 

Committee on Minority Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Optic Neuropathies, Eye Infection 

and Cornea Injuries: Mechanism of Disease 

and Regeneration. 

Date: October 24, 2017. 

Time: 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Alessandra C Rovescalli, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, National 

Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific 

Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Rm. 5205 

MSC7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

1021, rovescaa@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Medical Imaging Investigations. 

Date: October 31, 2017. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Donald Scott Wright, 

Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5108, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435– 

8363, wrightds@csr.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Gut Immunity and Microbiome. 

Date: October 31, 2017. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Meenakshisundar 

Ananthanarayanan, Scientific Review 

Officer, Center for Scientific Review, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge 

Drive, Room 2178, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301– 

827–6281, ananth.ananthanarayanan@

nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Member 

Conflict: Topics in Toxicology. 

Date: October 31, 2017. 

Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 


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