[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Charter Establishment for 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: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
HHS is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Heritable 
Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) has been established as a 
discretionary advisory committee. The effective date of the 
establishment is March 20, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debi Sarkar, Designated Federal 
Official, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
18W65, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-0959; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACHDNC provides advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS on policy, program development, 
and other matters of significance concerning certain activities 
described in section 1111 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 
U.S.C. 300b-10), as further described below. The ACHDNC will fulfill 
the functions previously undertaken by the former Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children, which was 
established under the PHS Act, Title XI Sec.  1111(a) (42 U.S.C. 300b-
10(a)). The ACHDNC is also governed by the provisions of the FACA, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of advisory committees. The ACHDNC advises the Secretary of HHS 
about aspects of newborn and childhood screening and technical 
information for the development of policies and priorities 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. 
The ACHDNC will review and report regularly on newborn and childhood 
screening practices, recommend improvements in the national newborn and 
childhood screening programs, as well as fulfill the list of 
requirements stated in the original authorizing legislation. The ACHDNC 
charter authorizes the committee to operate until March 20, 2022. A 
copy of the ACHDNC charter is available on the ACHDNC website at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/index.html. A copy of the charter also can be obtained by accessing the 
FACA database that is maintained by the Committee Management 
Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website 
address for the FACA database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-04504 Filed 3-4-20; 8:45 am]
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