[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43398-43399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21788]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Request for Nominations for Members of the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on Genetic Testing
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is
soliciting nominations for qualified individuals to serve on the
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (SACGT).
DATES: Nomination packages should be submitted to Sarah Carr, Executive
Secretary, SACGT, Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of
Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 1, Room 218, Bethesda, Maryland
20892, by August 31, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Carr, Executive Secretary,
SACGT, Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of Health, 9000
Rockville Pike, Building 1, Room 218, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Tel
301-496-1454.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SACGT was established June 10, 1998
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2). The SACGT will provide advice and make recommendations to
the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary for Health on all aspects
of the development and use of genetic tests. The scope of the
Committee's charge includes recommending policies and procedures for
the safe and effective incorporation of genetic technologies into
health care; assessing the effectiveness of existing and future
measures for oversight of genetic tests; and identifying research needs
related to the Committee's purview. The decision to establish the SACGT
is responsive to the recommendations of two prior advisory groups
commissioned jointly by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the
Department of Energy (DOE) for the Human Genome Project. The groups
were the Task Force on Genetic Testing and the Joint NIH/DOE Committee
to Evaluate the Ethnical, Legal, and Social Implications Program of the
Human Genome Project.
Nominations
The SACGT's eleven non-governmental members and chair will be
selected by the Secretary, or designee, from the fields of genetic
testing, medical genetics, genetic counseling, ethics, law, primary
health care, public health, clinical laboratory management, diagnostic
technology, psychology, social sciences, and other relevant
disciplines. At least one member will be specifically selected for
knowledge/expertise as a patient/consumer advocate. To ensure
coordination with existing committees of relevance, at least one member
of the SACGT will be a current member of the Clinical Laboratory
Improvement Advisory Committee, and at least one will be a current
member of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. SACGT members shall
be invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to four years; terms of
more than two years are contingent upon the renewal of the Committee by
appropriate action prior to its termination.
Information Required
Individuals and organizations interested in submitting a nomination
or nominations, should submit a nomination package that includes the
following information for each nominee: (1) a letter of nomination
stating the name, affiliation, and contact information for the nominee,
the basis for the nomination (i.e., what specific attributes recommends
him/her for service in this capacity), and the category of expertise
the nominee would fulfill; (2) the name, return address, and daytime
telephone number at which the nominator can be contacted; and (3) a
biographical sketch of the nominee and a copy of his or her curriculum
vitae.
All nomination information for a nominee must be provided in a
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complete single package. Incomplete nominations cannot be considered.
The nomination letter must bear an original signature; facsimile
transmissions or copies cannot be accepted.
Dated: July 31, 1998.
David Satcher,
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General.
[FR Doc. 98-21788 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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