Notice2022-09368
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment as Members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
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May 2, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting nominations for appointment of individuals qualified to serve as new members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). New CPSTF members will serve a five-year term starting in either 2023 or 2024. For efficiency and to reduce the burden on the public, CDC is soliciting nominations to fill vacancies on the CPSTF anticipated for both calendar years 2023 and 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25640-25641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09368]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment as Members of the
Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting
nominations for appointment of individuals qualified to serve as new
members of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). New
CPSTF members will serve a five-year term starting in either 2023 or
2024. For efficiency and to reduce the burden on the public, CDC is
soliciting nominations to fill vacancies on the CPSTF anticipated for
both calendar years 2023 and 2024.
DATES: Nomination packages must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. EDT,
on June 24, 2022. Late nomination packages will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages should be submitted by either of the
methods listed below:
<bullet> Electronically by emailing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5968586819395b6b1b6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7e4f7f4f3e1e7c4c3c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>; or
<bullet> U.S. mail to The Community Guide Office, Office of the
Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-10, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Attn: CPTSTF Nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Racine-Parshall, Community Guide
Office, Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21-10, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329. Telephone (770) 488-0732; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99a898a8d9f99babdbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125142414654527176713c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The submission process, qualification
requirements, selection process, and the time commitment of CPSTF
members are described below.
Submission of Nomination Packages
Nomination packages should include:
(1) The nominee's current curriculum vitae;
(2) A brief biographic sketch (less than 200 words) of the nominee;
(3) The nominee's contact information, including mailing address,
email address, and telephone number; and
(4) A brief explanation of how the nominee meets the qualification
requirements and would contribute to the CPSTF. The information
provided should also attest to the nominee's willingness to serve as a
member of the CPSTF and identify which year the nominee would be
available to start (i.e., calendar year 2023, 2024, or either year).
After an initial review, CDC will ask persons under serious
consideration for CPSTF membership to provide detailed information that
will permit evaluation of possible significant conflicts of interest.
To obtain diverse perspectives, CDC encourages nominations of
persons of
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all races, genders, ages, and persons with disabilities. Interested
individuals may self-nominate. Organizations and individuals may
nominate one or more persons qualified for membership on the CPSTF.
Federal employees are not eligible to be CPSTF members. Individuals
nominated prior to this nomination period, who continue to have
interest in serving on the CPSTF, may be re-nominated; a new nomination
package must be submitted in accordance with the requirements in this
notice.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify as a member of the CPSTF and support its mission, a
nominee must, at a minimum, demonstrate knowledge, experience, and
national leadership in the following areas:
<bullet> The critical evaluation of research or policy, or in the
methods of evidence review; and
<bullet> Research, evaluation, or implementation of community or
health system-based programs, policies, or services to improve
population health.
Strongest consideration will be given to individuals with expertise
and experience:
<bullet> That are applied, with practical applications for public
health or informing policy action;
<bullet> That address broad public health considerations, or
extends beyond one or two highly defined areas;
<bullet> In state or local health departments; and
<bullet> In one or more of the following areas: Social determinants
of health or health equity, preventive medicine, public health
preparedness and response, injury or violence prevention, public health
policy interventions, or state-of-the art systematic review methods.
Nominators should highlight the relevant information in the
nomination materials for candidates with experience and expertise in
any of these areas.
All nominated individuals will be considered for CPSTF membership.
Applicants must have no substantial conflicts of interest, whether
financial, professional, or intellectual, that would impair the
scientific integrity of the work of the CPSTF and must be willing to
complete regular conflict of interest disclosures.
Applicants must have the ability to work collaboratively with a
diverse team of professionals who support the mission of the CPSTF.
Applicants must have adequate time to contribute substantively to the
work products of the CPSTF.
Nominee Selection
Appointments to the CPSTF will be made based on qualifications as
outlined above (see Qualification Requirements) and the current
expertise needs of the CPSTF.
Background of the CPSTF
The CPSTF was established in 1996 by HHS to identify population
health interventions that are scientifically proven to save lives,
increase lifespans, and improve quality of life. The CPSTF produces
recommendations and identifies evidence gaps to help inform the
decision making of federal, state, and local health departments, other
government agencies, communities, healthcare providers and
organizations, employers, schools, and research organizations.
The CPSTF (<a href="http://www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force/about-community-preventive-services-task-force">www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force/about-community-preventive-services-task-force</a>), is an independent, non-federal, unpaid
panel of public health and prevention experts that is statutorily
mandated to provide evidence-based findings and recommendations about
community preventive services, programs, and policies to improve health
(Public Health Service Act Sec. 399U(a), 42 U.S.C. 280g-10(a)). Its
members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy
expertise in community preventive services, public health, health
promotion, and disease prevention. The CPSTF members are appointed by
the CDC Director and serve five-year terms, with extensions possible in
order to maintain a full scope of expertise, complete specific work,
and ensure consistency of CPSTF methods and recommendations. CDC
provides ``ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for
the operations of the CPSTF'' as directed by the Public Health Service
Act Sec. 399U(c),42 U.S.C. 280g-10(c)).
The CPSTF bases its recommendations on rigorous, replicable
systematic reviews of the scientific literature, which:
<bullet> Evaluate the strength and limitations of published
scientific studies about community-based health promotion and disease
prevention programs, services, and policies;
<bullet> Assess whether the programs, services, and policies are
effective in promoting health and preventing disease, injury, and
disability;
<bullet> Examine the applicability of these programs, services, and
policies to varied populations and settings; and
<bullet> Conduct economic analyses of recommended interventions
when applicable.
These systematic reviews are conducted, with CPSTF oversight, by
scientists and subject matter experts from the CDC in collaboration
with a wide range of government, academic, policy, and practice-based
partners. CPSTF systematic review methods are described at <a href="https://www.thecommunityguide.org/methods-manual">https://www.thecommunityguide.org/methods-manual</a>. CPSTF findings and
recommendations and the systematic reviews on which they are based are
available at <a href="https://www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force-findings">https://www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force-findings</a>.
Time Commitment
The CPSTF generally conducts three, two-day meetings per year. Two
of those meetings are open to the public and one is a closed session
business meeting. The public meetings are held in-person, via video
conference, or a combination of those two formats. In addition, a
significant portion of the CPSTF's work occurs between meetings during
video conferences and via email discussions. Member duties include
overseeing the process of prioritizing CPSTF work, participating in the
development and refinement of systematic review methods, serving as
members of individual review teams, and issuing recommendations and
findings to help inform the decision-making process about policy,
practice, research, and research funding in a wide range of U.S.
settings. Members help raise awareness about CPSTF findings and
recommendations and the resources available through the website. The
estimated workload for CPSTF members is approximately 170 hours a year
in addition to the three two-day meetings. The members are all
volunteers and do not receive any compensation beyond support for
travel to in-person meetings when they occur.
Dated: April 27, 2022.
Angela K. Oliver,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-09368 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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