, =0ALenny Jason, and Nancy Klimas will expire before the next meeting.=0A=
=0A--Liz Willow=0A =0AFrom the July 18, 2011 Federal Register:=0A =0ADEPART=
MENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES=0A =0ASolicitation of Nominations for App=
ointment to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome =0AAdvisory Committee=0A =0AAGENC=
Y: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office=
=0Aof the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women=E2=80=99s Health=
.=0A =0AACTION: Notice.=0AAuthority: 42 U.S.C. 271A, Section 222 of the Pub=
lic Health Service (PHS) Act, =0Aas amended. The Committee is governed by t=
he provisions of the Federal Advisory =0ACommittee Act, Public Law 92=E2=80=
=93463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App), which sets forth =0Astandards for the fo=
rmation and use of advisory committees.=0A =0ASUMMARY: The Office of the As=
sistant Secretary for Health, Office on Women=E2=80=99s =0AHealth, HHS, is =
seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for =0Aappoint=
ment as a member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee =0A(CFS=
AC). CFSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health =
=0Aand Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on a bro=
ad range =0Aof issues and topics related to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).=
The appointments =0Aof three Committee members are scheduled to end during=
the 2012 calendar year. =0ANominations of qualified candidates are being s=
ought to fill these future =0Avacancies.=0A =0ADATES: Nominations to be con=
sidered for appointment to the Committee must be =0Areceived no later Augus=
t 17, 2011, by 5 p.m. EDT, at the address listed below.=0A =0AADDRESSES: Al=
l nominations should be mailed or delivered to Nancy C. Lee, M.D., =0AExecu=
tive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, c/o Office on =
=0AWomen=E2=80=99s Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Ind=
ependence =0AAvenue, SW., Room 712E, Washington, DC 20201. No nominations w=
ill be accepted by =0Ae-mail.=0A =0AFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:=0ANanc=
y C. Lee, M.D., Office on Women=E2=80=99s Health, Department of Health and =
Human =0AServices, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 712E, Washington, DC =
20201; =0ATelephone: (202) 690=E2=80=937650. Inquiries also can be sent to =
cfsac@hhs.gov.=0A =0ASUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on Se=
ptember 5, 2002. The =0ACommittee was established to advise, consult with, =
and make recommendations to =0Athe Secretary of Health and Human Services, =
through the Assistant Secretary for =0AHealth, on a broad range of topics i=
ncluding: (1) The current state of knowledge =0Aand research and the releva=
nt gaps in knowledge and research about the =0Aepidemiology, etiologies, bi=
omarkers and risk factors relating to CFS, and =0Aidentifying potential opp=
ortunities in these areas; (2) impact and implications =0Aof current and pr=
oposed diagnosis and treatment methods for CFS; (3) development =0Aand impl=
ementation of programs to inform the public, health care professionals, =0A=
and the biomedical academic and research communities about CFS advances; an=
d (4) =0Apartnering to improve the quality of life of CFS patients.=0A =0AN=
ominations: The Office on Women=E2=80=99s Health is requesting nominations =
to fill =0ACFSAC positions that are scheduled to be vacated. The positions =
are scheduled to =0Abecome vacant in April 2012. The Committee membership c=
onsists of 11 members. =0AThe Committee is composed of seven biomedical res=
earch scientists with =0Ademonstrated expertise in biomedical research appl=
icable to CFS and four =0Aindividuals with demonstrated expertise in health=
care delivery, private health =0Acare services or insurers, or voluntary o=
rganizations concerned with the =0Aproblems of individuals with CFS. The sc=
heduled vacancies affect both member =0Acategories.=0A =0AIndividuals selec=
ted for appointment to the Committee will serve as voting =0Amembers. Indiv=
iduals selected for appointment to the committee can be invited to =0Aserve=
terms of up to four years. Committee members receive a stipend for =0Aatte=
nding Committee meetings and also are authorized to receive per diem and =
=0Areimbursement for travel expenses incurred to attend the meetings.=0A =
=0ATo qualify for consideration of appointment to the Committee, an individ=
ual must =0Apossess and demonstrate experience and expertise in the designa=
ted fields or =0Adisciplines, as well as expert knowledge of the broad issu=
es and topics =0Apertinent to CFS.=0A =0ANominations should be typewritten.=
The original nomination package should =0Ainclude:=0A =0A(1) A letter of n=
omination that clearly states the name and affiliation of the =0Anominee, t=
he basis for the nomination (i.e., specific attributes which qualify =0Athe=
nominee for being considered for appointment to the Committee), and a =0As=
tatement that the nominee is willing to serve as a member=0Aof the Committe=
e;=0A =0A(2) the nominator=E2=80=99s name, address, and daytime telephone n=
umber, and contact =0Ainformation (specifically, home and/or work address, =
telephone number and e-mail =0Aaddress) for the nominated individual; and=
=0A =0A(3) a current copy of the nominated individual=E2=80=99s curriculum =
vitae or resume.=0A =0ANominations that do not provide these three elements=
will not be considered. =0ANominations of Federal employees should not be =
submitted; Federal employees will =0Anot be considered for appointment to t=
he Committee.=0A =0AThe Department makes every effort to ensure that the me=
mbership of HHS Federal =0Aadvisory committees is fairly balanced in terms =
of points of view represented =0Aand the committee=E2=80=99s function. Ever=
y effort is made to ensure that a broad =0Arepresentation of geographic are=
as, gender, ethnic and minority groups, and =0Apeople with disabilities are=
given consideration for membership on HHS Federal =0Aadvisory committees. =
Appointment to this Committee shall be made without =0Adiscrimination on th=
e basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, =0Adisability,=
and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Potential =0Acandidates =
will be required to provide detailed information concerning such =0Amatters=
as financial holdings, consultancies, and research grants or contracts =0A=
to permit evaluation of possible conflicts of interest.=0A =0ADated: July 1=
2, 2011.=0ANancy C. Lee,=0ADeputy Assistant Secretary for Health=E2=80=94 W=
omen=E2=80=99s Health and Executive Secretary, =0AChronic Fatigue Syndrome =
Advisory Committee.=0A
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