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goals under section 2802(b) of the PHS Territorial emergency preparedness and Act of 2019 ( 24, 2019) in order to Act (National Health Security Strategy). response activities, including related provide for a staggered term of The NACIDD will primarily, though drills and exercises pursuant to the appointment for all members. A voting not exclusively: preparedness goals in the National member may serve not more than three A. Monitor for and provide advice Health Security Strategy. terms on the NACIDD, and not more regarding emerging policy, scientific, Structure: Members shall be than two of such terms may be served technical, or operational issues and appointed by the HHS Secretary from consecutively. Voting members shall not concerns related to medical and public among the nation’s preeminent be full-time or permanent part-time health preparedness, response, and scientific, public health, and medical federal employees but shall be recovery in the event of a public health experts in areas consistent with the appointed by the Secretary as Special emergency declared by the Secretary of purpose and functions of the advisory Government Employees (5 U.S.C. 3109). HHS; committee. The HHS Secretary, in A member may serve after the B. Evaluate and provide advice on consultation with such other heads of expiration of his/her term until a implementation of the preparedness federal agencies as may be appropriate, successor has been appointed. goals described in the National Health shall appoint a maximum of 17 Vacancies will be filled as members Security Strategy as they apply to members to the NACIDD, ensuring that rotate out or resign using the same individuals with disabilities; the total membership is an odd number. procedures as the initial selection C. Monitor and make The NACIDD shall consist of at least process. recommendations to improve HHS seven non-federal voting members, A quorum for the NACIDD shall assistance to other Departments in including a Chairperson, including: consist of a majority of the appointed planning for, responding to, and (A) At least two non-federal health voting members. Of the voting members, recovering from public health care professionals with expertise in any who are disqualified from emergencies with respect to the effects disability accessibility before, during, participating in an action on a particular on individuals with disabilities and and after disasters, medical and mass issue shall not count toward the their families; care disaster planning, preparedness, quorum. D. Make recommendations to ensure response, or recovery; Nikki Bratcher-Bowman, that the contents of the Strategic (B) At least two representatives from National Stockpile take into account the Acting Assistant Secretary for Preparedness State, local, Tribal, or territorial and Response. unique needs of individuals with agencies with expertise in disaster [FR Doc. 2021–10080 Filed 5–12–21; 8:45 am] disabilities; planning, preparedness, response, or E. Make recommendations regarding recovery for individuals with BILLING CODE 4150–37–P curriculum development for public disabilities; and health and medical response training for (C) At least two individuals with a medical management of casualties DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND disability with expertise in disaster HUMAN SERVICES among individuals with disabilities; planning, preparedness, response, or F. Monitor and provide advice recovery for individuals with National Advisory Committee on regarding novel and best practices of disabilities. Seniors and Disasters: Establishment outreach to, and care of, individuals The NACIDD shall also have up to 10 with disabilities before, during, and federal, non-voting ex officio members AGENCY: Office of the Assistant following public health emergencies; including the following officials or their Secretary for Preparedness and G. Monitor and make designees: Response (ASPR), Department of Health recommendations to ensure that public A. The Assistant Secretary for and Human Services (HHS). health and medical information Preparedness and Response; ACTION: Notice. distributed by HHS during a public B. The Administrator for the health emergency is delivered in a Administration for Community Living; SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant manner that takes into account the range C. The Director of the Biomedical Secretary for Preparedness and of developmentally appropriate Advanced Research and Development Response (ASPR), in the Department of communication needs of individuals Authority; Health and Human Services (HHS) with disabilities and their families or D. The Director of the Centers for Office of the Secretary announces guardians; Disease Control and Prevention; establishment of the National Advisory H. Provide advice for coordination of E. The Commissioner of Food and Committee on Seniors and Disasters systems for situational awareness and Drugs; (NACSD or Advisory Committee). The biosurveillance that require F. The Director of the National Advisory Committee will provide incorporation of data and information Institutes of Health; advice and recommendations to the from Federal, State, local, Tribal, and G. The Administrator of the Federal Secretary of HHS, in accordance with Territorial public health officials and Emergency Management Agency; the Federal Advisory Committee Act relevant entities to identify health H. The Chair of the National Council (FACA), to support and enhance all- threats to individuals with disabilities on Disability; hazards public health and medical and families. I. The Chair of the preparedness, response activities, and I. Evaluate and provide inputs with Access Board; recovery aimed at meeting the unique respect to the medical, mental and J. The Under Secretary for Health of needs of seniors (older adults). The behavioral, and public health needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. ASPR shall provide management and individuals with disabilities as they A voting member of the NACIDD shall administrative oversight to support the relate to preparation for, response to, serve for a term of three years, except activities of the Advisory Committee. and recovery from all-hazards that the Secretary may adjust the terms The Office of the Secretary is accepting emergencies; of appointees who are initially application submissions from qualified J. Provide advice and consultation appointed after the date of enacted of individuals who wish to be considered with respect to individuals with the Pandemic and All-Hazards for membership on the NACSD. Up to disabilities and State, Tribal, and Preparedness and Advancing Innovation seven new voting members with

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expertise in senior medical disaster recommendations to the Secretary with Act of 2019 (, 2019) in order to planning, preparedness, response, or respect to seniors and the medical and provide for a staggered term of recovery will be selected for the public health grants and cooperative appointment for all members. A voting Committee. Please visit the NACSD agreements as applicable to member may serve not more than three website at www.phe.gov/nacsd for all preparedness and response activities terms on the NACSD, and not more than application submission information and under Titles XXVIII and III of the PHS two of such terms may be served instructions. Application submissions Act. consecutively. Voting members shall not will be accepted for 30 calendar days Structure: The Advisory Committee be full-time or permanent part-time from the date this posting is published consists of not more than seven voting federal employees but shall be in the Federal Register. members, including the Chairperson. appointed by the Secretary as Special DATES: Application Period: The Members will be appointed by the HHS Government Employees (5 U.S.C. 3109). application submissions will be Secretary, in consultation with such A member may serve after the accepted for 30 calendar days from the other Secretaries as may be appropriate, expiration of his/her term until a date this posting is published in the from among the nation’s preeminent successor has been appointed. Federal Register. scientific, public health, and medical Vacancies will be filled as members FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: experts in areas consistent with the rotate out or resign using the same Maxine Kellman, DVM, Ph.D., PMP, purpose and functions of the NACSD. procedures as the initial selection Designated Federal Official for National Section 2811B of the PHS Act States: process. (2) Required Non–Federal Members.— Advisory Committees, Washington, DC, Nikki Bratcher-Bowman, Office (202) 260–0447 or email The Secretary, in consultation with such other heads of Federal agencies as may Acting Assistant Secretary for Preparedness [email protected]. and Response. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant be appropriate, shall appoint to the Advisory Committee under paragraph [FR Doc. 2021–10081 Filed 5–12–21; 8:45 am] to the Public Health Service (PHS) Act BILLING CODE 4150–37–P and FACA, the HHS Secretary, in (1) at least seven individuals, consultation with the Secretary of the including— U.S. Department of Homeland Security, (A) At least two non-federal health care professionals with expertise in DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND has established the National Advisory SECURITY Committee on Seniors and Disasters geriatric medical disaster planning, (NACSD). Section 2811B of the PHS Act preparedness, response, or recovery; [Docket Number DHS–2021–0015] (42 U.S.C. 300hh–10c), as amended, by and; (B) At least two representatives from Agency Information Collection the Pandemic and All-Hazards State, local, Tribal, or territorial Activities: Public Perceptions of Preparedness and Advancing Innovation agencies with expertise in geriatric Emerging Technologies Act (PAHPAIA), Public Law 116–22 disaster planning, preparedness, requires that the HHS Secretary AGENCY: Science and Technology response, or recovery. establish the NACSD to provide advice The NACSD shall also have up to 10 Directorate (S&T), Department of and consultation to the HHS Secretary federal, non-voting members (ex officio), Homeland Security (DHS). with respect to the medical and public including the following officials or their ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for health needs of seniors in relation to designees: comments; 1640–NEW. disasters. The purpose of the NACSD is A. The Assistant Secretary for SUMMARY: DHS S&T will submit the to provide findings, advice, and Preparedness and Response; recommendation to the Secretary of following Information Collection B. The Director of the Biomedical Request (ICR) to the Office of HHS, in accordance with FACA, to Advanced Research and Development support and enhance all-hazards public Management and Budget (OMB) for Authority; review and clearance in accordance health and medical preparedness, C. The Director of the Centers for with the Paperwork Reduction Act of response activities, and recovery aimed Disease Control and Prevention; 1995. The survey will collect at meeting the unique needs of seniors. D. The Commissioner of Food and information from the public regarding The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Drugs; Preparedness and Response provides E. The Director of the National applications of artificial intelligence, management and administrative Institutes of Health; including facial recognition. DHS has oversight to support the activities of the F. The Administrator of the Centers already used or piloted AI-based NACSD. for Medicare & Medicaid Services; technologies in several of its key Description of Duties: The NACSD: (1) G. The Administrator of the functions, including customs and border Provide advice and consultation with Administration for Community Living; protection, transportation security, and respect to the activities carried out H. The Administrator of the Federal investigations. However, AI in general pursuant to section 2814 of the PHS Act, Emergency Management Agency; and facial recognition in particular are as applicable and appropriate; (2) I. The Under Secretary for Health of not without public controversy, evaluate and provide input with respect the Department of Veterans Affairs; and including concerns about bias, security, to the medical and public health needs J. Representatives of such other and privacy. Therefore, understanding of seniors related to preparation for, Federal agencies as the Secretary how the public perceives these response to, and recovery from all- determines necessary to fulfill the technologies, and then designing and hazards emergencies; and (3) provide duties of the Advisory Committee. deploying them in a manner responsive advice and consultation with respect to A voting member of the NACSD shall to the public’s concerns, is critical in State emergency preparedness and serve for a term of three years, except gaining public support for DHS’s use of response activities relating to seniors, that the Secretary may adjust the terms these technologies. including related drills and exercises of appointees who are initially DATES: Comments are encouraged and pursuant to the preparedness goals appointed after the date of enacted of will be accepted until 12, 2021. under section 2802(b) of the PHS Act. the Pandemic and All-Hazards This process is conducted in accordance The NACSD may provide advice and Preparedness and Advancing Innovation with 5 CFR 1320.1

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