[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17440-17441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07374]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services;
Meeting
AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council).
The Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services
provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's
disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their
caregivers. During the April meeting, the Advisory Council will build
on the goals of White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) through a half-
day session with dementia-focused panels on each WHCOA topic area:
Healthy aging, long-term services and supports, retirement security,
and elder justice. Following this session, the Advisory Council will
also hold a brief discussion on the 2015 Update to the National Plan to
Address Alzheimer's, as well as a discussion of international events on
dementia.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 28th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800 in the Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Comments: Time is allocated in the afternoon on the agenda to hear
public comments. The time for oral comments will be limited to two (2)
minutes per individual. In lieu of oral comments, formal written
comments may be submitted for the record to Rohini Khillan, OASPE, 200
Independence Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington, DC 20201. Comments may
also be sent to [email protected]. Those submitting written comments should
identify themselves and any relevant organizational affiliations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rohini Khillan (202) 690-5932,
[email protected]. Note: Seating may be limited. Those wishing to
attend the meeting must send an email to
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[email protected] and put ``April 28 Meeting Attendance'' in the Subject
line by Friday, April 17, so that their names may be put on a list of
expected attendees and forwarded to the security officers at the
Department of Health and Human Services. Any interested member of the
public who is a non-U.S. citizen should include this information at the
time of registration to ensure that the appropriate security procedure
to gain entry to the building is carried out. Although the meeting is
open to the public, procedures governing security and the entrance to
Federal buildings may change without notice. If you wish to make a
public comment, you must note that within your email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: The Advisory Council will hear
presentations on the basics of long-term care, including presentations
on programs, settings, and payers. The Council will use a portion of
the meeting to review the work it has accomplished thus far towards the
2025 goals, and then discuss the process for developing recommendations
for the 2015 update to the National Plan. The Council will also hear
presentations from the three subcommittees (Research, Clinical Care,
Long-Term Services and Supports, and Ethics).
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. Please
allow 30 minutes to go through security and walk to the meeting room.
The meeting will also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Richard G. Frank,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2015-07374 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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