[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60007-60008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20911]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services;
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
NAME: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.
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DATES AND TIMES:
September 14, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT
September 15, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. MT
September 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT
PLACE:
Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE., Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87110, (505) 881-6800.
STATUS: The meeting will be open to the public.
PURPOSE: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human
Services provides counsel and recommendations to the Secretary with
respect to the delivery, research, development, and administration of
health and human services in rural areas.
AGENDA: The meeting on Wednesday, September 14, will be called to
order at 8:30 a.m. by the Chairperson of the Committee, the Honorable
Ronnie Musgrove. The Committee will examine the issue of social
determinants of health in rural areas. The day will conclude with a
period of public comment at approximately 5:00 p.m.
The Committee will break into subcommittees and depart for site
visits Thursday morning, September 15, at approximately 8:30 a.m.
Subcommittees will visit the Presbyterian Medical Services Cuba Health
Center in Cuba, New Mexico; the Laguna Pueblo, a federally recognized
Native American tribe of the Pueblo people in Laguna, New Mexico; and
the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The day will
conclude at the Albuquerque Marriott with the period of public comment
at approximately 5:15 p.m.
On Friday, September 16, at 8:30 a.m., the Committee will meet at
the Albuquerque Marriott to summarize key findings from the site visits
and develop a work plan for the next quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hirsch, MSLS, Administrative
Coordinator, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers
Lane, 17W41D, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, Fax (301)
443-2803.
Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should
contact Pierre Joseph at the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
(FORHP) via telephone at (301) 945-0897 or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify the contact person listed above at least
10 days prior to the meeting. The Committee meeting agenda will be
posted on the Committee's Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.
Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-20911 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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