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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging; Federal Council on 
the Aging; Notice of Meeting

    Agency Holding the Meeting: Federal Council on the Aging (FCoA).
    Time and Date: Meeting begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on 
Thursday, December 8, 1994, and begins again at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 
p.m. on Friday, December 9, 1994.
    Place: On Thursday, December 8, the meeting will be held in the 
Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General 
(OIG) Conference, Room 5542 (fifth floor), of the Wilbur J. Cohen 
Federal Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201. 
On Friday, December 9, the meeting will be held in the Stonehenge 
Conference Room 615-F (sixth floor) of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.
    Status: Meeting is open to the public. (Due to building security, 
the names of attendees should be called into the FCoA office prior to 
the meeting dates).
    Contact Person: Brian Lutz, room 4657, Wilbur Cohen Federal 
Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201, PH: 
(202) 619-2451.
    The Federal Council on the Aging was established by the 1973 
Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Public Law 93-29; 42 
U.S.C. 3015) for the purpose of advising the President on matters 
related to the special needs of older Americans.
    Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-453, 5 U.S.C. app. 1, section 10, 1976) that the 
Council will hold a quarterly meeting on December 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. in room 5542 of the Wilbur Cohen Federal Building, 330 
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20201, and on December 9 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 615-F of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.

Agenda

    The Council's activities will focus on the strategic plan and issue 
priorities for fiscal year 1995 which were adopted at the last 
quarterly meeting, including the development of informational material 
and policy recommendations pertaining to:
    (1) Mental health and aging;
    (2) Health care and long-term care;
    (3) The Older Americans Act; and
    (4) Pre- and post-activities related to the 1995 White House 
Conference on Aging.
    On December 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., deliberations will be 
held on the Council's regular business, including an update of 
activities by the Chairman, Council members, and the executive 
director. These deliberations will include the development of three 
specific projects sponsored by the Council related to mental health and 
aging: (1) A book being done in conjunction with the National 
Institutes of Mental Health on the special mental health needs and 
characteristics of older persons; (2) an issue brief of policy 
recommendations regarding mental health and aging; and (3) preparations 
for the Council's participation in a White House Conference on Aging 
Mini-Conference on Mental Health to be held in February, 1995.
    On December 8, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council will 
consider issues related to health care and long-term care. 
Representatives from the Congressional Budget Office and the General 
Accounting Office have been invited to provide an overview of the costs 
related to the range of health care proposals being considered by the 
Congress at the close of the 103rd Congress.
    On December 9, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Council will discuss 
issues related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. 
Representatives from the U.S. Administration on Aging, the National 
Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of 
State Units on Aging have been invited to provide a preliminary 
overview of key issues and programs under the Act.
    On December 9, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council will 
discuss issues in preparation for the 1995 White House Conference on 
Aging. These deliberations will include an update of the Council 
members' participation in many pre-conference and mini-conference 
activities throughout the country, the planned leadership role of the 
Council at the Conference, and the discussion of a strategy for working 
to follow through on priority recommendations arising from the 
Conference.

    Dated: November 14, 1994.
Brian T. Lutz,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-28671 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]
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