[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2747]



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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 
Wednesday, February 22, 1995, and begins again at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 
4 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 1995.
    Place: On Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 23 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, DC 20201.
    Status: The 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, DC 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 February 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. in the Stonehenge Conference Room 615-F (sixth floor) of the 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, and February 23 from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stonehenge 
Conference Room 615-F (sixth floor) of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    Agenda: The Council's activities will focus on the 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) The Older Americans Act, (2) mental 
health and aging; and (3) pre- and post-activities related to the 1995 
White House Conference on Aging.
    On February 22, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.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 specific projects 
sponsored by the Council related to mental health and aging: (1) Formal 
approval of the FCoA's Annual Report to the President of findings and 
recommendations during 1994; (2) a book being done in conjunction with 
the National Institutes of Mental Health on the special mental health 
needs and characteristics of older persons; (3) an issue brief of 
policy recommendations regarding mental health and aging; and (4) 
preparations for the Council's participation in a White House 
Conference on Aging Mini-Conference on Mental Health to be held on 
February 24-26, 1995.
    On February 22, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. the Council will receive an 
update on issues related to the Older Americans Act from the Assistant 
Secretary for Aging, Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m., the Council will discuss issues and recommendations related to 
the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
    On February 22, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Council will discuss 
issues related to mental health and aging, health care, and long-term 
care.
    On February 23, the meeting will convene at 8:45 a.m. to consider 
business from the previous meeting. From 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Donna Shalala, 
has been invited to provide the Council with an overview of the role 
and importance of the 1995 White House Conference on Aging. From 9:30-
10:30 a representative from the WHCoA staff will provide an update on 
the priority issues and agenda for the Conference. From 10:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m., the Council will discuss issues in preparation for the 
Conference. 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.
    On February 23, from 1:30 to 4 p.m., the Council will discuss 
providing informational material and policy recommendations to the 
President and the Congress on priority issues of the Council.

    Dated: January 30, 1995.
Brian T. Lutz,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 95-2747 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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