[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20316]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


1995 Federal Council on the Aging; Meeting

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of pubic meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces a meeting of the 1995 Federal Council on the Aging 
(FCoA).

DATES: Tuesday, September 12, 1995, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
September 13, 1995, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Snow Room, room 5500 of the 
Wilbur Cohen Building, 330 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
By mail--Barbara Lewis, Program Assistant, room 4661 Wilbur Cohen 
Federal Building, 330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC; by 
telephone--(202) 619-2451; By fax--(202) 619-3759.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose

    The Federal Council on the Aging was established by the 1973 
Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 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 September 12 and 13 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Snow Room, room 5500, of the Wilbur Cohen 
Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

II. Agenda

    The Council's meetings are an officially sanctioned post-Conference 
event to the 1995 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). The major 
purpose of the meetings is to develop an action plan for implementing 
major resolutions passed by the delegates to the WHCoA, with a focus on 
the Older Americans Act, mental health and aging, community-based long-
term care.
    September 12, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., old and new business will be 
addressed including an update of activities by the Chairman, Council 
members, and the executive director.
    September 12, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Mr. Robert Blancato, 
executive director of the White House Conference on Aging, will provide 
an update regarding the status of post-WHCoA events, the draft post-
WHCoA report that has been sent to the governors, and an overview of 
the major resolutions and themes that were passed by the Conference 
delegates.
    September 12, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the Council will consider 
an implementation plan for delegate-passed resolutions pertaining to 
the Older Americans Act.
    September 12, from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., the Council will consider an 
implementation plan for delegate-passed resolutions pertaining to 
community-based long-term care.
    September 12, from 3 p.m.-5 p.m., the Council will consider an 
implementation plan for delegate-passed resolutions pertaining to 
mental health and aging.
    September 13, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Assistant Secretary for 
Aging, Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, will provide an update on the status of 
the Older Americans Act and other issues.
    September 13, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., the Council will discuss issues 
related to the Council and the Older Americans Act.
    September 13, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Council will conclude 
business and finalize its recommendations and resolutions to the 
President and the Congress.

    Dated: August 10, 1995.
Brian T. Lutz,
Executive Director, 1995 Federal Council on the Aging.
[FR Doc. 95-20316 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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