[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23760]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for 
the second meeting of the Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators. This 
notice also describes the functions of the Advisory Board. Notice of 
this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity 
to attend.

DATE AND TIME: October 2, 1996, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Humbert H. Humphrey Building, Room 503-A/529-A, 200 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ann McCormick, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation--Human Services Policy, 
200 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201. Telephone: (202) 
690-5880; FAX: (202) 690-6562.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board on Welfare Indicators was 
established by Subtitle D, section 232 of the Social Security Act 
Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103-432). The duties of the Advisory 
Board include (A) providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services on the development of indicators of the 
rate at which and, to the extent feasible, the degree to which, 
families depend on income from welfare programs and the duration of 
welfare receipt and (B) providing advice on the development and 
presentation of annual welfare indicators reports to the Congress 
required by the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994.
    The meeting of the Advisory Board is open to the public. The agenda 
for the October 2 meeting includes discussion of the interim report to 
Congress on the: development of indicators of the rate at which and, to 
the extent feasible, the degree to which, families depend on income 
from welfare programs and the duration of receipt, and predictors of 
welfare receipt; and assessment of the data needed to report annually 
on the indicators and predictors, including the ability of existing 
data collection efforts to provide such data and any additional data 
collection needs. A final agenda will be available from the office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation--Human Services 
Policy on September 25, 1996.
    Records will be kept of the Advisory Board proceedings, and will be 
available for public inspection at offices of the Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation--Human Services Policy, 200 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., room 404-E, Washington, D.C. 20201 between the hours of 
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Ann Segal,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy, ASPE.
[FR Doc. 96-23760 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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