[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following 
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of September 
1997:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
    Dates and Time: September 15--September 17, 1997
    Place: Radisson Barcelo Hotel Washington, 2121 P Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 293-3100, FAX: (202) 857-0134.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Agenda: The plenary session on Monday morning September 15, will 
include a presentation and discussion of the Child Health Initiative 
and a presentation of the Balanced Budget Amendment, followed by a 
panel discussion on its implications for rural health. Also to be on 
the agenda is an update on rural AIDS issues. The latter part of the 
afternoon will be spent with the Work Groups discussing, in 
concurrent sessions, what the Balanced Budget Amendment means for 
rural health services, education, and health care financing. 
Strategies for addressing the issues will be explored on Tuesday in 
concurrent Work Group sessions. The final plenary session will be 
convened on Wednesday, September 17, at 8:30 a.m. During this 
session the Work Groups will report on their activities and 
information regarding the next agenda and future meeting dates and 
places will be discussed. The meeting will be adjourned at 12 Noon.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Committee 
should contact Dena S. Puskin, Executive Secretary, National 
Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 9-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443-
2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting 
should contact Ms. Arlene Granderson or Lilly Smetana, Office of 
Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
Telephone (301) 443-0835.
    Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: August 20, 1997.
Jane M. Harrison,
Committee Management Office, Health Resources and Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-22552 Filed 8-22-97; 8:45 am]
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