[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32409]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Notice of 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 February 
1998:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health.
    Dates and Time: February 1-4, 1998.
    Place: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20004, Phone: (202) 393-2000, FAX: (202) 626-6915.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    Agenda: The plenary session on Monday morning, February 2, will 
include a national legislative update, discussion of quality issues, 
universal service provisions of the Telecommunications Act, 
definition of rural, and telemedicine payment issues.
    Presentations on graduate medical education, the rural minority 
health project, and long-term care; assisted living housing will be 
the bases of discussion for the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday.
    The final plenary session will be convened on Wednesday, 
February 4, at 8:00 a.m. During this session there will be an update 
of the Office of Rural Health Policy activities, a report of the 
Committee of the Whole regarding the discussions that took place on 
Tuesday, and information regarding the next agenda and future 
meeting dates and places will be discussed. The meeting will be 
adjourned at approximately 11:30 a.m.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Committee 
should contact Dena S. Puskin, Sc.D., Executive Secretary, National 
Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 9-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443-2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting 
should contact Arlene A. Granderson or Lilly Smetana, Office of 
Rural Health Policy, (301) 443-0835.
    Agenda items change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: December 4, 1997.
Jane M. Harrison,
Committee Management Office, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 97-32409 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]
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