[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5524]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Meeting

    Agency Holding the Meeting: President's Committee on Mental 
Retardation.
    Time and Date: March 13-15, 1998; March 13-12 p.m.-5 p.m.; March 
14-9 a.m.-5 p.m.; March 15-9 a.m.-12 p.m.
    Place: Renassiance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC.
    Status: Full Committee Meetings are open to the public. An 
interpreter for the deaf will be available upon advance request. All 
meeting sites are barrier free.
    To be Considered: The Committee plans to discuss critical issues 
concerning Federal Policy, Federal Research and Demonstration, State 
Policy Collaboration, Minority and Cultural Diversity and Mission 
and Public Awareness, relating to individuals with mental 
retardation.
    The PCMR acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on a 
broad range of topics relating to programs, services, and supports 
for persons with mental retardation. The Committee, by Executive 
Order, is responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current 
practices in programs and supports for persons with mental 
retardation, and for reviewing legislative proposals that impact the 
quality of life that is experienced by citizens with mental 
retardation and their families.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gary H. Blumenthal, 352-G 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201-0001, (202) 619-0634.

    Dated: February 25, 1998.
Gary H. Blumenthal,
Executive Director, President's Committee on Mental Retardation.
[FR Doc. 98-5524 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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