[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee; 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 September 
1999.
    The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health will convene its 
thirty-third meeting at the time and place specified below:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
    Date and Time: September 13, 1999; 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.; 
September 14, 1999; 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; September 15, 1999; 8:30-
11:30 a.m.
    Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20008, Phone: (202) 234-7000.
    Purpose: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health 
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to 
the delivery, research, development, and administration of health 
care services in rural areas.
    Agenda: The plenary session on Monday morning, September 13, at 
8:30 a.m., will include Office of Rural Health Policy update, 
legislative updates, NRHA Policy Institute overview, and 
presentation on the rural public health infrastructure project. 
After lunch, the Committee will begin formulating recommendations 
and review committee process and organization. Tuesday morning, 
September 14, will be spent exploring future committee options, 
topics and issues for the Committee. After lunch, a presentation on 
the Medicare Reform and its Implication for Rural: A Review of the 
Premium Support and the Administration proposal will be followed by 
panelist and Committee discussion. Late afternoon the Committee will 
continue formulating recommendations.
    The final plenary session will be convened on Wednesday, at 8:30 
a.m. During this session the Committee will conclude discussions on 
recommendations, Committee structure and future activities. The 
meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Committee 
should contact Wayne W. Myers, M.D., Executive Secretary, National 
Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Room 9A-55, 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 Sandi Lyles or Lilly Smetana, Office of Rural Health 
Policy, (301) 443-0835.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: August 11, 1999.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Operations and Management.
[FR Doc. 99-21256 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]
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