[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70914-70915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30175]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
Policy; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is given of a meeting of the 
White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
Policy.
    The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to 
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in 
advance of the meeting.
    The purpose of the meeting is to convene the Commission to receive 
testimony from invited speakers and organizations interested in the 
subject of federal policy regarding complementary and alternative 
medicine. The major focus of the meeting is on the access to and 
delivery of complementary and alternative (CAM) services: Use, 
effectiveness, and delivery systems. Comments received at the meeting 
may be used by the Commission to prepare the Report to the President as 
required by the Executive Order.
    Comments should focus on the Access and Delivery of Complementary 
and Alternative Medicine Services: Use, Effectiveness, and Delivery 
Systems. Issues to be discussed include the following: Utilization of 
CAM Services; Access and Delivery of CAM Services; Issues in 
Integrating the Delivery of CAM Services; Patient Perspectives on the 
Use of CAM Services; Meeting Public Needs--Public and Private Sectors 
Delivery Systems; and Novel Systems of CAM Services Delivery. 
Discussion also may focus on the following questions:
    (1) Do patients and health care providers have ready access to CAM 
practices and interventions?
    (2) How can access to safe and effective CAM practices and 
interventions be improved?
    Name of Committee: The White House Commission on Complementary and 
Alternative Medicine Policy.
    Date: December 4-5, 2000.
    Time: December 4--9:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; December 5--8:00 a.m.-4:00 
p.m.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201.
    Contact Persons: Michele M. Chang, CMT, MPH, Executive Secretary, 
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Stephen C. Groft, Pharm.D., Executive Director, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 
Room 1010, MSC 7707, Bethesda, MD 20817-7707, Phone: (301) 435-7592, 
Fax: (301) 480-1691, E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President established the White House 
Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy on March 7, 
2000, by Executive Order 13147. The mission of the White House 
Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy is to 
provide a report, through the Secretary of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, on legislative and administrative recommendations for 
assuring that public policy maximizes the benefits of complementary and 
alternative medicine to Americans.

Public Participation

    Oral statements by the public will be provided on December 4, from 
about 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (Time approximate). Members of the public who 
wish to present oral comment may register by calling 1-800-953-3298 or 
by accessing https://safe2.sba.com/whccamp/index.cfm or the website of 
the Commission at http://whccamp.hhs.gov no later than November 27, 
2000.
    Oral comments will be limited to five minutes; three minutes of 
oral presentation and two minutes to respond to questions by Commission 
members. Individuals who register to speak will be assigned in the 
order in which they registered. Due to time constraints, only one 
representative from each organization will be allotted time for oral 
testimony. The number of speakers and the time allotted may also be 
limited by the number of registrants. All requests to register should 
include the name, address, telephone number, and business or 
professional affiliation of the interested party, and should indicate 
the area of interest or question (as described above) to be addressed. 
When mailing or faxing written comments provide, if possible, an 
electronic version on diskette.
    Any person attending the meeting who has not registered to speak in 
advance of the meeting will be allowed to make a brief oral statement 
during the time set aside for public comment if time permits, and at 
the chairperson's discretion. Individuals unable to attend the meeting, 
or any interested parties, may send written comments by mail, fax, or 
electronically to the staff office of the Commission for inclusion in 
the public record.
    Because of the need to obtain the views of the public on these 
issues as soon as possible and because of the early deadline for the 
report required of the Commission, this notice is being provided at the 
earliest possible time.

    Dated: November 17, 2000.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-30175 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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