[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65716-65717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform; Notice of 
Meeting

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting by the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Regulatory Reform. As governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act in 
accordance with section 10(a)(2), the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Regulatory Reform is seeking guidance for the Department's efforts to 
streamline regulatory requirements. The Advisory Committee will advise 
and make recommendations for changes that would be beneficial in four 
broad areas: health care delivery, health systems operations, 
biomedical and health research, and the development of pharmaceuticals 
and other products.
    All meetings and hearings of the Committee are open to the general 
public. During each meeting, invited witnesses will address how 
regulations affect health-related issues. Meeting agendas will also 
allow time for public comment. Additional information on each meeting's 
agenda and list of participating witnesses will be posted on the 
Committee's Web site prior to the meetings (http://www.regreform.hhs.gov).

DATES: The first meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Regulatory Reform will be held on Monday, January 7, 2002, from 9 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, January 8, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform will 
meet on Monday, January 7, in the Ross Auditorium at Providence 
Hospital, 1150 Varnum Street NE., Washington, DC 20017. On Tuesday, 
January 8, the Committee will meet in Room 800 of the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christy Schmidt, Executive 
Coordinator, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 801, Washington, DC 20201, (202) 401-
5182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Providence Hospital and the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building are in compliance with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act. Anyone planning to attend the meeting who requires 
special disability-related arrangements such as sign-language 
interpretation should provide notice of their need by Friday, December 
31, 2001. Please make any request to Michael Starkweather `` phone: 
301-628-3141; fax: 301-628-3101; email: 3.com">mstarkweather@s-3.com.
    On June 8, 2001, HHS Secretary Thompson announced a Department-wide 
initiative to reduce regulatory burdens in health care, to improve 
patient care, and to respond to the concerns of health care providers 
and industry, State and local Governments, and individual Americans who 
are affected by HHS rules. As part of this initiative, the Department 
is establishing the Secretary's Advisory Committee on

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Regulatory Reform to provide findings and recommendations regarding 
potential regulatory changes. These changes would enable HHS to reduce 
burdens and costs associated with departmental regulations and 
paperwork, while at the same time maintaining or enhancing the 
effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and access of HHS programs.

    Dated: December 13, 2001.
Dr. William F. Raub,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 01-31319 Filed 12-19-01; 8:45 am]
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