[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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DATES: Monday, September 23, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, 
September 24, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The entire meeting of the 
President's Committee on Mental Retardation will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Indian Treaty Room, Old 
Executive Office Building, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
Washington, DC 20500. Enter the building at the Pennsylvania Avenue 
entrance and be prepared to show a photo ID. Please allow extra time 
for security procedures. It will be necessary for all persons planning 
to enter the Old Executive Office Building to provide their name, date 
of birth and social security number no later than September 13, 2002, 
to the Executive Director, President's Committee on Mental Retardation 
(see below for contact information). A barrier free entrance is 
available to the Old Executive Office Building at its 17th and G 
Streets, NW., entrance. The same security requirements apply for that 
entrance.
    Agenda: The Committee plans to discuss critical issues concerning 
President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative, inter-agency 
collaboration and cooperation, and removal of barriers to full 
community integration and improved quality of life for individuals with 
mental retardation. An interpreter for the deaf will be available upon 
request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Atwater, President's Committee 
on Mental Retardation, Room 701, Aerospace Building, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, telephone--(202) 619-0634, fax--
(202) 205-9519, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
support for persons with mental retardation. The Committee is 
responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current practices in 
programs and support for person 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. The 
Committee submits an annual report to the President.

    Dated: August 26, 2002.
Sally Atwater,
Executive Director, President's Committee on Mental Retardation.
[FR Doc. 02-22318 Filed 8-30-02; 8:45 am]
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