[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 60685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24433]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory 
Reform--Cancellation

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
HHS.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the cancellation of a public meeting of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary's Advisory 
Committee on Regulatory Reform that was scheduled to be held on 
Tuesday, October 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 11, from 
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. 
Information about dates, times, and locations for the meeting will be 
posted in the Federal Register and on the Committee Web site at 
www.regreform.hhs.gov once the event has been rescheduled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret P. Sparr, Executive 
Coordinator, Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 344G, Washington, DC, 20201, (202) 401-
5182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Common sense 
approaches and careful balancing of needs can help improve patient 
care. As part of this initiative, the Department established the 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform to provide findings 
and recommendations regarding potential regulatory changes. These 
changes would enable HHS programs 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: September 20, 2002.
William Raub,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 02-24433 Filed 9-25-02; 8:45 am]
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