[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57470-57471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25091]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based 
Linkages.
    Dates and Times:
October 26, 2003, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

October 27, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
October 28, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: The Washington Terrace Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: 
Welcome; plenary session on cultural competency and diversity for 
the grant programs under the purview of the Committee with 
presentations by speakers representing the Department of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS), constituent groups, field experts and 
committee members. Meeting content will focus on how cultural 
competency and diversity relate to health status outcomes. The 
following topics will be addressed at the meeting: What are the 
Title VII grant programs doing in the areas of cultural competency 
and diversity and under what authority, if any? Why should there be 
a culturally competent and diverse workforce? and What are the 
policy issues

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and possible recommendations relevant to these programs?
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    Public Comments: Public comment will be permitted before lunch 
and at the end of the Committee meeting on October 27, 2003. Oral 
presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per public speaker. 
Persons interested in providing an oral presentation should submit a 
written request, with a copy of their presentation to: Jennifer 
Donovan, Deputy Executive Secretary, Division of State, Community 
and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Room 9-105, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-8044.
    Requests should contain the name, address, telephone number, and 
any business or professional affiliation of the person desiring to 
make an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are 
requested to combine their comments and present them through a 
single representative. The Division of State, Community and Public 
Health will notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their 
assigned presentation time.
    Persons who do not file a request in advance for a presentation, 
but wish to make an oral statement may register to do so at the 
Washington Terrace Hotel, Washington, DC on October 27, 2003. These 
persons will be allocated time as the Committee meeting agenda 
permits.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the Committee should contact Jennifer Donovan, Division of 
State, Community and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 9-105, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-8044.

    Dated: September 29, 2003.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-25091 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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