[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1063]


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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: February 9, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 
10, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 11, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: The Double Tree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include, but not be limited to: 
Welcome; plenary session on healthcare disparities as it relates to 
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. The following topics will be addressed at the 
meeting: What is the relationship between health disparities and 
underserved/unserved populations; what is the impact of health 
disparities on Title VII programs, what are Title VII programs doing 
in terms of legislative requirements, and what are the best 
practices to address health disparities employed by Title VII 
programs; and what are complementary programs doing to address 
health disparities, what are their best practices, and how can we 
collaborate with these partners to build on existing infrastructures 
and to maximize resources to address health disparities.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    Public Comments: Public comment will be permitted at the end of 
the Committee meeting on February 9, 2004 and before lunch on 
February 10, 2004. 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 
Double Tree Hotel, Rockville, MD, on February 9, 2004. 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: January 12, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-1063 Filed 1-15-04; 8:45 am]
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