[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14709-14710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4166]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:
    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).

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    Dates and Times: April 6, 2006, 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. April 7, 2006, 
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Place: DoubleTree Hotel and Executive Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Agenda: Agency and Bureau administrative updates will be provided. 
The purpose of the meeting will be to address issues related to the 
status of the nursing workforce. A representative from the Bureau of 
Health Professions will present an overview of the preliminary findings 
from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. In addition, 
representatives from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will present data 
on registered nurses employment projections from 2004 to 2014. During 
this meeting, Council workgroups will deliberate on content presented 
and formulate recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Congress on nursing workforce issues based on the 
latest data and trends. This meeting will form the basis for NACNEP's 
mandated Sixth Annual Report.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone interested in obtaining a 
roster of members, minutes of the meeting, or other relevant 
information should write or contact Ms. Donna English, M.P.H., R.N., 
Executive Secretary, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and 
Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9-35, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857, telephone (301) 443-5688.

    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E6-4166 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]
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