[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59790-59791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8596]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Office of the Secretary, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a 
meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is 
required for both public attendance and comment. Any individual who 
wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public comment 
session should e-mail [email protected].

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 31, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. The meeting is 
accessible from the Silver Spring Metro Station. The Crowne Plaza Hotel 
will provide shuttle service to and from the Silver Spring Metro 
Station for individuals attending the ACMH meeting on October 31, 2006. 
Meeting participants can call the hotel at (301) 589-0800 for shuttle 
pick-up if they don't see the shuttle. Meeting participants may also 
walk the three short blocks to the hotel from the Silver Spring station 
by existing onto Wayne Avenue and walking toward the Discovery 
Building. Make a left onto Georgia Avenue and walk the 1 block toward 
the Crowne Plaza. The hotel will be on the right-hand side.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Monica A. Baltimore, Tower 
Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
Phone: 240-453-2882 Fax: 240-453-2883.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Public Law 105-392, the 
ACMH was established to provide advice to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Minority Health in improving the health of each racial 
and ethnic minority group and on the development of goals and specific 
program activities of the Office of Minority Health.

    Topics to be discussed during this meeting will include 
strategies to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority 
populations through the development of health policies and programs 
that will help eliminate health disparities, as well as other 
related issues.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, 
should notify the designated contact person at least fourteen 
business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have 
an opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Public comments 
will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Individuals who would 
like to submit written statements should mail or fax their comments 
to the Office of Minority Health at least five business days prior 
to the meeting. Any member of the public who wishes to have printed 
material distributed to ACMH committee members should submit their 
materials to Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, ACMH, 
Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, prior to close of business on October 18, 2006.


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    October 3, 2006.
Mirtha R. Beadle,
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and 
Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.
[FR Doc. 06-8596 Filed 10-10-06; 8:45 am]
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