[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20532]


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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 (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 
(NACNEP).
    Dates and Times: December 11, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. December 12, 
2006, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: The Madison Hotel, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20005.
    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 discuss the role of 
nursing in developing surge capacity, with a series of panel 
discussions relating to the nursing workforce, integration of health 
information technology, providing care to special populations, and 
integrating surge capacity into the nursing curriculum. 
Representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Veteran's Affairs, American Hospital 
Association, INOVA Health Systems, and American Red Cross will be 
presenting. 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 role of nursing in 
developing surge capacity. This meeting will form the basis for 
NACNEP's mandated Seventh 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 Dr. Joan Weiss, 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: November 29, 2006.
Caroline Lewis,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration and Financial 
Management.
 [FR Doc. E6-20532 Filed 12-4-06; 8:45 am]
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