[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 789-790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-35]


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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, Department of Health and Human Services.

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 January 23, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 4 
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 January 23, 2007. 
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 exiting onto Wayne Avenue and walking toward the Discovery Building. 
Make a left onto Georgia Avenue and walk the 1 block

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toward the Crowne Plaza. The hotel will be on the right-hand side.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION 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 members of 
the public who wish 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 January 16, 2007.

    Dated: December 22, 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. E7-35 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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