[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 46911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18631]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry; 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 Training in Primary Care Medicine 
and Dentistry (ACTPCMD).
    Date and Time: September 15, 2008, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (EST).
    Place: (Audio Conference Call).
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public; audio conference 
access limited only by availability of telephone ports.
    Purpose: The Advisory Committee provides advice and 
recommendations on a broad range of issues dealing with programs and 
activities authorized under section 747 of the Public Health Service 
Act as amended by The Health Professions Education Partnership Act 
of 1998, Public Law 105-392. At this meeting the Advisory Committee 
will finalize its seventh report on the topic of primary care 
providing a medical/dental home within the health care system. It 
will begin work on its eighth report on the topic of the redesign of 
primary care and its impact on training and Title VII, section 747. 
Reports are submitted to Congress and to the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Agenda: The agenda includes final approval of the 
recommendations and finalization of the seventh report as a whole. 
The Advisory Committee will plan the process for completion of the 
eighth report on the redesign of primary care training. An 
opportunity will be provided for public comment. Agenda items are 
subject to change as dictated by the priorities of the Advisory 
Committee.
    Supplementary Information: The ACTPCMD will convene on Monday, 
September 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST via audio conference. To 
participate in this audio conference call, please dial the toll-free 
number 1-800-475-0478 and provide the numeric passcode: 2219205. 
Anyone interested in participating in the audio conference should 
notify either Jerilyn K. Glass, M.D., Ph.D., or Anne F. Patterson by 
calling 301-443-6822 prior to September 8.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requesting information 
regarding the Advisory Committee should contact Jerilyn K. Glass, 
Designated Federal Official for the ACTPCMD, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 9A-
27, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, 
Telephone (301) 443-6822. The Web address for information on the 
Advisory Committee is http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/medicine-dentistry/actpcmd.

    Dated: August 7, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-18631 Filed 8-11-08; 8:45 am]
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