[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16718]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

42 CFR Part 5


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically 
Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Notice 
of Meeting

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of 
Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage 
Areas.

DATES: Meetings will be held on July 20, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 
July 21, 2011, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the Sheraton Suites Old Town 
Alexandria, 801 North Saint Asaph Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 
(703) 836-4700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    For more information, please contact Emily Cumberland, Office of 
Policy Coordination, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and 
Services Administration, Room 9-49, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-4662, E-mail: 
[email protected] or visit http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/shortage/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on 
Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health 
Professional Shortage Areas is to establish criteria and a 
comprehensive methodology for Designation of Medically Underserved 
Populations and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas, using 
a Negotiated Rulemaking (NR) process. It is hoped that use of the NR 
process will yield a consensus among technical experts and stakeholders 
on a new rule for designation of medically underserved populations and 
primary care health professions shortage areas, which would be 
published as an Interim Final Rule in accordance with Section 5602 of 
the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.
    Agenda: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 20 and 
Thursday, July 21. It will include a discussion of various components 
of a possible methodology for identifying areas of shortage and 
underservice, based on the recommendations of the Committee in the 
previous meeting. The Thursday meeting will also include development of 
the agenda for the next meeting. Members of the public will have the 
opportunity to provide comments during the meeting on Thursday 
afternoon.
    Requests from the public to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to the Committee should be sent to Emily Cumberland at 
the contact address above at least 10 days prior to the first day of 
the meeting, July 20. The meetings will be open to the public as 
indicated above, with attendance 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 contact person listed above at least 10 days prior to the 
meeting.

    Dated: June 27, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-16718 Filed 7-1-11; 8:45 am]
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