[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2013)]
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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: January 31, 2013, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time.
    Place: Conference Call Format.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Status: This conference call meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to identify the key 
challenges facing nursing workforce development to respond to the 
Affordable Care Act and health care system redesign, and to formulate 
policy recommendations for Congress and the Secretary to ensure the 
nursing workforce is ready to meet these challenges. The objectives of 
the meeting are to: (1) Articulate the key challenges facing nursing 
workforce development in meeting the health care needs of the nation; 
(2) develop goals and priorities for Council action to address these 
challenges; and (3) develop recommendations on the activities, 
initiatives, and partnerships that are critical to advancing 21st 
century interprofessional education and practice models needed to 
promote the health of the public. This meeting will form the basis for 
NACNEP's mandated Thirteenth Annual Report to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services and Congress. The meeting will include a panel 
presentation and discussion focused around the purpose and objectives 
of this meeting.
    Agenda: The Agenda will be available on the NACNEP Web site, noted 
below, one day prior to the meeting. Agenda items are subject to change 
as priorities dictate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information regarding NACNEP 
including the roster of members, Reports to Congress, and minutes from 
previous meetings are available at the following Web site: http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/nacnep/index.html.
    Members of the public and interested parties may request to 
participate in the conference call by contacting the Committee 
Management Specialist, Jeanne Brown, to obtain information on the 
conference phone line. Access is by invitation only and will be granted 
on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited.
    For additional information regarding NACNEP, please contact Jeanne 
Brown, Committee Management Specialist, National Advisory Council on 
Nurse Education and Practice, Parklawn Building, Room 9-61, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; email [email protected]; 
telephone (301) 443-5688.

    Dated: January 4, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-00356 Filed 1-9-13; 8:45 am]
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