[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00517]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory 
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). 
The Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services 
provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's 
disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their 
caregivers. During the January meeting, the Advisory Council will hear 
a presentation on IOM's final expert panel on Advanced Dementia, which 
will provide additional recommendations for the Council to consider. 
The Advisory Council will spend the majority of the meeting considering 
recommendations made by each of the three subcommittees for updates to 
the 2015 National Plan.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 26th, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Great Hall in the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    Comments: Time is allocated mid-morning on the agenda to hear 
public comments. The time for oral comments will be limited to two (2) 
minutes per individual. In lieu of oral comments, formal written 
comments may be submitted for the record to Rohini Khillan, OASPE, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington, DC 20201. Comments may 
also be sent to [email protected]. Those submitting written comments should 
identify themselves and any relevant organizational affiliations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rohini Khillan (202) 690-5932, 
[email protected]. Note: Seating may be limited. Those wishing to 
attend the meeting must send an email to [email protected] and put ``January 
26 Meeting Attendance'' in the Subject line by Friday, January 16, so 
that their names may be put on a list of expected attendees and 
forwarded to the security officers at the Department of Health and 
Human Services. Any interested member of the public who is a non-U.S. 
citizen should include this information at the time of registration to 
ensure that the appropriate security procedure to gain entry to the 
building is carried out. Although the meeting is open to the public, 
procedures governing security and the entrance to Federal buildings may 
change without notice. If you wish to make a public comment, you must 
note that within your email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and 
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: The Advisory Council will hear 
presentations on the basics of long-term care, including presentations 
on programs, settings, and payers. The Council will use a portion of 
the meeting to review the work it has accomplished thus far towards the 
2025 goals, and then discuss the process for developing recommendations 
for the 2015 update to the National Plan. The Council will also hear 
presentations from the three subcommittees (Research, Clinical Care, 
Long-Term Services and Supports, and Ethics).
    Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. Please 
allow 30 minutes to go through security and walk to the meeting room. 
The meeting will also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National 
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

     Dated: January 5, 2015.
Richard G. Frank,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2015-00517 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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