[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07744]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, 
and Integrative and Public Health

AGENCY: Office of the Surgeon General of the United States Public 
Health Service, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 
hereby given that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Advisory 
Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public 
Health (the ``Advisory Group''). The meeting will be open to the 
public. Information about the Advisory Group and the agenda for this 
meeting can be obtained by accessing the following Web site: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/advisorygrp/index.html.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 20, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Teleconference 
information will be published closer to the meeting date at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/advisorygrp/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Surgeon General, 200 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201; 202-205-9517; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Group is a non-discretionary 
federal advisory committee that was initially established under 
Executive Order 13544, dated June 10, 2010, to comply with the statutes 
under section 4001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 
Pub. L. 111-148. The Advisory Group was established to assist in 
carrying out the mission of the National Prevention, Health Promotion, 
and Public Health Council (the Council). The Advisory Group provides 
recommendations and advice to the Council.
    The Advisory Group was terminated on September 30, 2012, by E. O. 
13591, dated November 23, 2011. Authority for the Advisory Group to be 
re-established was given under E. O. 13631, dated December 7, 2012. 
Authority for the Advisory Group to continue to operate until September 
30, 2015 was given under Executive Order 13652, dated September 30, 
2013.
    It is authorized for the Advisory Group to consist of not more than 
25 non-federal members. The Advisory Group currently has 21 members who 
were appointed by the President. The membership includes a diverse 
group of licensed health professionals, including integrative health 
practitioners who have expertise in (1) worksite health promotion; (2) 
community services, including community health centers; (3) preventive 
medicine; (4) health coaching; (5) public health education; (6) 
geriatrics; and (7) rehabilitation medicine.
    The meeting will be held in order to review and approve 
recommendations developed by the Recommendation Drafting Sub-Committee 
of the Advisory Group. These recommendations are directed towards the 
Council, the Surgeon General, the Administration, and other entities.
    Members of the public have the opportunity to attend the meeting 
and/or provide comments to the Advisory Group on April 20, 2015. Public 
comment will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Individuals who wish 
to attend the meeting and/or provide comments must register by 12:00 
p.m. EST on April 13, 2015. In order to register, individuals must send 
their full name and affiliation via email to 
[email protected]. Individuals planning to attend the meeting 
who need special assistance and/or accommodations, i.e., sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should indicate so 
when they register. Members of the public who wish to have materials 
distributed to the Advisory Group members at this scheduled meeting 
should submit those materials when they register.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Corinne M. Graffunder,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Group on Prevention, Health 
Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, Office of the Surgeon 
General.
[FR Doc. 2015-07744 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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