[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28629-28630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12104]


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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


 Meetings 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 two meetings are scheduled for the Advisory Group on 
Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health (the 
``Advisory Group''). The meetings will be open to the public. 
Information about the Advisory Group and the agendas for these meetings 
can be obtained by accessing the following Web site: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/advisorygrp/index.html.

DATES: The first meeting will be held on June 11, 2015, from 11:30 a.m. 
to 2:30 p.m. EST. The second meeting will be held on August 31 from 
9:00 a.m. to

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5:00 p.m. EST--September 1, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The first meeting on June 11, 2015, will be held via 
teleconference. The second meeting on August 31--September 1, 2015, 
will be held in Washington, DC Teleconference and meeting location 
information will be published closer to the meeting dates 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, 
Public Law 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 
Executive Order 13591, dated November 23, 2011. Authority for the 
Advisory Group to be re-established was given under Executive Order 
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 no 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.
    Meeting descriptions and relevant materials will be published 
closer to the meeting dates at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/initiatives/prevention/advisorygrp/index.html.
    Members of the public have the opportunity to participate in each 
meeting and/or provide comments to the Advisory Group. Public comment 
will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Individuals who wish to 
participate in the meetings and/or provide comments must register by 
12:00 p.m. EST on June 4, 2015, for the meeting on June 11, 2015, and 
by 12:00 p.m. EST on August 24, 2015, for the meeting on August 31-
September 1, 2015. In order to register, individuals must send their 
full name and affiliation via email to [email protected]. 
Individuals 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 these scheduled 
meetings should submit those materials by June 4, 2015, for the June 
meeting and by August 24, 2015, for the August/September meeting.

    Dated: May 6, 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. 2015-12104 Filed 5-18-15; 8:45 am]
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