[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76025-76026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30749]


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

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 for the Advisory Group on 
Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health (the 
``Advisory Group''). This 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/priorities/prevention/advisorygrp/index.html.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 22, 2015. The exact meeting 
time will be published closer to the meeting date at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/priorities/prevention/advisorygrp/advisory-group-meetings.html.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via teleconference. Teleconference 
information and an exact meeting time will be published closer to the 
meeting date at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/priorities/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, 2017, was given under Executive 
Order 13708, dated September 30, 2015.
    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.
    A meeting description and relevant materials will be published 
closer to the meeting date at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/priorities/prevention/advisorygrp/.
    Members of the public have the opportunity to participate in the 
meeting and/or provide comments to the Advisory Group on December 22, 
2015. Public comment will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. 
Individuals who wish to participate in the meeting and/or provide 
comments must register by 12:00 p.m. EST on December 15, 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., TDD/VP 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.


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    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Melanie Ross,
CDR, USPHS, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Group on Prevention, 
Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, Office of the 
Surgeon General.
[FR Doc. 2015-30749 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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