[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 14452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05998]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; 
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 Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services.
    Date And Time: April 18, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., April 19, 2016, 
8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., April 20, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
    Place: Keyserling Cancer Center, 1680b Ribaut Road, Port Royal, SC 
29935, (843) 522-7800.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services provides counsel and recommendations to the Secretary with 
respect to the delivery, research, development, and administration of 
health and human services in rural areas.
    Agenda: The meeting on Monday, April 18, will be called to order at 
8:30 a.m. by the Chairperson of the Committee, the Honorable Ronnie 
Musgrove. The Committee will examine the issue of Opioid Abuse Disorder 
in rural areas and alternatives for emergency care in rural communities 
at risk of losing their hospital. The day will conclude with a period 
of public comment at approximately 5:00 p.m.
    The Committee will break into Subcommittees and depart for site 
visits Tuesday morning, April 19, at approximately 8:30 a.m. 
Subcommittees will visit the Beaufort County Department of Social 
Services and the Keyserling Cancer Center. The day will conclude at the 
Keyserling Cancer Center with a period of public comment at 
approximately 5:00 p.m.
    The Committee will meet to summarize key findings and develop a 
work plan for the next quarter and the following meeting on Wednesday 
morning, April 20, at 8:30 a.m. at the Keyserling Cancer Center.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hirsch, MSLS, Administrative 
Coordinator, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn 
Building, 17W61, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone 
(301) 443-0835, Fax (301) 443-2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting should 
contact Pierre Joseph at the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy 
(FORHP) via telephone at (301) 945-0897 or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals who plan to attend and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should notify the contact person listed above at least 
10 days prior to the meeting. The Committee meeting agenda will be 
posted on the Committee's Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-05998 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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