[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60007-60008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20911]


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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.

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DATES AND TIMES: 
September 14, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT
September 15, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. MT
September 16, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MT

PLACE: 
Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE., Albuquerque, New 
Mexico 87110, (505) 881-6800.

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 Wednesday, September 14, 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 social 
determinants of health in rural areas. 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 Thursday morning, September 15, at approximately 8:30 a.m. 
Subcommittees will visit the Presbyterian Medical Services Cuba Health 
Center in Cuba, New Mexico; the Laguna Pueblo, a federally recognized 
Native American tribe of the Pueblo people in Laguna, New Mexico; and 
the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The day will 
conclude at the Albuquerque Marriott with the period of public comment 
at approximately 5:15 p.m.
    On Friday, September 16, at 8:30 a.m., the Committee will meet at 
the Albuquerque Marriott to summarize key findings from the site visits 
and develop a work plan for the next quarter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Hirsch, MSLS, Administrative 
Coordinator, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, 17W41D, 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/.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-20911 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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