[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8335-8336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04074]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and 
Practice

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education 
and Practice (NACNEP) has scheduled public meetings for the 2019 
calendar year (CY). Information about NACNEP, agendas, and materials 
for these meetings can be found on the NACNEP website at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/nursing/index.html.

DATES: All CY 2019 NACNEP meetings will be held by teleconference and 
webinar:
     April 1, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
     May 21, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET; and
     September 24, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held by teleconference and/or Adobe Connect 
webinar. Instructions for joining the meetings remotely will be posted 
on the

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NACNEP website 30 business days before the date of the meeting. For 
meeting information updates, go to the NACNEP website meeting page at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/nursing/meetings.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Gray MBA, MS, RN, Chief, 
Advanced Nursing Education Branch; Designated Federal Official; Bureau 
of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-945-3113 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACNEP provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of HHS and Congress on policy issues related to the 
activities carried out under Title VIII of the Public Health Service 
(PHS) Act, including the range of issues relating to the nurse 
workforce, education, and practice improvement. NACNEP also prepares 
and submits an annual report to the Secretary of HHS and Congress 
describing its activities, including NACNEP's findings and 
recommendations concerning activities under Title VIII, as required by 
the PHS Act.
    For CY 2019 meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited 
to, updates from experts on nursing workforce, nursing education, and 
nursing practice improvement. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate. Refer to the NACNEP website listed above for all 
current and updated information concerning the CY 2019 NACNEP meetings, 
including topics, draft agendas, and meeting materials that will be 
posted at least 10 business days before the meeting. Members of the 
public will have the opportunity to provide comments. Public 
participants may submit written statements in advance of the scheduled 
meeting(s). Oral comments will be honored in the order they are 
requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to submit a 
written statement or make oral comments to NACNEP should be sent to the 
contact information above at least five business days before the 
meeting date(s). Individuals who need special assistance or another 
reasonable accommodation should notify Tracy Gray at the address and 
phone number listed above at least 10 business days before the 
meeting(s) they wish to remotely attend. Since all in-person meetings 
will occur in a federal government building, attendees must go through 
a security check to enter the building. Non-U.S. Citizen attendees must 
notify HRSA of their planned attendance at least 20 business days prior 
to the meeting in order to facilitate their entry into the building. 
All attendees are required to present government-issued identification 
prior to entry.

Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-04074 Filed 3-6-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P