[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22650]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care 
Medicine and Dentistry

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary 
Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) will hold public meetings for the 
2020 calendar year (CY). Information about ACTPCMD, agendas, and 
materials for these meetings can be found on the ACTPCMD website at 
https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/primarycare-dentist/index.html.

DATES: January 8-9, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; and August 4, 2020, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meeting scheduled on January 8-9, 2020, will be held in-
person at 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5E29, Rockville, Maryland 20857. The 
meeting scheduled on August 4, 2020, will be held by teleconference/
Adobe Connect webinar. Instructions for joining the meetings either in 
person or remotely will be posted on the ACTPCMD website 30 business 
days before the date of the meeting. For meeting information updates, 
go to the ACTPCMD website meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/primarycare-dentist/meetings.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kennita Carter, MD, Designated Federal 
Official (DFO) Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce (BHW), HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 15N116, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-945-9505; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTPCMD provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and 
other matters of significance concerning the activities under Section 
747 of Title VII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as it existed 
upon the enactment of Section 749 of the PHS Act in 1998. ACTPCMD 
prepares an annual report describing the activities of the committee, 
including findings and recommendations made by the committee concerning 
the activities under Section 747, as well as training programs in oral 
health and dentistry. The annual report is submitted to the Secretary 
as well as the Chairman and ranking members of the Senate Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House of Representatives 
Committee on Energy and Commerce. ACTPCMD develops, publishes, and 
implements performance measures and guidelines for longitudinal 
evaluations of programs authorized under Title VII, Part C of the PHS 
Act, and recommends appropriation levels for programs under this Part.
    During ACTPCMD's CY 2020 meetings, the committee will discuss 
matters concerning policy, program development, and other matters of 
significance concerning medicine and dentistry activities. Agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate. Refer to the ACTPCMD 
website listed above for all current and updated information concerning 
the CY 2020 meetings, including draft agendas and meeting materials 
that will be posted before the meeting. An agenda will be posted on the 
website at least 14 calendar days before each meeting.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide 
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance 
of the scheduled meetings. 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 the ACTPCMD should 
be sent to Kennita Carter using the contact information above at least 
5 business days before the meeting dates.
    Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable 
accommodation should notify Kennita Carter using the contact 
information listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting 
they wish to attend. Since all in-person meetings 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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-22650 Filed 10-16-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P