[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]
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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.
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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]
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