[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72377-72378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28268]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services;
Meeting
AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council).
The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the
burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the
disease and their caregivers. During the January 27, 2020 meeting, an
invited panel will present lessons from epidemiology on understanding
current rates of dementia, future trends, and potential preventive
strategies. The Advisory Council will hear about the Department of
Defense's Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program as well as an
update on the recommendations from the Alzheimer's Disease-Related
Dementias Research Summit. Federal workgroups will also provide updates
on work completed in the last quarter.
DATES: The meeting will be held on January 27, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800 in the Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201.
Comments: Time is allocated on the agenda to hear public comments.
The time for oral comments will be limited
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to three (3) minutes per individual. In lieu of oral comments, formal
written comments may be submitted for the record to Helen Lamont,
Ph.D., OASPE, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 424E, Washington, DC
20201. Comments may also be sent to [email protected]. Those submitting
written comments should identify themselves and any relevant
organizational affiliations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Lamont, 202-260-6075,
[email protected]. Note: Seating may be limited. Those wishing to
attend the meeting must send an email to [email protected] and put ``January
27 Meeting Attendance'' in the subject line by Friday, January 17 so
that their names may be put on a list of expected attendees and
forwarded to the security officers at the Department of Health and
Human Services. Any interested member of the public who is a non-U.S.
citizen should include this information at the time of registration to
ensure that the appropriate security procedure to gain entry to the
building is carried out. Although the meeting is open to the public,
procedures governing security and the entrance to Federal buildings may
change without notice. If you wish to make a public comment, you must
note that within your email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: During the January 27, 2020 meeting, an
invited panel will present lessons from epidemiology on understanding
current rates of dementia, future trends, and potential preventive
strategies. The Advisory Council will hear about the Department of
Defense's Peer Reviewed Alzheimer's Research Program as well as an
update on the recommendations from the Alzheimer's Disease Related
Dementias Research Summit.
Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. Please
allow 30 minutes to go through security and walk to the meeting room.
The meeting will also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Brenda Destro,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of Human
Services Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-28268 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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