[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 86939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training in 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 in Primary 
Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) will hold public meetings for the 
2021 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: ACTPCMD meetings will be held on

 March 2, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
March 3, 2021, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET;
 November 2, 2021, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and November 3, 2021, 
8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Meetings may be held in-person, by teleconference, and/or 
Adobe Connect webinar. For updates on how the meeting will be held, 
visit the ACTPCMD website 30 business days before the date of the 
meeting, where instructions for joining meetings either in-person or 
remotely will also be posted. In-person ACTPCMD meetings will be held 
at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. For meeting 
information updates, go to the ACTPCMD website meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/interdisciplinary-community-linkages/meetings/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Rogers, Designated Federal 
Official, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15N142, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; 301-443-5260; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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. The 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. The 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. 
Since priorities dictate meeting times, be advised that start times, 
end times, and agenda items are subject to change. For CY 2021 
meetings, agenda items may include, but are not limited to inter-
professional team-based education, practice, and retention in 
underserved rural communities, as well as matters pertaining to policy, 
program development, and other matters of significance concerning 
medicine and dentistry activities authorized under Title VII of the PHS 
Act. Refer to the ACTPCMD website listed above for all current and 
updated information concerning the CY 2021 ACTPCMD meetings, including 
draft agendas and meeting materials that will be posted 30 calendar 
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 the ACTPCMD should 
be sent to Shane Rogers using the contact information above at least 5 
business days before the meeting date(s).
    Individuals who need special assistance or another reasonable 
accommodation should notify Shane Rogers using the contact information 
listed above at least 10 business days before the meeting(s) they wish 
to attend.
    If a meeting is held in-person, it will occur in a federal 
government building and attendees must go through a security check to 
enter. Non-U.S. citizen attendees must notify HRSA of their planned 
attendance at an in-person meeting 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. 2020-28919 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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