[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1517-1518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00093]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the National Advisory Committee on the National Health 
Service Corps

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 Committee on the National 
Health Service Corps (NACNHSC) will hold public meetings for the 2021 
calendar year (CY). Information about NACNHSC, agendas, and materials 
for these meetings can be found on the NACNHSC website at https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/about/national-advisory-council-nhsc/index.html.

DATES: NACNHSC meetings will be held on
     March 16, 2021, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and 
March 17, 2021, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET;
     June 22, 2021, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET and June 23, 2021, 
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET;
     November 9, 2021, 9:00 a.m.-5: 00 p.m. ET and November 10, 
2021, 9:00 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 NACNHSC 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 NACNHSC meetings will be held 
at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. For meeting 
information updates, go to the NACNHSC website meeting page at https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/nac/meetings.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Fabiyi-King (DFO), Division of 
National Health Service Corps, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-3609; or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACNHSC provides advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and 
other matters of significance concerning the activities under Subpart 
II, Part D of Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254d-254k). NACNHSC designates areas of the United States with health 
professional shortages and assigns National Health Service Corps 
clinicians to improve the delivery of health services in health 
professional shortage areas. Since priorities dictate meeting times and 
agenda items, 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, the identification of NACNHSC priorities for 
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program issues and concerns; propose policy changes using the varying 
levels of expertise represented on the Council to advise on specific 
program areas; updates from clinician workforce experts; and education 
and practice improvement in the training development of primary care 
clinicians. More general items may include: Presentations and 
discussions on the current and emerging needs of health workforce; 
public health priorities; healthcare access and evaluation; NACNHSC-
approved sites; HRSA priorities and other federal health workforce and 
education programs that impact the NACNHSC.
    Refer to the NACNHSC website listed above for all current and 
updated information concerning the CY 2021 NACNHSC 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 NACNHSC should 
be sent to Diane Fabiyi-King 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 Diane Fabiyi-King 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. 2021-00093 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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