[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12954-12955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04605]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force (Task Force) will hold a 
virtual meeting on March 26, 2021. The purpose of this meeting is to 
discuss equitable vaccine access and acceptance. This meeting is open 
to the public and will be live-streamed at www.hhs.gov/live. 
Information about the meeting will be posted on the HHS Office of 
Minority Health website: www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/healthequitytaskforce/ prior to the meeting.

DATES: The Task Force meeting will be held on Friday, March 26, 2021, 
from approximately 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET (times are tentative and 
subject to change). The confirmed time and agenda will be posted on the 
COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force website: www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/

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healthequitytaskforce/ when this information becomes available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Wu, Designated Federal Officer 
for the Task Force; Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Phone: 240-453-6173; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: COVID-19 Health Equity Task 
Force (Task Force) was established by Executive Order 13995, dated 
January 21, 2021. The Task Force is tasked with developing a set of 
recommendations to the President, through the Coordinator of the COVID-
19 Response and Counselor to the President (COVID-19 Response 
Coordinator) for mitigating the health inequities caused or exacerbated 
by the COVID-19 pandemic and for preventing such inequities in the 
future. The Task Force shall submit a final report to the COVID-19 
Response Coordinator addressing any ongoing health inequities faced by 
COVID-19 survivors that may merit a public health response, describing 
the factors that contributed to disparities in COVID-19 outcomes, and 
recommending actions to combat such disparities in future pandemic 
responses.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed at 
www.hhs.gov/live. A public comment session will be held during the 
meeting. Pre-registration is required to provide public comment during 
the meeting. To pre-register to attend or to provide public comment, 
please send an email to [email protected] and include your name, 
title, and organization by close of business on Friday, March 19, 2021. 
Comments will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and 
should be pertinent to the meeting discussion. Individuals are 
encouraged to provide a written statement of any public comment(s) for 
accurate minute-taking purposes. If you decide you would like to 
provide public comment but do not pre-register, you may submit your 
written statement by emailing [email protected] no later than close 
of business Thursday, April 1, 2021. Individuals who plan to attend and 
need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact: [email protected] and 
reference this meeting. Requests for special accommodations should be 
made at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 1, 2021.
Samuel Wu,
Designated Federal Officer, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2021-04605 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]
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