[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50138-50139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19322]


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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.

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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 September 30, 2021. The purpose of this meeting is 
to present and vote on the final recommendations for mitigating 
inequities caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and for 
preventing such inequities in the future. 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 Thursday, September 30, 
2021, from 2 p.m. to approximately 6 p.m. ET (date and time are 
tentative and subject to change). The confirmed time and agenda will be 
posted on the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force web page: 
www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/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: The COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force (Task Force) was 
established by Executive Order 13995, dated January 21, 2021. The Task 
Force is tasked with providing specific 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. No registration is required. A public comment session 
will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required to 
provide public comment during the meeting. To pre-register, please send 
an email to [email protected] and include your name, title, and 
organization by close of business on Friday, September 24, 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 on Thursday, October 7, 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 10 business days prior to the 
meeting.

    Dated: September 1, 2021.
Samuel Wu,
Designated Federal Officer, COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2021-19322 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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