[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 239 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71508-71509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27262]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary Care 
Medicine and Dentistry

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces that the Advisory Committee on Training and Primary 
Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) will hold public meetings for the 
2022 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:
     February 17, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 
and February 18, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET; and
     August 2, 2022, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held virtually and by teleconference. No 
in-person meetings will be conducted in 2022. For updates on how the 
meetings will be held, visit the ACTPCMD website 30 business days 
before the date of the meeting, where instructions for joining meetings 
will be posted. For meeting information updates, go to the ACTPCMD 
website meeting page at https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/primarycare-dentist/meetings.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 Health and Human Services 
(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. 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

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meeting times, be advised that start times, end times, and agenda items 
are subject to change. For CY 2022 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 the relevant sections of the PHS Act. Refer to the ACTPCMD 
website listed above for all current and updated information concerning 
the CY 2022 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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-27262 Filed 12-15-21; 8:45 am]
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