[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68629-68630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and 
Solicitation for Written Comments

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, White 
House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific 
Islanders.

ACTION: Notice of meeting and solicitation for written comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
announces the next meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Commission) 
and the solicitation of written comments regarding the advancement of 
equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 
and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The meeting is open to 
the public and will be held in Washington, DC on October 25 and October 
26, 2023. Virtual attendance will be available through livestream. The 
Commission is working to accomplish its mission to provide independent 
advice and recommendations to the President on ways to advance equity, 
justice, and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities.

DATES: The Commission will meet on October 25, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) to 4:30 p.m. ET and October 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. 
ET to 2:00 p.m. ET. The final location and agenda will be posted on the 
website for the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html when this information becomes 
available.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend virtually. Registration is 
required through the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Viviane Chao, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and 
External Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 620E, 200 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: (202) 690-6060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is the seventh in a series of 
Federal advisory committee meetings regarding the development of 
recommendations to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for AA and 
NHPI communities. The meeting is open to the public and will be live 
streamed. The Commission, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra 
and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, advises the 
President on: the development, monitoring, and coordination of 
executive branch efforts to advance equity, justice, and opportunity 
for AA and NHPI communities in the United States, including efforts to 
close gaps in health, socioeconomic, employment, and educational 
outcomes; policies to address and end anti-Asian bias, xenophobia, 
racism, and nativism, and opportunities for the executive branch to 
advance inclusion, belonging, and public awareness of the diversity and 
accomplishments of AA and NHPI people, cultures, and histories; 
policies, programs, and initiatives to prevent, report, respond to, and 
track anti-Asian hate crimes and hate incidents; ways in which the 
Federal Government can build on the capacity and contributions of AA 
and NHPI communities through equitable Federal funding, grantmaking, 
and employment opportunities; policies and practices to improve 
research and equitable data disaggregation regarding AA and NHPI 
communities; policies and practices to improve language

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access services to ensure AA and NHPI communities can access Federal 
programs and services; and strategies to increase public-and private-
sector collaboration, and community involvement in improving the safety 
and socioeconomic, health, educational, occupational, and environmental 
well-being of AA and NHPI communities.
    Information is available on the President's Advisory Commission on 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders website at 
https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html. The names of 
the 25 members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are available at 
https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/index.html.
    Purpose of Meeting: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, authorized by 
Executive Order 14031, will meet to discuss full and draft 
recommendations by the Commission's six Subcommittees on ways to 
advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native 
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. The Subcommittees are: 
Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination; Data 
Disaggregation; Language Access; Economic Equity; Health Equity; and 
Immigration and Citizenship Status.
    Background: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
communities are among the fastest growing racial and ethnic populations 
in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, in 
recent years, AA and NHPI individuals have faced increasing hate crimes 
and incidents that threaten their safety, as well as harmful 
stereotypes that often ignore socioeconomic, health, and educational 
disparities impacting these diverse communities.
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, tragic acts of anti-Asian violence 
increased and cast a shadow of fear and grief over many AA and NHPI 
communities. However, even before the pandemic, AA and NHPI communities 
in the United States have faced persistent xenophobia, religious 
discrimination, racism, and violence.
    At the same time, AA and NHPI communities were overrepresented in 
the pandemic's essential workforce in healthcare, food supply, 
education, and childcare, with more than four million AA and NHPIs 
manning the frontlines. Many AA and NHPI workers, families, and small 
businesses also faced devastating economic losses during this time.
    Additionally, health and economic inequities faced by Native 
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities worsened during the COVID-19 
pandemic, with evidence suggesting they were twice as likely to die 
from the disease compared to white counterparts.
    The challenges AA and NHPI communities face are often exacerbated 
by a lack of adequate data disaggregation and language access. The 
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, 
and Pacific Islanders works to advise the President on executive branch 
efforts to address these challenges and advance equity, justice, and 
opportunity for AA and NHPI communities.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public may attend 
virtually. Registration is required through the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator.
    Written public comments: Written comments are welcomed throughout 
the development of the Commission's recommendations to promote equity, 
justice, and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and 
Pacific Islanders and may be emailed to [email protected] at any 
time. Respond concisely and in plain language. You may use any 
structure or layout that presents your information well. You may 
include links to online material or interactive presentations. Clearly 
mark any proprietary information and place it in its own section or 
file. Your response will become Government property, and we may publish 
some of its non-proprietary content.
    Authority: Executive Order 14031. The President's Advisory 
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders 
(Commission) is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of Federal 
advisory committees.

Krystal Ka'ai,
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, President's Advisory Commission on 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
[FR Doc. 2023-21981 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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