[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35843-35844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09584]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters 
(NACSD) will conduct a public meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024 (2:30 
p.m.-4:30 p.m. ET). Notice of the meeting is required under Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The NACSD is 
required by section 2811B of the Public Health Service Act (PHS) Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300hh-10c), as amended by the Pandemic and All-Hazards 
Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAIA), Public Law 116-22, 
and governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA). The NACSD provides expert advice and guidance to the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding all-hazards 
public health and medical preparedness, response, and recovery 
activities related to meeting the unique needs of older adults. ASPR 
manages and convenes the NACSD on behalf of the Secretary of HHS. The 
NACSD will discuss and deliberate questions posed by ASPR on climate 
and health equity.
    Procedures for Public Participation: The public and expert 
stakeholders are invited to observe the meeting either in-person or 
virtually and pre-registration

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is required. The pre-registration link and a more detailed agenda will 
be available on the NACSD website. Anyone may submit questions and 
comments to the NACSD by email ([email protected]) before the meeting. 
American Sign Language translation and Communication Access Real-Time 
Translation will be provided.
    We would like to specifically seek input from the public on climate 
and health equity considerations in disaster training as well as 
opportunities and strategic priorities for national public health and 
medical preparedness, response, and recovery specific to the needs of 
older adults. Representatives from industry, academia, health 
professions, health care consumer organizations, non-federal government 
agencies, or community-based organizations may request up to five 
minutes to speak directly to the Committee. Requests to speak to the 
Committee will be approved in consultation with the Committee Chair and 
based on time available during the meeting. Requests to speak to the 
NACSD during the public meeting must be sent to [email protected] by close 
of business on May 15, 2024. Please provide the full name, credentials, 
official position(s), and relevant affiliations for the speaker and a 
brief description of the intended topic. Presentations that contain 
material with a commercial bias, advertising, marketing, or 
solicitations will not be allowed. A meeting summary will be available 
on the NACSD website post meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maxine Kellman; NACSD Designated 
Federal Official, (202) 260-0047; [email protected].
    The Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response of ASPR, Dawn O'Connell, having reviewed and approved this 
document, authorizes Adam DeVore, who is the Federal Register Liaison, 
to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the 
Federal Register.

Adam DeVore,
Federal Register Liaison, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and 
Response.
[FR Doc. 2024-09584 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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