[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48435-48436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12292]


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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 Oral and 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 and oral 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
announces the ninth public meeting of the President's Advisory 
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders 
(Commission) and the solicitation of written and oral comment 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 Saint Paul, 
Minnesota. Virtual attendance will be available through livestream on 
July 1 and in-person attendance will be available on July 2, 2024. 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 July 1, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) to 5:00 p.m. ET and July 2, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. ET 
to 6:00 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 the meeting virtually or in 
person, depending on the portion of the meeting. Registration is 
required through the following links:

July 1 meeting (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-911468415567?aff=oddtdtcreator
July 2 public listening session (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-listening-session-tickets-911482939007?aff=oddtdtcreator

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Teruya, Lead 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, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert 
Humphrey Building, 620E, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20201; email: [email protected]; telephone: (202) 951-0235.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The meeting is the ninth 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 U.S. Health and Human Services 
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 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,

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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 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, as amended by Executive Order 14109, will meet 
to discuss 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 and Education; Economic Equity; Health Equity; 
Immigration and Citizenship Status; and Language Access and 
Communications.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public may attend 
the meeting virtually and the public listening session in person. 
Registration is required through the following links:

July 1 (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-911468415567?aff=oddtdtcreator
July 2 public listening session (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-listening-session-tickets-911482939007?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 
respond to some or all of the questions, and you can suggest other 
factors or relevant questions for the Commission to consider. You may 
also 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 
non-proprietary content may be published as public record.
    Oral public comments: Individuals may submit a request to make an 
oral public comment at the July 2, 2024, meeting in response to the 
questions below. Advance copy of oral public comment must be sent via 
email to [email protected] with the subject line ``PACAANHPI: 
In-person Response to '' no later than 
11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June 24, 2024. Submissions received after the 
deadline will not be considered for oral public comment. Your submitted 
oral comment will become government property and may be published as 
part of the meeting record.
    Registration for oral public comment is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes or less per 
person. After the maximum number of speakers is exceeded, individuals 
registered to provide oral comment will be placed on a wait list and 
notified should an opening become available. You will be notified via 
email no later than June 28, 2024, if you have been identified to 
provide in-person public comment.
    The Commission is interested in soliciting comments on the 
following questions:
    1. Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination 
Subcommittee Questions:
    a. What policies, programs, models, or best practices, if any, have 
reduced incidents of gun violence in AA and NHPI communities?
    b. Please describe how you, your family, or community members have 
experienced online anti-AANHPI harassment or bullying, and what 
recommendations you would propose to address such harassment or 
bullying.
    2. Data Disaggregation and Education Subcommittee Questions:
    a. What obstacles do AA and NHPI communities face regarding data 
and the status of educational programs?
    3. Economic Equity Subcommittee Questions:
    a. What are the challenges that AA and NHPI farmers are facing in 
Minnesota? What federal resources (e.g., loans, marketplace access, 
education, grants, and more) could be improved to assist farmers?
    b. What challenges did you face in accessing federal resources as 
an AA and NHPI business? Or what went well in your process of accessing 
federal resources? Where did you access information about these federal 
resources?
    c. Has discrimination or anti-immigrant sentiment impacted the 
economic growth of the AA and NHPI community in Minnesota?
    4. Health Equity Subcommittee Questions:
    a. What health concerns, including mental health and Artificial 
Intelligence (AI) bias, are impacting your community, and what are some 
of the ways communities are trying to address these challenges?
    b. What are the perceived advantages and disadvantages of AI in 
your lives?
    5. Immigration and Citizenship Status Subcommittee Questions:
    a. Are you, or individuals you know, afraid to utilize public 
resources (e.g., federal benefit programs) because you believe it will 
impact your immigration status? Please explain in detail. What can the 
government do to decrease concerns with accessing federal benefits?
    b. What are the top three priorities or concerns you have about the 
U.S. immigration system that impacts Asian and Pacific Islander 
communities?
    6. Language Access Subcommittee Questions:
    a. How can the Federal Government promote the preservation, 
teaching, learning of, maintenance, and utilization of Asian, Native 
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander languages?
    b. Are there any programs you recommend the Commission examine that 
provide meaningful language access to government benefits and services 
to individuals with limited English proficiency?
    Authority: Executive Order 14031 as amended by Executive Order 
14109. The President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is governed by provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 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[revaps]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
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