[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73100-73101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20047]


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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 Regarding Activities To 
Support the Advancement of Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian 
American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities.

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 tenth 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 Washington, District 
of Columbia. Virtual attendance will be available through livestream on 
September 23, 2024. The Commission will also host an in-person, public 
listening session on September 26, 2024, at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation Headquarters Building in Washington, District of 
Columbia. 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 September 23, 2024, from 9:15 a.m. 
Eastern Time (ET) to 4 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. On September 26, 2024, the Commission will also host 
an in-person listening session from 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to 
12:10 p.m. ET during the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Policy Summit in 
Washington, District of Columbia.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend the meeting on September 
23, 2024, virtually. Members of the public may attend the listening 
session on September 26, 2024, in-person.
    Registration is required through the following links:

September 23 meeting (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-942107116747
September 26 listening session (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-aa-nhpi-policy-summit-tickets-942113816787

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: (240) 856-3034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Background: The meeting is the tenth 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, 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. On September 26, the Commissioners will hold an 
in person public listening session. Registration is required through 
the following links:

September 23 (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-942107116747
September 26 (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-aa-nhpi-policy-summit-tickets-942113816787
    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. 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 September 26, 2024, in-person listening 
session 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 [insert the issue and 
question]'' no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 18, 
2024. Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for 
oral public comment as availability allows. 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 September 19, 2024, if you have been identified to 
provide in-person public comment.
    The Commission is interested in soliciting comments on the 
following questions:
    1. Is information on how to report hate crimes to local law 
enforcement or the appropriate Federal authorities easily accessible to 
members of your community?
    2. In what ways could local law enforcement or relevant Federal 
authorities make hate crimes reporting more accessible for vulnerable 
communities, such as utilizing online reporting portals, telephone 
reporting, or allowing third parties to submit incident reports on 
behalf of victims?
    3. In what ways could hate crimes reporting mechanisms be improved 
or expanded to ensure victims of hate crimes are reporting incidents 
back to law enforcement?
    4. When you report a hate crime or hate incident to law enforcement 
or a Federal agency, what outcome or response do you expect to receive 
from the respective agency?
    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`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. 2024-20047 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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