[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16776-16777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7026]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative
and Public Health; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the
Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is
hereby given that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Advisory
Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public
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Health (the ``Advisory Group''). The meeting will be open to the
public. Information about the Advisory Group and the meeting agenda can
be obtained by accessing the following Web site: http://www.healthcare.gov/center/councils/nphpphc/index.html.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 12-13, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Federal Trade Commission Conference Center; 601 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Surgeon General, 200
Independence Ave., SW., Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 701H,
Washington, DC 20001; 202-205-4867; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2010, the President issued
Executive Order 13544 to comply with the statutes under Section 4001 of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.
This legislation mandated that the Advisory Group was to be established
within the Department of Health and Human Services. The charter for the
Advisory Group was established by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services on June 23, 2010; the charter was filed with the appropriate
Congressional committees and Library of Congress on June 24, 2010. The
Advisory Group has been established as a non-discretionary Federal
advisory committee.
The Advisory Group has been established to provide recommendations
and advice to the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public
Health (the ``Council''). The Advisory Group shall provide assistance
to the Council in carrying out its mission.
The Advisory Group membership shall consist of not more than 25
non-Federal members to be appointed by the President. The membership
shall include a diverse group of licensed health professionals,
including integrative health practitioners who have expertise in (1)
worksite health promotion; (2) community services, including community
health centers; (3) preventive medicine; (4) health coaching; (5)
public health education; (6) geriatrics; and (7) rehabilitation
medicine. On January 27, 2011, the President appointed 13 individuals
to serve as members of the Advisory Group. This will be the inaugural
meeting of the Advisory Group.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. To
ensure adequate seating is available to accommodate public attendance,
members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should register.
Individuals should notify the designated contact to register for public
attendance. Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special
assistance and/or accommodations, i.e., sign language interpretation or
other reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated point of
contact for the Advisory Group. The public will have opportunity to
provide comments to the Advisory Group on April 12th, 2011; public
comment will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Registration for the
public comment session also is required. Individuals wishing to provide
comment to the Advisory Group should notify the designated contact for
the Advisory Group. Any member of the public who wishes to have printed
material distributed to the Advisory Group for this scheduled meeting
should submit material to the designated point of contact for the
Advisory Group no later than March 30, 2011 5 p.m. ET.
Dated: March 17, 2011.
Regina Benjamin,
VADM, USPHS, Surgeon General.
[FR Doc. 2011-7026 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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