80 FR 17440 - Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). The Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their caregivers. During the April meeting, the Advisory Council will build on the goals of White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) through a half- day session with dementia-focused panels on each WHCOA topic area: Healthy aging, long-term services and supports, retirement security, and elder justice. Following this session, the Advisory Council will also hold a brief discussion on the 2015 Update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's, as well as a discussion of international events on dementia.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17440-17441]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07374]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory 
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). 
The Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services 
provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's 
disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their 
caregivers. During the April meeting, the Advisory Council will build 
on the goals of White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) through a half-
day session with dementia-focused panels on each WHCOA topic area: 
Healthy aging, long-term services and supports, retirement security, 
and elder justice. Following this session, the Advisory Council will 
also hold a brief discussion on the 2015 Update to the National Plan to 
Address Alzheimer's, as well as a discussion of international events on 
dementia.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 28th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 800 in the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    Comments: Time is allocated in the afternoon on the agenda to hear 
public comments. The time for oral comments will be limited to two (2) 
minutes per individual. In lieu of oral comments, formal written 
comments may be submitted for the record to Rohini Khillan, OASPE, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 424E, Washington, DC 20201. Comments may 
also be sent to [email protected]. Those submitting written comments should 
identify themselves and any relevant organizational affiliations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rohini Khillan (202) 690-5932, 
[email protected]. Note: Seating may be limited. Those wishing to 
attend the meeting must send an email to

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[email protected] and put ``April 28 Meeting Attendance'' in the Subject 
line by Friday, April 17, so that their names may be put on a list of 
expected attendees and forwarded to the security officers at the 
Department of Health and Human Services. Any interested member of the 
public who is a non-U.S. citizen should include this information at the 
time of registration to ensure that the appropriate security procedure 
to gain entry to the building is carried out. Although the meeting is 
open to the public, procedures governing security and the entrance to 
Federal buildings may change without notice. If you wish to make a 
public comment, you must note that within your email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and 
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: The Advisory Council will hear 
presentations on the basics of long-term care, including presentations 
on programs, settings, and payers. The Council will use a portion of 
the meeting to review the work it has accomplished thus far towards the 
2025 goals, and then discuss the process for developing recommendations 
for the 2015 update to the National Plan. The Council will also hear 
presentations from the three subcommittees (Research, Clinical Care, 
Long-Term Services and Supports, and Ethics).
    Procedure and Agenda: This meeting is open to the public. Please 
allow 30 minutes to go through security and walk to the meeting room. 
The meeting will also be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National 
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets 
forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: March 25, 2015.
Richard G. Frank,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2015-07374 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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