80_FR_48084 80 FR 47931 - National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Notice of Meeting

80 FR 47931 - National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

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FR Document2015-19546

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 47931]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19546]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; 
Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services.
    Dates and Time: September 9, 2015, 8:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CDT, 
September 10, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. CDT, September 11, 2015, 
8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. CDT.
    Place: Shooting Star Hotel, 777 S Casino Road, Mahnomen, 
Minnesota 56557, (800) 453-7827.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and 
Human Services provides counsel and recommendations to the Secretary 
with respect to the delivery, research, development, and 
administration of health and human services in rural areas.
    Agenda: The meeting on Wednesday, September 9, will be called to 
order at 8:45 a.m. by the Chairperson of the Committee, the 
Honorable Ronnie Musgrove. The Committee will examine the issue of 
Health Care Delivery System Reform in rural areas and the issue of 
Rural Child Poverty. The day will conclude with a period of public 
comment at approximately 4:45 p.m.
    The Committee will break into Subcommittees and depart for site 
visits Thursday morning, September 10, at approximately 8:30 a.m. 
Subcommittees will visit the Otter Tail County Public Health 
Department in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and the Sanford Heath Detroit 
Lakes Clinic in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The day will conclude at 
the Shooting Star Hotel with a period of public comment at 
approximately 5:00 p.m.
    The Committee will meet to summarize key findings and develop a 
work plan for the next quarter and the following meeting on Friday 
morning, September 11, at 8:30 a.m.
    For Further Information Contact: Steve Hirsch, MSLS, Executive 
Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human 
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn 
Building, 17W29-C, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone 
(301) 443-0835, Fax (301) 443-2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting 
should contact Pierre Joseph at the Federal Office of Rural Health 
Policy (FORHP) via telephone at (301) 945-0897 or by email at 
[email protected]. The Committee meeting agenda will be posted on the 
Committee's Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.

Jackie Painter,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2015-19546 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Human Services, Health Resources and                  affairs programs, provides centralized
                                              Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division                      Services Administration, Parklawn Building,           leadership and guidance for public
                                              Director, Office of Policy and Program                  17W29–C, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD             affairs activities within HHS’ Staff and
                                                                                                      20857, Telephone (301) 443–0835, Fax (301)
                                              Development, Bureau of Primary Health                                                                         Operating Divisions and regional
                                                                                                      443–2803.
                                              Care, Health Resources and Services                        Persons interested in attending any portion        offices, manages the Department’s
                                              Administration at 301–443–9282 or                       of the meeting should contact Pierre Joseph           digital communications and administers
                                              oshockey@hrsa.gov.                                      at the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy          the Freedom of Information and Privacy
                                                Dated: July 31, 2015.                                 (FORHP) via telephone at (301) 945–0897 or            Acts. The Division leads the planning,
                                                                                                      by email at PJoseph@hrsa.gov. The                     development and implementation of
                                              James Macrae,
                                                                                                      Committee meeting agenda will be posted on            emergency incident communications
                                              Acting Administrator.                                   the Committee’s Web site at http://                   strategies and activities for the
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19524 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]              www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/rural/.               Department. The ASPA reports directly
                                              BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
                                                                                                      Jackie Painter,                                       to the HHS Secretary.
                                                                                                      Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.         II. Under Part A, Chapter AP, Section
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–19546 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]            AP.10 Organization, delete in its
                                              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                                                                            entirety and replace with the following:
                                              HUMAN SERVICES                                          BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
                                                                                                                                                               AP.10 Organization. The Office of the
                                              Health Resources and Services                                                                                 Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs,
                                              Administration                                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              headed by the Assistant Secretary for
                                                                                                      HUMAN SERVICES                                        Public Affairs (ASPA) who reports to
                                              National Advisory Committee on Rural                                                                          the Secretary, supports public affairs
                                              Health and Human Services; Notice of                    Office of the Secretary, Office of the                efforts for three primary issue areas:
                                              Meeting                                                 Assistant Secretary for Administration                Public Health, Human Services, and
                                                                                                                                                            Health Care. ASPA consists of the
                                                In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of                Statement of Organization, Functions,                 following organizations:
                                              the Federal Advisory Committee Act                      and Delegations of Authority; Office of
                                              (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby given                                                                      • The Office of the Assistant Secretary
                                                                                                      the Assistant Secretary for Public                       for Public Affairs, Agency Chief FOIA
                                              of the following meeting:                               Affairs                                                  Officer
                                                Name: National Advisory Committee on
                                                                                                         Part A of the HHS Organization                     • The Office of the Principal Deputy
                                              Rural Health and Human Services.                                                                                 Assistant Secretary
                                                Dates and Time: September 9, 2015, 8:45               Manual Office of the Secretary,
                                              a.m.–5:00 p.m. CDT, September 10, 2015,                 Department of Health and Human                           —Strategic Planning Division
                                              8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. CDT, September 11,                  Services (HHS) is being amended at                       —Speechwriting Division
                                              2015, 8:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. CDT.                         Chapter AP, ‘‘Office of the Assistant                 • The Office of the Deputy Assistant
                                                Place: Shooting Star Hotel, 777 S Casino              Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA),’’ as                Secretary for Public Health
                                              Road, Mahnomen, Minnesota 56557, (800)                  last amended at 70 FR 61621–22, dated                 • The Office of the Deputy Assistant
                                              453–7827.                                               Oct. 25, 2005. Over the past several                     Secretary for Health Care
                                                Status: The meeting will be open to the
                                                                                                      years, ASPA has been refining its                     • The Office of the Deputy Assistant
                                              public.                                                                                                          Secretary for Human Services
                                                Purpose: The National Advisory                        organizational structure to improve its
                                                                                                      strategic and operational                                —Broadcast Services Division
                                              Committee on Rural Health and Human
                                              Services provides counsel and                           communication capacities to more                         —Digital Communications Division
                                              recommendations to the Secretary with                   effectively support the mission and                   • Executive Officer/Deputy Agency
                                              respect to the delivery, research,                      strategic priorities of the Department. A                Chief FOIA Officer
                                              development, and administration of health               substantive element of this change has                   —Business Operations Division
                                              and human services in rural areas.                      been a shift from a purely operational                   —Administrative Operations Division
                                                Agenda: The meeting on Wednesday,                                                                              —FOIA/Privacy Act Division
                                              September 9, will be called to order at 8:45
                                                                                                      structure focusing on defined services to
                                                                                                      one that builds a whole-of-ASPA                          III. Under Section AP.20 Functions,
                                              a.m. by the Chairperson of the Committee,
                                              the Honorable Ronnie Musgrove. The                      approach that draws on all                            delete in its entirety, and replace with
                                              Committee will examine the issue of Health              communication skills across each of                   the following:
                                              Care Delivery System Reform in rural areas              three key portfolios—health care, public                 A. The Office of the Assistant
                                              and the issue of Rural Child Poverty. The day           health, and human services. The                       Secretary for Public Affairs (AP)—
                                              will conclude with a period of public                   proposed organizational realignments                  Provides executive leadership, policy
                                              comment at approximately 4:45 p.m.                      will, therefore, update and revise                    direction, and management strategy for
                                                The Committee will break into                                                                               the Department’s public affairs
                                              Subcommittees and depart for site visits
                                                                                                      ASPA’s structure to reflect this more
                                                                                                      functional, strategic operational                     programs and activities. Counsels and
                                              Thursday morning, September 10, at
                                              approximately 8:30 a.m. Subcommittees will              approach. The changes are described                   acts for the Secretary and the
                                              visit the Otter Tail County Public Health               below:                                                Department in carrying out
                                              Department in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and                 I. Under Part A, Chapter AP, Section               responsibilities under statutes,
                                              the Sanford Heath Detroit Lakes Clinic in               AP.00 Mission, delete in its entirety and             Presidential directives, and Secretarial
                                              Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. The day will                  replace with the following:                           orders for informing the general public,
                                              conclude at the Shooting Star Hotel with a                 AP.00 Mission: The ASPA serves as                  specialized audiences, HHS employees,
                                              period of public comment at approximately               the Secretary’s principal counsel on                  and other Federal employees about the
                                              5:00 p.m.
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                                                                                                      public affairs, leading efforts across the            programs, policies, and services of the
                                                The Committee will meet to summarize
                                                                                                      Department to promote transparency,                   Department. Establishes and enforces
                                              key findings and develop a work plan for the
                                              next quarter and the following meeting on               accountability and access to critical                 policies and practices which produce an
                                              Friday morning, September 11, at 8:30 a.m.              public health and human services                      accurate, clear, efficient, and consistent
                                                For Further Information Contact: Steve                information to the American people.                   flow of information to the general public
                                              Hirsch, MSLS, Executive Secretary, National             The Office of the Assistant Secretary for             and other audiences about departmental
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ContactSteve Hirsch, MSLS, Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn Building, 17W29-C, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, Fax (301) 443-2803.
FR Citation80 FR 47931 

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