82 FR 22551 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-09862 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 22551] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09862] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a meeting conducted as a telephone conference call. This call will be open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public participation and comment. Any individual who wishes to participate in the call should email [email protected] by May 30, 2017. Instructions regarding participating in the call and how to provide verbal public comments will be given at the time of preregistration. Information about the meeting is available from the designated contact and will be posted on the Web site for the Office of Minority Health (OMH), www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Information about ACMH activities can be found on the OMH Web site under the heading About OMH. DATES: The conference call will be held on June 1, 2017, 12:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: Instructions regarding participating in the call will be given at the time of preregistration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240-453- 8222; fax: 240-453-8223; email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Public Law 105-392, the ACMH was established to provide advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health on improving the health of each racial and ethnic minority group and on the development of goals and specific program activities of the OMH. The topics to be discussed during the teleconference include creating a work plan for developing recommendations related to opioid usage and health disparities. The recommendations will be given to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health. This call will be limited to 125 participants. The OMH will make every effort to accommodate persons with special needs. Individuals who have special needs for which special accommodations may be required should contact Professional and Scientific Associates at (703) 234-1700 and reference this meeting. Requests for special accommodations should be made at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Public comments will be limited to two minutes per speaker during the time allotted. Individuals who would like to submit written statements should email, mail, or fax their comments to the designated contact at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting. Any members of the public who wish to have electronic or printed material distributed to ACMH members should email [email protected] or mail their materials to the Designated Federal Officer, ACMH, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852, prior to close of business on May 25, 2017. Dated: May 11, 2017. Minh Wendt, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health. [FR Doc. 2017-09862 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-29-P
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human health; (8) food producers— comment. Any individual who wishes contact at least seven (7) business days
livestock, poultry, and seafood; (9) in to participate in the call should email prior to the meeting.
vitro diagnostics; (10) food retailers; (11) OMH-ACMH@hhs.gov by May 30, 2017. Any members of the public who wish
food processors; (12) animal feed Instructions regarding participating in to have electronic or printed material
producers; and (13) farm bio-security. the call and how to provide verbal distributed to ACMH members should
Individuals who are appointed to public comments will be given at the email OMH-ACMH@hhs.gov or mail
serve as non-voting liaison time of preregistration. their materials to the Designated Federal
representative members may be allowed Information about the meeting is Officer, ACMH, Tower Building, 1101
to receive per diem and reimbursement available from the designated contact Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville,
for any applicable expenses for travel and will be posted on the Web site for Maryland 20852, prior to close of
that is performed to attend meetings of the Office of Minority Health (OMH), business on May 25, 2017.
the Advisory Council in accordance www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Dated: May 11, 2017.
with federal travel regulations. The Information about ACMH activities can Minh Wendt,
Advisory Council meets, at a minimum, be found on the OMH Web site under Designated Federal Officer, Advisory
two times per fiscal year depending on the heading About OMH. Committee on Minority Health.
the availability of funds. Meetings are DATES: The conference call will be held [FR Doc. 2017–09862 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am]
open to the public, except as on June 1, 2017, 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. BILLING CODE 4150–29–P
determined otherwise by the Secretary ET.
or other official to whom the authority
has been delegated in accordance with ADDRESSES: Instructions regarding
participating in the call will be given at DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
guidelines under the Government in the
the time of preregistration. HUMAN SERVICES
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Nominations, including self- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. National Institutes of Health
nominations, of individuals who Minh Wendt, Designated Federal
represent organizations that have the Officer, Advisory Committee on Solicitation of Public Comments on the
specified expertise and knowledge Minority Health, Office of Minority Draft Federal Pain Research Strategy
sought will be considered for Health, Department of Health and
appointment as non-voting liaison Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 National Institute of Neurological
representative members of the Advisory Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Disorders and Stroke, Interagency Pain
Council. Every effort will be made to Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222; Research Coordinating Committee
ensure that the Advisory Council is a fax: 240–453–8223; email OMH-ACMH@ Solicitation for Public Comments on the
diverse group of individuals with hhs.gov. Draft Federal Pain Research Strategy
representation from various geographic Pursuant to section 10(a) of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
locations, racial and ethnic minorities, accordance with Public Law 105–392,
all genders, and persons living with amended (5 U.S.C. App), notice is
the ACMH was established to provide hereby given of a meeting hosted by the
disabilities. Detailed information on advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
what is required in a nomination National Institutes of Health to present
for Minority Health on improving the the Draft Federal Pain Research Strategy
package and how to submit one is on health of each racial and ethnic
the Advisory Council Web site, http:// and to solicit public comments on this
minority group and on the development document. The meeting will be open to
www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/. of goals and specific program activities the public and videocast.
Dated: April 25, 2017. of the OMH. Dates: June 1, 2017.
Jewel Mullen, The topics to be discussed during the Time: 12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Acting Director, National Vaccine Program teleconference include creating a work *Eastern Time*.
Office. plan for developing recommendations Agenda: Invited speakers will present
[FR Doc. 2017–09778 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] related to opioid usage and health and discuss research recommendations
BILLING CODE 4150–28–P disparities. The recommendations will developed for the Draft Federal Pain
be given to the Deputy Assistant Research Strategy. Attendees will have
Secretary for Minority Health. the opportunity to pose questions on
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND This call will be limited to 125 site or on-line. Information to submit
HUMAN SERVICES participants. The OMH will make every comments in advance and during the
effort to accommodate persons with meeting will be posted on May 25th,
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on special needs. Individuals who have 2017, at https://iprcc.nih.gov/.
Minority Health special needs for which special Summary: The Federal Pain Research
AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, accommodations may be required Strategy is an effort of the Interagency
Office of the Secretary, Department of should contact Professional and Pain Research Coordinating Committee
Health and Human Services. Scientific Associates at (703) 234–1700 (IPRCC) and the NINDS Office of Pain
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
and reference this meeting. Requests for Policy to oversee development of a long-
special accommodations should be term strategic plan for pain research. A
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal made at least ten (10) business days diverse and balanced group of scientific
Advisory Committee Act, the prior to the meeting. experts, patient advocates, and federal
Department of Health and Human Members of the public will have an representatives identified and
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Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice opportunity to provide comments at the prioritized research recommendations
that the Advisory Committee on meeting. Public comments will be as a basis for a long-term strategic plan
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a limited to two minutes per speaker to coordinate and advance the federal
meeting conducted as a telephone during the time allotted. Individuals research agenda. The key areas of
conference call. This call will be open who would like to submit written prevention of acute and chronic pain,
to the public. Preregistration is required statements should email, mail, or fax acute pain and acute pain management,
for both public participation and their comments to the designated the transition from acute to chronic
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The conference call will be held on June 1, 2017, 12:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. ET. | |
| Contact | Dr. Minh Wendt, Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240-453- 8222; fax: 240-453-8223; email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 22551 |
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