[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 82614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23582]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health

AGENCY: Office of Minority Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a 
meeting. This meeting will be open to the public. Preregistration is 
required for the public to attend the meeting, provide comments, and/or 
distribute printed material(s) to ACMH members. Information about the 
meeting is available from the designated contact person and will be 
posted on the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) website: 
www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov. Information about ACMH activities can be 
found on the OMH website under the heading About OMH, Committees and 
Working Groups.

DATES: The ACMH meeting will be held on November 14-15, 2024 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST each day. If the Committee completes its work 
before 5:30 p.m., the meeting will adjourn early.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tower Building at 1101 
Wootton Parkway, Lower-Level Conference Room, Rockville, Maryland 20852 
and will be accessible by webcast. Members of the public must register 
for the meeting by 5:00 p.m. EST on October 29, 2024. Registered 
webcast participants will receive webcast access information prior to 
the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Violet Woo, Designated Federal 
Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health, OMH, HHS, Tower 
Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
Phone: 240-453-6816; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d39c9e9bfe92909e9b93bbbba0fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5916141174181a14111931312a773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Establishment of the ACMH is mandated under 
section 1707(c) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C 300u-6(c) to provide advice to 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health on the development 
of goals and program activities related to OMH's duties.
    The topic to be discussed during the meeting is the implementation 
of the updated Office of Management and Budget (OMB) federal race and 
ethnicity data collection standards. The focus will be opportunities 
for engagement with racial, ethnic, and tribal community-level 
organizations to support increased awareness of the race and ethnicity 
data collection standards and their intended goals within their 
communities. The recommendations will be given to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Minority Health to inform efforts related to 
implementation of the revised OMB standards. Information on OMB's 
updated federal race and ethnicity data collection standards can be 
found on this website: spd15revision.gov.
    The meeting is open to the public. Any individual who wishes to 
attend the meeting must register by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d09f9d98fd91939d9890b8b8a3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc0c2c7a2ceccc2c7cfe7e7fca1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a> by 5:00 p.m. EST on October 29, 2024. Each registrant 
should provide their name, affiliation, email address, days attending, 
if planning to provide public verbal comments or printed statement, and 
if participation is in-person or via webcast. Registrants will receive 
webcast access information via email. Individuals who plan to attend 
and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodations, should contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206f6d680d61636d68604848530e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88c7c5c0a5c9cbc5c0c8e0e0fba6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a> and 
reference this meeting. Requests for special accommodation should be 
made during registration or at least ten (10) business days prior to 
the meeting.
    Registered members of the public will have an opportunity to 
provide comments at the meeting. Public comments will be limited to two 
minutes per registered speaker during the time allotted. Individuals of 
the public may also submit and distribute electronic or printed 
statements or material(s) related to this meeting's topic. Written 
statements or material(s) should be double-spaced with one-inch margins 
and not exceed two pages in length. Any content beyond the two-page 
limit will not be presented to the Committee. Individuals planning to 
submit electronic or printed material should email the material to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#410e0c096c00020c09012929326f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="652a282d482426282d250d0d164b020a13">[email protected]</span></a> at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting.

Violet Woo,
Designated Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Minority Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-23582 Filed 10-10-24; 8:45 am]
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