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37640 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 

the Associate Administrator: (1) 

Provides staff support to the National 

Advisory Committee on Rural Health 

and Human Services; (2) stimulates and 

coordinates interaction on rural health 

activities and programs in the Agency, 

Department and with other federal 

agencies; (3) establishes and maintains a 

resource center for the collection and 

dissemination of the latest information 

and research findings related to the 

delivery of health services in rural areas; 

(4) ensures successful dissemination of 

appropriate information technology 

advances, such as electronic health 

records systems; (5) monitors the health 

information technology policy and 

activities of other HHS components for 

useful application in rural areas; (6) 

provides overall direction and 

leadership over the management of 

nationwide community-based rural 

health grants programs; (7) provides 

overall direction and leadership over 

the management of a program of state 

grants which supports collaboration 

within state offices of rural health; (8) 

provides overall direction and 

leadership over the management of 

programs to advance the use of 

telehealth and coordination of health 

information technology; and (9) 

provides overall direction and 

leadership over the office’s 

administrative and management 

functions. 

Chapter RA5—Office of Planning, 

Analysis and Evaluation 

Section RA5–20, Functions 

This notice reflects organizational 

changes within the Office of Planning, 

Analysis and Evaluation. Specifically: 

(1) Transfers the border health function 

from the Federal Office of Rural Health 

Policy (FORHP), Office of the Associate 

Administrator (RH) to the Office of 

Planning, Analysis and Evaluation 

(OPAE), Office of External Engagement 

(RA57); and (2) updates the functional 

statement for the OPAE, Office of 

External Engagement (RA57). 

Office of External Engagement (RA57) 

(1) Serves as the principal Agency 

resource for facilitating external 

engagement; (2) coordinates the 

Agency’s intergovernmental activities; 

(3) provides the Administrator with a 

single point of contact on all activities 

related to important state and local 

government, stakeholder association, 

and interest group activities; (4) 

coordinates Agency cross-Bureau 

cooperative agreements and activities 

with organizations such as the National 

Governors Association, National 

Conference of State Legislature, 

Association of State and Territorial 

Health Officials, National Association of 

Counties, and National Association of 

County and City Health Officials; (5) 

interacts with various commissions 

such as the Delta Regional Authority, 

Appalachian Regional Commission, and 

on the Denali Commission; (6) monitors 

HRSA’s border health activities and 

investments to promote collaboration 

and improve health care access to those 

living along the U.S.-Mexico border; (7) 

serves as the primary liaison to 

Department intergovernmental staff; and 

(8) serves as the Agency liaison to 

manage and coordinate study 

engagements with the Government 

Accountability Office and the HHS 

Office of the Inspector General, Office of 

Evaluation and Inspections . 

Delegations of Authority 

All delegations of authority and redelegations of authority made to HRSA 

officials that were in effect immediately 

prior to this reorganization, and that are 

consistent with this reorganization, 

shall continue in effect pending further 

re-delegation. 

This reorganization is effective upon 

date of signature. 

Dated: June 19, 2015. 

James Macrae, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–16169 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Final Effect of Designation of a Class 

of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice concerning 

the final effect of the HHS decision to 

designate a class of employees from the 

Dow Chemical Company in Pittsburg, 

California, as an addition to the Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stuart L. Hinnefeld, Director, Division 

of Compensation Analysis and Support, 

NIOSH, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C– 

46, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1938, 

Telephone 877–222–7570. Information 

requests can also be submitted by email 

to DCAS@CDC.GOV. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7384q(b). 

42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C). 

On May 21, 2015, as provided for 

under 42 U.S.C. 7384l(14)(C), the 

Secretary of HHS designated the 

following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All Atomic Weapons Employer employees 

who worked for Dow Chemical Company in 

Pittsburg, California, from October 1, 1947, 

through June 30, 1957, for a number of work 

days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

This designation became effective on 

June 20, 2015. Therefore, beginning on 

June 20, 2015, members of this class of 

employees, defined as reported in this 

notice, became members of the SEC. 

John Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2015–16276 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Minority Health. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) 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 both public attendance and 

comment. Any individual who wishes 

to attend the meetings and/or 

participate in the public comment 

session should email OMH–ACMH@ 

hhs.gov. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, July 22, 

2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert 

St. NW., Washington, DC 20008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Rashida Dorsey, Designated Federal 

Officer, ACMH; Tower Building, 1101 

Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–8222, 

Fax: 240–453–8223; OMH–ACMH@ 

hhs.gov