11008 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 28, 1995 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)

Administration on Aging

Turning Resolutions Into Results:

Building the Legacy of the 1995 White

House Conference on Aging

AGENCY: White House Conference on

Aging, AoA, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; Request for Public

Comments.

SUMMARY: The White House Conference

on Aging (WHCoA), which will be held

May 2–5, 1995 in Washington, D.C., will

conclude with the passage of resolutions

designed to influence aging policy into

the next century. This notice announces

two categories of post-conference

activities devised to ensure

implementation of these resolutions into

policy: (1) Follow up meetings

recognized by WHCoA and held

throughout the country; and (2)

submission of public comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Goldmeier, White House

Conference on Aging, 501 School Street,

SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20024–

2755, phone (202) 245–7116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

specified in Title II of the Older

Americans Act Amendments of 1987

(Pub. L. 100–175, as amended) the 1995

White House Conference on Aging is to

work jointly with States, individuals,

and public and private organizations to

devise a series of resolutions to guide

national aging policy into the 21st

century. Consistent with this grassroots

focus, the WHCoA has solicited

information and encouraged

participation from a wide range of

sources since President Clinton

announced the Conference on February

17, 1994. The WHCoA has received

input from individuals and

organizations across the country,

including over 900 responses generated

by a proposed WHCoA agenda for

public comment published in the

October 12, 1994 Federal Register. In

addition, by the May Conference in

Washington D.C., more than 700

activities affiliated with the WHCoA

will have been held around the country.

In keeping with this grassroots

emphasis, the WHCoA proposes to

recognize two avenues for public

participation after the close of the

Washington Conference. First, the

WHCoA is announcing of a series of

events to follow the May Conference.

These events, described in more detail

below, will narrowly focus on strategies

to implement the resolutions adopted by

the Conference. Second, individuals

may submit comments regarding

implementation of resolutions

independent of these post-Conference

events.

These two avenues, along with a final

Conference report prepared by the

Policy Committee with input by the

Advisory Committee and Governors’

offices, will help define a blueprint for

proposed post-WHCoA implementation

activities. This blueprint will provide

the framework for immediate and long

term actions to implement the

Conference’s highest priority

recommendations. It will also identify

areas and tasks in which the public and

private sectors, including governmental

and nongovernmental organizations and

agencies, can play a role in

implementing the Conference

recommendations. These may include

private initiatives as well as the

enactment of public policies and laws

affecting aging Americans, their families

and their communities now and into the

21st century.

I. Post-Conference Events

The 1995 White House Conference on

Aging proposes to recognize a final

series of events focused on

implementing the priority

recommendations created in the May

Conference. Organizations interested in

sponsoring an event under the auspices

of the WHCoA must adhere to

guidelines similar to those that

presently govern pre-conference events.

Thus, to qualify for recognition, the

activity must: (1) Be a policy-oriented

event focusing on one or more of the

priority resolutions adopted by the 1995

White House Conference on Aging; (2)

guarantee the participation of older

persons; (3) produce a written report

within 30 days or by October 13, 1995,

whichever is earlier; (4) raise funds only

to the extent necessary to cover the cost

of the event; and (5) be approved by the

Executive Director of the WHCoA.

Recognition signifies the WHCoA’s

acknowledgement of the relevancy of

the event to the goals of the WHCoA. It

allows the sponsoring organization to

publicize that the event has been

recognized by the WHCoA and that it

will be listed in the final report of the

Conference. Recognition does not,

however, imply that the WHCoA agrees

with or endorses the recommendations.

Sponsoring organizations will be

required to file a report of the event. The

reports shall be 3–5 pages in length,

double spaced, and should summarize

recommendations adopted regarding

implementation of WHCoA resolutions.

These recommendations may address

any aspect of implementation,

including, but not limited to:

—Issues related to responsibility

(federal, state and local government,

private and/or foundation sector,

individuals/families, or a combination

of the above);

—Issues related to cost (reallocation of

existing resources, obtaining

additional funding if necessary,

offsetting costs); and

—Issues related to process (specific

legislative or regulatory

recommendations, immediate goals

and long-term timetables, suggestions

to guide interested private sector

participants).

These reports will be collected for

future dissemination to the most

appropriate entity. Some targets for

distribution include: (1) The

Administration on Aging and other

divisions within the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services; (2) U.S.

Departments of Housing, Veterans

Affairs, and other federal government

entities; (3) state and local government

entities; (4) Congressional offices; (5)

national and state organizations (6)

corporations and private sector entities;

and (7) nonprofit and grassroots

organizations.

Interested organizations should

submit a letter of intent asking for

WHCoA recognition of the event to the

White House Conference on Aging; 501

School Street, SW, 8th floor;

Washington, D.C. 20024–2755. The

letter must include the name, address,

telephone number and contact person of

the organization, as well as a brief

description of the proposed postconference event including the theme

and/or title. All submissions must be

received by May 31, 1995.

II. Public Comments

After the close of conference on May

5, 1995, the White House Conference on

Aging will accept public comments

from individuals and organizations that

address practical aspects of resolution

implementation. Like the reports

generated from the post WHCoA events,

submissions must focus on one or more

of the three aspects of resolution

implementation listed above and are to

be a maximum of five pages long.

Comments should be sent to the address

listed in section I to be forwarded to the

most appropriate entity to oversee

implementation. The deadline for

WHCoA consideration of these

comments is October 13, 1995.

Dated: February 22, 1995.

Fernando M. Torres-Gil,

Assistant Secretary for Aging.

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