31330 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 111 / Friday, June 11, 2021 / Notices 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

Lauren K. Roth, 

Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12256 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the COVID–19 Health Equity 

Task Force 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Health, Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the COVID–19 Health Equity Task 

Force (Task Force) will hold a virtual 

meeting on June 25, 2021. The purpose 

of this meeting is to consider interim 

recommendations addressing the 

inequities and the impact of longCOVID or Post-Acute Sequelae of 

SARS–CoV–2 infection (PASC), and 

access to personal protection 

equipment, testing, and therapeutics 

that are related to this pandemic. This 

meeting is open to the public and will 

be live-streamed at www.hhs.gov/live. 

Information about the meeting will be 

posted on the HHS Office of Minority 

Health website: 

www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ 

healthequitytaskforce/ prior to the 

meeting. 

DATES: The Task Force meeting will be 

held on Friday, June 25, 2021, from 2 

p.m. to approximately 6 p.m. ET (date 

and time are tentative and subject to 

change). The confirmed time and 

agenda will be posted on the COVID–19 

Health Equity Task Force web page: 

www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ 

healthequitytaskforce/ when this 

information becomes available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Wu, Designated Federal Officer 

for the Task Force; Office of Minority 

Health, Department of Health and 

Human Services, Tower Building, 1101 

Wootton Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–6160; 

email: COVID19HETF@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The COVID–19 Health 

Equity Task Force (Task Force) was 

established by Executive Order 13995, 

dated January 21, 2021. The Task Force 

is tasked with providing specific 

recommendations to the President, 

through the Coordinator of the COVID– 

19 Response and Counselor to the 

President (COVID–19 Response 

Coordinator), for mitigating the health 

inequities caused or exacerbated by the 

COVID–19 pandemic and for preventing 

such inequities in the future. The Task 

Force shall submit a final report to the 

COVID–19 Response Coordinator 

addressing any ongoing health 

inequities faced by COVID–19 survivors 

that may merit a public health response, 

describing the factors that contributed to 

disparities in COVID–19 outcomes, and 

recommending actions to combat such 

disparities in future pandemic 

responses. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

will be live-streamed at www.hhs.gov/ 

live. No registration is required. A 

public comment session will be held 

during the meeting. Pre-registration is 

required to provide public comment 

during the meeting. To pre-register, 

please send an email to 

COVID19HETF@hhs.gov and include 

your name, title, and organization by 

close of business on Friday, June 18, 

2021. Comments will be limited to no 

more than three minutes per speaker 

and should be pertinent to the meeting 

discussion. Individuals are encouraged 

to provide a written statement of any 

public comment(s) for accurate minutetaking purposes. If you decide you 

would like to provide public comment 

but do not pre-register, you may submit 

your written statement by emailing 

COVID19HETF@hhs.gov no later than 

close of business on Thursday, July 1, 

2021. Individuals who plan to attend 

and need special assistance, such as 

sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact: COVID19HETF@hhs.gov and 

reference this meeting. Requests for 

special accommodations should be 

made at least 10 business days prior to 

the meeting. 

Dated: June 8, 2021. 

Samuel Wu, 

Designated Federal Officer, COVID–19 Health 

Equity Task Force. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12320 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Nursing Research; 

Notice of Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Nursing Research Initial Review Group. 

Date: June 24–25, 2021. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institute of Nursing 

Research, 6701 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Cheryl Nordstrom, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, National Institute 

of Nursing Research, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 703H, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827–1499, 

cheryl.nordstrom@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.361, Nursing Research, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: June 7, 2021. 

Miguelina Perez, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12234 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute on Aging; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute on 

Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Multi-Omics 

Studies for Osteoporosis. 

Date: July 9, 2021. 

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 


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