99-1203. President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 99-1203]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: President's Committee on Mental 
Retardation.

TIME AND DATE: February 20, 1999-11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

PLACE: Renassiance Hotel, 999 9th Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20001.

STATUS: Full Committee Meetings are open to the public. An interpreter 
for the deaf will be available upon advance request. All meeting sites 
are barrier free.

TO BE CONSIDERED: The Committee plans to discuss critical issues 
concerning Federal Policy, Federal Research and Demonstration, State 
Policy Collaboration, Minority and Cultural Diversity and Mission and 
Public Awareness, relating to individuals with mental retardation.
    The PCMR acts in an advisory capacity to the President and the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on a 
broad range of topics relating to programs, services, and supports for 
persons with mental retardation. The Committee, by Executive Order, is 
responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current practices in 
programs and supports for persons with mental retardation, and for 
reviewing legislative proposals that impact the quality of life that is 
experienced by citizens with mental retardation and their families.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jane L. Browning, 352-G Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20201-0001, [phone].

    Dated: January 12, 1999.
Jane L. Browning,
Executive Director, PCMR.
[FR Doc. 99-1203 Filed 1-19-99; 8:45 am]
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