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[FR Doc No: 94-28671]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aging; Federal Council on
the Aging; Notice of Meeting
Agency Holding the Meeting: Federal Council on the Aging (FCoA).
Time and Date: Meeting begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, December 8, 1994, and begins again at 9 a.m. and ends at 5
p.m. on Friday, December 9, 1994.
Place: On Thursday, December 8, the meeting will be held in the
Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General
(OIG) Conference, Room 5542 (fifth floor), of the Wilbur J. Cohen
Federal Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.
On Friday, December 9, the meeting will be held in the Stonehenge
Conference Room 615-F (sixth floor) of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.
Status: Meeting is open to the public. (Due to building security,
the names of attendees should be called into the FCoA office prior to
the meeting dates).
Contact Person: Brian Lutz, room 4657, Wilbur Cohen Federal
Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201, PH:
(202) 619-2451.
The Federal Council on the Aging was established by the 1973
Amendments to the Older Americans Act of 1965 (Public Law 93-29; 42
U.S.C. 3015) for the purpose of advising the President on matters
related to the special needs of older Americans.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-453, 5 U.S.C. app. 1, section 10, 1976) that the
Council will hold a quarterly meeting on December 8 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. in room 5542 of the Wilbur Cohen Federal Building, 330
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, D.C. 20201, and on December 9 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. in room 615-F of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.
Agenda
The Council's activities will focus on the strategic plan and issue
priorities for fiscal year 1995 which were adopted at the last
quarterly meeting, including the development of informational material
and policy recommendations pertaining to:
(1) Mental health and aging;
(2) Health care and long-term care;
(3) The Older Americans Act; and
(4) Pre- and post-activities related to the 1995 White House
Conference on Aging.
On December 8, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., deliberations will be
held on the Council's regular business, including an update of
activities by the Chairman, Council members, and the executive
director. These deliberations will include the development of three
specific projects sponsored by the Council related to mental health and
aging: (1) A book being done in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Mental Health on the special mental health needs and
characteristics of older persons; (2) an issue brief of policy
recommendations regarding mental health and aging; and (3) preparations
for the Council's participation in a White House Conference on Aging
Mini-Conference on Mental Health to be held in February, 1995.
On December 8, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council will
consider issues related to health care and long-term care.
Representatives from the Congressional Budget Office and the General
Accounting Office have been invited to provide an overview of the costs
related to the range of health care proposals being considered by the
Congress at the close of the 103rd Congress.
On December 9, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Council will discuss
issues related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Representatives from the U.S. Administration on Aging, the National
Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of
State Units on Aging have been invited to provide a preliminary
overview of key issues and programs under the Act.
On December 9, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council will
discuss issues in preparation for the 1995 White House Conference on
Aging. These deliberations will include an update of the Council
members' participation in many pre-conference and mini-conference
activities throughout the country, the planned leadership role of the
Council at the Conference, and the discussion of a strategy for working
to follow through on priority recommendations arising from the
Conference.
Dated: November 14, 1994.
Brian T. Lutz,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 94-28671 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]
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