96-9860. President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

President's Committee on Mental Retardation; Notice of Meeting

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

TIME AND DATE: Full Committee Meeting, May 24, 1996, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 
p.m.

PLACE: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20001.

STATUS: Meetings are open to the public. An interpreter for the deaf 
will be available upon advance request. All locations 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.
    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 and services for persons 
with mental retardation. The Committee, by Executive Order, is 
responsible for evaluating the adequacy of current practices in 
programs 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: Gary H. Blumenthal, Wilbur J. 
Cohen Building, Room 5325, 330 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20201-0001, [phone].

    Dated: April 16, 1996.
Gary H. Blumenthal,
Executive Director, PCMR.
[FR Doc. 96-9860 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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