86 FR 56 pgs. 15952-15953 - Recharter for the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 86Number: 56Pages: 15952 - 15953

FR document: [FR Doc. 2021-06114 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]

Agency: Health and Human Services Department

Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 15952, 15953

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Recharter for the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry

AGENCY:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, HHS is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) has been rechartered. The effective date of the recharter is March 24, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shane Rogers, Designated Federal Official, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301-443-5260; or email BHWACTPCMD@hrsa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[top] ACTPCMD provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on policy, program development, and other matters of significance concerning the activities under section 747 of Title VII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as it existed upon the enactment of Section 749 of the PHS Act in 1998. ACTPCMD

prepares an annual report describing the activities of the Committee, including findings and recommendations made by the Committee concerning the activities under section 747, as well as training programs in oral health and dentistry. The annual report is submitted to the Secretary and Chairman and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Committee also develops, publishes, and implements performance measures and guidelines for longitudinal evaluations of programs authorized under Title VII, Part C, of the PHS Act, and recommends appropriation levels for programs under this Part. Meetings are held at least twice a year.

The renewed charter for the ACTPCMD was approved on March 5, 2021. The filing date is March 24, 2021, which gives authorization for the ACTPCMD to operate until March 24, 2023. A copy of the ACTPCMD charter is available on the ACTPCMD website at: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/primarycare-dentist/about.html. A copy of the charter can also be obtained by accessing the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database that is maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General Services Administration. The website for the FACA database is http://www.facadatabase.gov/.

Maria G. Button,

Director, Executive Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 2021-06114 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]

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