[Federal Register: September 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 169)]
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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: President's Committee on Mental Retardation. Administration for 
Children and Families, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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DATES: The meeting of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation 
will be held on Thursday, September 16, 1999, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., and on Friday, September 17, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Madison Hotel, 15th and M 
Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20001. 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.

AGENDA: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane L. Browning, Executive Director, 
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, (202) 619-0634.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

    Dated: August 26, 1999.
Laverdia T. Roach,
Special Assistant to the Executive Director, PCMR.
[FR Doc. 99-22784 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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