[Federal Register: November 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 228)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

 
Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:


    Name: Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM).
    Dates and Times: November 29, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; November 30, 
2006, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Place: Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037, (202)-872-1500.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public with attendance 
limited to space availability.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the following issues: 
Department of Health and Human Services' programs that focus on 
reducing infant mortality and improving the health status of 
pregnant women and infants, factors affecting the continuum of care 
with respect to maternal and child health care, and outcomes 
following childbirth. It also includes strategies to coordinate the 
variety of Federal, State, local and private programs and efforts 
that are designed to deal with the health and social problems 
impacting infant mortality, and the implementation of the Healthy 
Start program and Healthy People 2010 infant mortality objectives.
    Agenda: The committee plans to discuss the following topics: The 
Healthy Start Program and its National Evaluation, Breastfeeding 
Rates, Maternal and Child Health Bureau's Depression Activities, and 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program update. The meeting 
allots substantial time for subcommittee and full committee 
discussions to formulate the ACIM issues agenda. The items on the 
agenda items are subject to change as the Committee continues to 
discuss priorities.
    The Committee provides a 5-minute time limit for each public 
comment. Submit comments no later than November 17, 2006.
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the Committee can contact Peter C. van Dyck, M.D., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, ACIM, Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA), Room 18-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2170.

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    Individuals who submit public comments or who have questions 
regarding the meeting and location can contact David S. de la Cruz, 
Ph.D., M.P.H., HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, telephone: 
(301) 443-6332, e-mail: David.delaCruz@hrsa.hhs.gov.

    Dated: November 17, 2006.
Cheryl R. Dammons,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-20120 Filed 11-27-06; 8:45 am]

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