[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services; 
Meeting

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory 
Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). 
The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the 
burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the 
disease and their caregivers. During the meeting, the Advisory Council 
will hear updates from federal agencies on activities during the last 
quarter and from panels organized by the clinical care and risk 
reduction subcommittees. Presenters will discuss dementia care from 
different perspectives, including those of providers, people with lived 
experience, and CMMI GUIDE Model participants, as well as how to bridge 
gaps in service delivery.

DATES: The meeting will be October 21, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual. The 
meeting will be held in Room 800 of the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. It will also stream 
live at www.hhs.gov/live.
    Comments: Time is allocated on the agenda to hear public comments 
from 4:00 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. on Monday, October 21. The time for oral 
comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per individual. To provide 
a public comment, please register by emailing your name to [email protected] 
by Wednesday, October 16. Registered commenters will receive both a 
dial-in number and a link to join the meeting virtually; individuals 
will have the choice to either join virtually via the link, or to call 
in only by using the dial-in number. Note: There may be a 30-45 second 
delay in the livestream video presentation of the conference. For this 
reason, if you have pre-registered to submit a public comment, it is 
important to connect to the meeting by 3:45 p.m. to ensure that you do 
not miss your name and allotted time when called. If you miss your name 
and allotted time to speak, you may not be able to make your public 
comment. Public commenters will not be admitted to the virtual meeting 
before 3:30 p.m. but are encouraged to watch the meeting at 
www.hhs.gov/live. Should you have questions during the session, please 
email [email protected] and someone will respond to your message as quickly 
as possible.
    To ensure accuracy, please submit a written copy of oral comments 
for the record by emailing [email protected] by Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 
These comments will be shared on the website and reflected in the 
meeting minutes.
    In lieu of oral comments, formal written comments may be submitted 
for the record by Wednesday, October 23, 2024, to Helen Lamont, Ph.D., 
OASPE, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Room 424E, Washington, DC 20201. 
Comments may also be sent to [email protected]. Those submitting written 
comments should identify themselves and any relevant organizational 
affiliations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Lamont, 202-260-6075, 
[email protected]. Note: The meeting will be available to the public 
live at www.hhs.gov/live.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and 
(a)(2)). Topics of the Meeting: Alzheimer's disease-related dementias, 
clinical care, risk reduction.
    Procedure and Agenda: The meeting will be webcast at www.hhs.gov/live and video recordings will be added to the National Alzheimer's 
Project Act website when available after the meeting. This meeting is 
open to the public. Please allow 30 minutes to go through security and 
walk to the meeting room. Participants joining in person should note 
that seating may be limited. Those wishing to attend the meeting in 
person must send an email to [email protected] and put ``October 21 Meeting 
Attendance'' in the subject line by Wednesday, October 16 so that their 
names may be put on a list of expected attendees and forwarded to the 
security officers at the Department of Health and Human Services. Any 
interested member of the public who is a non-U.S. citizen should 
include this information at the time of registration to ensure that the 
appropriate security procedure to gain entry to the building is carried 
out. Although the meeting is open to the public, procedures governing 
security and the entrance to Federal buildings may change without 
notice. If you wish to make a public comment, you must note that within 
your email.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11225; Section 2(e)(3) of the National 
Alzheimer's Project Act. The panel is governed by provisions of Public 
Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

    Dated: September 17, 2024.
Tisamarie B. Sherry,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging 
Policy, performing the delegable duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2024-22763 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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