Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)-Area Poverty Research Centers, 48718 [05-16451]

Download as PDF 48718 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2005 / Notices Estimated Cost Burden The cost per respondent should be negligible. Participation is voluntary and will not require start-up, capital, or labor expenditures by respondents. Christian S. White, Acting General Counsel. [FR Doc. 05–16464 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)—Area Poverty Research Centers ACTION: Notice, correction. SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services published a document in the Federal Register of June 20, 2005 concerning a notice of funding availability to establish Area Poverty Research Centers. The document contained an incorrect date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Jarosik, 301–496–7075. Correction In the Federal Register of June 20, 2005, in Federal Register document 05– 12018 on page 35443, in the third column, correct the Award Notices caption to read: A successful applicant can expect to receive notification of grant award on or about September 30, 2005. Dated: August 15, 2005. Michael J. O’Grady, Assistant for Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 05–16451 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President’s Council on Bioethics on September 8– 9, 2005 AGENCY: The President’s Council on Bioethics, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The President’s Council on Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., Chairman) will hold its twenty-first meeting, at which, among other things, it will continue its discussion of ethical issues relating to the treatment of the aged and the long-term care of patients with dementia. Subjects discussed at VerDate jul<14>2003 16:47 Aug 18, 2005 Jkt 205001 past Council meetings (though not on the agenda for the present one) include: Cloning, assisted reproduction, reproductive genetics, IVF, ICSI, PGD, sex selection, inheritable genetic modification, patentability of human organisms, neuroscience, aging retardation, lifespan-extension, and organ procurement for transplantation. Publications issued by the Council to date include: Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002); Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (October 2003); Being Human: Readings from the President’s Council on Bioethics (December 2003); Monitoring Stem Cell Research (January 2004), Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies (March 2004), and Alternative Sources of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: A White Paper (May 2005). The meeting will take place Thursday, September 8, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. e.t.; and Friday, September 9, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. e.t. DATES: Wyndham City Center, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Phone 202–775– 0800. Agenda: The meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.bioethics.gov. Public Comments: The Council encourages public input, either in person or in writing. At this meeting, interested members of the public may address the Council, beginning at 11:30 am, on Friday, September 9. Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public statement, and give your name and affiliation. To submit a written statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses given below. ADDRESSES: Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, The President’s Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 202–296–4669. Email: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: https://www.bioethics.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: August 10, 2005. Richard Roblin, Acting Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. 05–16449 Filed 8–18–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Part A, as last amended at 69 FR 51679–51680, dated August 20, 2004, and Chapter AA, Office of the Secretary, as last amended at 69 FR 51679–51680, dated August 20, 2004, are being amended to establish a new Chapter AR, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) within the Office of the Secretary. The changes are as follows: I. Under Part A, Chapter AA, Section AA.10 Organization, insert the following: ‘‘Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (AR)’’ II. Under Part A, establish a new Chapter AR, ‘‘Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)’’ to read as follows: Section AR.00 Mission Section AR.10 Organization Section AR.20 Functions Section AR.00 Mission: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology provides leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care and the ability of consumers to manage their care and safety. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology serves as the Secretary’s principal advisor on the development, application, and use of health information technology; coordinates the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) health information technology programs; ensures that HHS health information technology policy and programs are coordinated with those of other relevant executive branch agencies; and to the extent permitted by law, develops, maintains, and directs the implementation of a strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of interoperable health information technology in both the public and private health care sectors that will reduce medical errors, improve quality, and produce greater value for health care expenditures, and coordinates outreach and consultation by the E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE)--Area Poverty Research Centers

ACTION: Notice, correction.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services published a 
document in the Federal Register of June 20, 2005 concerning a notice 
of funding availability to establish Area Poverty Research Centers. The 
document contained an incorrect date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Jarosik, 301-496-7075.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of June 20, 2005, in Federal Register 
document 05-12018 on page 35443, in the third column, correct the Award 
Notices caption to read:
    A successful applicant can expect to receive notification of grant 
award on or about September 30, 2005.

    Dated: August 15, 2005.
Michael J. O'Grady,
Assistant for Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 05-16451 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4154-05-P

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