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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 3619]
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[FR Doc No: E9-1067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Advisory Council on Migrant Health; 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: National Advisory Council on Migrant Health.
    Dates and Times: February 9, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; February 
10, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Place: The Parklawn Building, Twinbrook Room, 3rd Floor, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone: (301) 594-4303, 
Fax: (301) 443-0248.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss services and 
issues related to the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and 
their families and to formulate recommendations for the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
    Agenda: The agenda includes an overview of the Council's general 
business activities. The Council will also hear presentations from 
experts on farmworker issues, including the status of farmworker 
health at the local and national levels.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities indicate.
    For Further Information Contact: Gladys Cate, Office of Minority 
and Special Populations, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Maryland 
20857; telephone (301) 594-0367.

Wendy Ponton,
Director, Office of Management.
 [FR Doc. E9-1067 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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