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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
FDA is announcing the availability of
a draft guidance for industry #279
entitled ‘‘Demonstrating Bioequivalence
for Type A Medicated Articles
Containing Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredient(s) Considered To Be Poorly
Soluble in Aqueous Media, That Exhibit
Little to No Systemic Bioavailability,
and Are Locally Acting.’’ Section
512(c)(2)(A)(vi) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21
U.S.C. 360b(c)(2)(A)(vi)) requires that
generic new animal drug products be
shown to be bioequivalent to the
reference listed new animal drug
(RLNAD), and section 512(n)(1)(E) of the
FD&C Act requires that the sponsor
provide information to show that the
proposed product is bioequivalent to the
RLNAD.
FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine
(CVM) has issued guidance on
demonstrating bioequivalence through
in vivo studies, and guidance on
product types that may be eligible for a
waiver from the requirement to perform
in vivo bioequivalence studies,
including oral solutions and other
solubilized forms, parenteral solutions,
some topically applied dosage forms
(see Guidance for Industry #35,
‘‘Bioequivalence Guidance’’) and
TAMAs with APIs that are considered to
be water soluble (see Guidance for
Industry #171, ‘‘Demonstrating
Bioequivalence for Soluble Powder Oral
Dosage Form Products, and Type A
Medicated Articles Manufactured from
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Considered To Be Soluble in Aqueous
Media’’). However, these guidance
documents do not specifically address
the unique challenges associated with
demonstrating bioequivalence of
TAMAs containing poorly soluble,
locally acting APIs. Therefore, this
guidance is intended to address these
unique challenges. In particular, when
the TAMA is not a candidate for a
waiver from the requirement to conduct
in vivo blood level bioequivalence
studies, CVM recommends via this
guidance that product bioequivalence be
demonstrated using alternative test
approaches to those relying exclusively
on animal testing. This draft guidance,
when finalized, is intended to address
these situations.
This level 1 draft guidance is being
issued consistent with FDA’s good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR
10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current
thinking of FDA on ‘‘Demonstrating
Bioequivalence for Type A Medicated
Articles Containing Active
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Pharmaceutical Ingredient(s)
Considered To Be Poorly Soluble in
Aqueous Media, That Exhibit Little to
No Systemic Bioavailability, and Are
Locally Acting.’’ It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not
binding on FDA or the public. You can
use an alternative approach if it satisfies
the requirements of the applicable
statutes and regulations.
II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
While this guidance contains no
collection of information, it does refer to
previously approved FDA collections of
information. Therefore, clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521) is not required for this guidance.
The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by
OMB under the PRA. The collections of
information in section 512(n)(1) of the
FD&C Act have been approved under
OMB control number 0910–0669.
III. Electronic Access
Persons with access to the internet
may obtain the draft guidance at https://
www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/
guidance-regulations/guidanceindustry, https://www.fda.gov/
regulatory-information/search-fdaguidance-documents, or https://
www.regulations.gov.
Dated: May 31, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of the President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders Meeting and
Solicitation for Written and Oral
Comments
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Intergovernmental and
External Affairs, White House Initiative
on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders.
ACTION: Notice of meeting and
solicitation for written and oral
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the next meeting of the
President’s Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders (Commission) and
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the solicitation of written and oral
comment regarding the advancement of
equity, justice and opportunity for
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and
Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI)
communities. The meeting is open to
the public and will be held in Honolulu,
Hawaii. Virtual attendance will be
available through livestream for July 6;
in-person attendance is available for
July 7, 2023. The Commission is
working to accomplish its mission to
provide independent advice and
recommendations to the President on
ways to advance equity, justice, and
opportunity for AA and NHPI
communities.
DATES: The Commission will meet on
July 6, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) to 11:30 p.m. ET and July 7,
2023, from 3:00 p.m. ET to 6:00 p.m. ET.
The final location and agenda will be
posted on the website for the President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders: https://www.hhs.gov/
about/whiaanhpi/commission/
index.html when this information
becomes available.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public may
attend virtually or in person, depending
on the portion of the meeting.
Registration is required through the
following links:
July 6 (virtual attendance only): https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-thepresidents-advisory-commission-onaa-and-nhpis-tickets-646261494527
July 7 (in-person attendance only):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whitehouse-initiative-aa-and-nhpieconomic-summit-honolulu-tickets649191698847
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Viviane Chao, Designated Federal
Officer, President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans,
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Secretary, Office
of Intergovernmental and External
Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
Room 620E, 200 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20201; email:
AANHPICommission@hhs.gov;
telephone: (202) 951–0235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is the sixth in a series of
Federal advisory committee meetings
regarding the development of
recommendations to advance equity,
justice, and opportunity for AA and
NHPI communities. The meeting is open
to the public and will be live streamed.
The Commission, co-chaired by HHS
Secretary Xavier Becerra and the U.S.
Trade Representative Ambassador
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Katherine Tai, advises the President on:
the development, monitoring, and
coordination of executive branch efforts
to advance equity, justice, and
opportunity for AA and NHPI
communities in the United States,
including efforts to close gaps in health,
socioeconomic, employment, and
educational outcomes; policies to
address and end anti-Asian bias,
xenophobia, racism, and nativism, and
opportunities for the executive branch
to advance inclusion, belonging, and
public awareness of the diversity and
accomplishments of AA and NHPI
people, cultures, and histories; policies,
programs, and initiatives to prevent,
report, respond to, and track anti-Asian
hate crimes and hate incidents; ways in
which the Federal Government can
build on the capacity and contributions
of AA and NHPI communities through
equitable Federal funding, grantmaking,
and employment opportunities; policies
and practices to improve research and
equitable data disaggregation regarding
AA and NHPI communities; policies
and practices to improve language
access services to ensure AA and NHPI
communities can access Federal
programs and services; and strategies to
increase public-and private-sector
collaboration, and community
involvement in improving the safety
and socioeconomic, health, educational,
occupational, and environmental wellbeing of AA and NHPI communities.
Information is available on the
President’s Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders website at https://
www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/
commission/. The names of
the 25 members of the President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders are available at https://
www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/
commission/commissioners/.
Purpose of Meeting: The President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders, authorized by
Executive Order 14031, will meet to
discuss full and draft recommendations
by the Commission’s six Subcommittees
on ways to advance equity, justice, and
opportunity for Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
communities. The Subcommittees are:
Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate,
Anti-Discrimination; Data
Disaggregation; Language Access;
Economic Equity; Health Equity; and
Immigration and Citizenship Status.
Background: Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
communities are among the fastest
growing racial and ethnic populations
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in the United States according to the
U.S. Census Bureau. However, in recent
years, AA and NHPI individuals have
faced increasing hate crimes and
incidents that threaten their safety, as
well as harmful stereotypes that often
ignore socioeconomic, health, and
educational disparities impacting these
diverse communities.
Tragic acts of anti-Asian violence
increased during the COVID–19
pandemic, casting a shadow of fear and
grief over many AA and NHPI
communities, in particular East Asian
communities. Long before this
pandemic, AA and NHPI communities
in the United States, including South
Asian and Southeast Asian
communities, have faced persistent
xenophobia, religious discrimination,
racism, and violence. At the same time,
AA and NHPI communities were
overrepresented in the pandemic’s
essential workforce in healthcare, food
supply, education, and childcare, with
more than four million AA and NHPIs
manning the frontlines throughout the
pandemic.
Many AA and NHPI communities,
and in particular Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander communities, were
disproportionately burdened by the
COVID–19 public health crisis.
Evidence suggests that Native
Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders were
three times more likely to contract
COVID–19 compared to white people
and nearly twice as likely to die from
the disease. On top of these health
inequities, many AA and NHPI workers,
families, and small businesses faced
devastating economic losses during the
crisis.
The challenges AA and NHPI
communities face are often exacerbated
by a lack of adequate data
disaggregation and language access. The
President’s Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders works to advise
the President on executive branch
efforts to address these challenges and
advance equity, justice, and opportunity
for AA and NHPI communities.
Public Participation at Meeting:
Members of the public may attend
virtually or in person, depending on the
portion of the meeting. Registration is
required through the following links:
July 6 (virtual attendance only): https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-thepresidents-advisory-commission-onaa-and-nhpis-tickets-646261494527
July 7 (in-person attendance only):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whitehouse-initiative-aa-and-nhpieconomic-summit-honolulu-tickets649191698847
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Written public comments: Written
comments are welcomed throughout the
development of the Commission’s
recommendations to promote equity,
justice, and opportunity for Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders and may be emailed to
AANHPICommission@hhs.gov at any
time. Respond concisely and in plain
language. You may use any structure or
layout that presents your information
well. You may respond to some or all
of our questions, and you can suggest
other factors or relevant questions. You
may also include links to online
material or interactive presentations.
Clearly mark any proprietary
information and place it in its own
section or file. Your response will
become Government property, and we
may publish some of its non-proprietary
content.
Oral public comments: Individuals
may submit a request to make an oral
public comment at the July 7, 2023,
meeting in response to the questions
below. Advance copy of public
comment must be sent via email at
AANHPICommission@hhs.gov with the
subject line ‘‘PACAANHPI: In-person
Response to <insert the issue and
question>’’ no later than 11:59 p.m. ET
on Friday, June 23, 2023. Submissions
received after the deadline will not be
considered for oral public comment.
Registration for oral public comment
is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Comments are limited to two (2)
minutes or less. After the maximum
number of speakers is exceeded,
individuals registered to provide oral
comment will be placed on a wait list
and notified should an opening become
available. You will be notified via email
no later than July 5, 2023, if you have
been identified to provide in-person
public comment.
The Commission is particularly
interested in soliciting comments on the
following questions:
1. Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian
Hate, Anti-Discrimination
Subcommittee Questions:
a. Please provide feedback on the
experiences of Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the
Child Protection/Child Welfare system.
b. What are promising practices,
services, or prevention and intervention
strategies that advance the well-being of
AA and NHPI children and families
who encounter the child protection/
child welfare systems?
2. Language Access Subcommittee
Questions:
a. How can the Federal Government
promote the preservation, teaching,
learning of, maintenance and utilization
of AA and NHPI languages?
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b. Are there any programs you
recommend the Commission examine
that provide meaningful language access
to government benefits and services to
persons with limited English
proficiency?
3. Economic Equity Subcommittee
Questions:
a. To what extent does the Native
Hawaiian community have access to or
understand how to access resources for
job training and housing assistance at
the local, state, and federal level?
b. How familiar is the public with the
federal government resources available
to support small businesses, loans, or
grants?
c. How can the government better
provide culturally sensitive and
affordable housing for AA and NHPI
communities?
4. Health Equity Subcommittee
Questions:
a. What are the mental health
concerns impacting communities in the
Pacific Islands and what are some of the
ways communities are trying to address
them?
b. What are the biggest concerns
around health for Native Hawaiians?
c. What are some of the biggest
barriers to obtaining health care in
Hawaii and other Pacific Islands?
d. What could improve your
communities’ ability to obtain federal
services such as housing assistance, SSI/
SSDI, SNAP/WIC, FEMA assistance,
etc.?
5. Immigration and Citizenship Status
Subcommittee Questions:
a. What are the main policy
implications for Pacific Islanders who
have either immigrated or moved away
from their island homelands to other
locations in the United States?
b. Pacific Islanders have a unique
history with the United States that
differs from most immigrants or
migrants to this country. What should
the responsibility of the federal
government be to Pacific Islanders in
light of this historical relationship?
c. As immigration-related agencies
within the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) like the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS), Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and
Border Protection (CBP), work to
expand language services, how should
they decide which languages and which
processes should be prioritized for
implementation? Are there specific
forms or processes that DHS agencies
should prioritize providing language
services for immediately? If so, which
forms and language translations should
be prioritized?
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d. What can be done to address
negative stereotypes and improve group
relations between Pacific Islanders and
other communities both in the Pacific
Islands and throughout the United
States?
Authority: Executive Order 14031.
The President’s Advisory Commission
on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders is governed by
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as
amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets
forth standards for the formation and
use of Federal advisory committees.
Krystal Ka‘ai,
Executive Director, White House Initiative on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
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National Institutes of Health
National Toxicology Program Board of
Scientific Counselors; Announcement
of Meeting; Request for Comments
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
next meeting of the National Toxicology
Program (NTP) Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC). The BSC, a federally
chartered, external advisory group
composed of scientists from the public
and private sectors, will review and
provide advice on programmatic
activities. This meeting is a virtual
meeting and is open to the public.
Written comments will be accepted, and
registration is required to present oral
comments.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Meeting: Scheduled for July 11, 2023,
11:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT). Ending times are
approximate; meeting may end earlier or
run later.
Written Public Comment
Submissions: Deadline is July 5, 2023;
5:00 p.m. EDT.
Registration for Oral Comments:
Deadline is July 5, 2023; 5:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Web Page: The preliminary
agenda, registration, and other meeting
materials will be available at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165 by June 12,
2023.
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Virtual Meeting: A link to the URL for
viewing the virtual meeting will be
provided on the meeting web page by
noon the day before the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Milene Brownlow, Designated Federal
Officer for the BSC, Office of Policy,
Review, and Outreach, Division of
Translational Toxicology, NIEHS.
Phone: 984–287–3364, Email:
milene.brownlow@nih.gov. Hand
Deliver/Courier address: 530 Davis
Drive, Room K2136, Durham, NC 27713.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSC
will provide input to the NTP on
programmatic activities and issues. The
preliminary agenda topics include a
presentation on needed research
capabilities to support predictive
toxicology and evidence evaluation,
including the development and
implementation of computational,
alternative, literature-based, and quality
assessment tools and methodologies.
The NIEHS proposes to obtain support
for these activities via contract
mechanism due to the scope of the
required capabilities and availability of
personnel with relevant experience to
perform these activities exceeding the
internal resources available. The
preliminary agenda, roster of BSC
members, background materials, public
comments, and any additional
information, when available, will be
posted on the BSC meeting web page
(https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) or
may be requested in hardcopy from the
Designated Federal Officer for the BSC.
Following the meeting, summary
minutes will be prepared and made
available on the BSC meeting web page
within 90 calendar days of the meeting.
Meeting Attendance Registration: The
meeting is open to the public with time
scheduled for oral public comments.
Registration is not required to view the
virtual meeting; the URL for the virtual
meeting will be provided on the BSC
meeting web page (https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/165) by noon the
day before the meeting. TTY users
should contact the Federal TTY Relay
Service at 800–877–8339. Requests
should be made at least five business
days in advance of the event.
Written Public Comments: NTP
invites written public comments.
Guidelines for public comments are
available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/
ntp/about_ntp/guidelines_public_
comments_508.pdf.
The deadline for submission of
written comments is July 5, 2023, by
5:00 p.m. EDT. Written public
comments should be submitted through
the meeting web page. Persons
submitting written comments should
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and
Solicitation for Written and Oral Comments
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, White
House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
Islanders.
ACTION: Notice of meeting and solicitation for written and oral
comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the next meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Commission)
and the solicitation of written and oral comment regarding the
advancement of equity, justice and opportunity for Asian American,
Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. The
meeting is open to the public and will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Virtual attendance will be available through livestream for July 6; in-
person attendance is available for July 7, 2023. The Commission is
working to accomplish its mission to provide independent advice and
recommendations to the President on ways to advance equity, justice,
and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities.
DATES: The Commission will meet on July 6, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) to 11:30 p.m. ET and July 7, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. ET to 6:00
p.m. ET. The final location and agenda will be posted on the website
for the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/ when this information becomes available.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend virtually or in person,
depending on the portion of the meeting. Registration is required
through the following links:
July 6 (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-646261494527
July 7 (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-initiative-aa-and-nhpi-economic-summit-honolulu-tickets-649191698847
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Viviane Chao, Designated Federal
Officer, President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and
External Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 620E, 200
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201; email:
[email protected]; telephone: (202) 951-0235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is the sixth in a series of
Federal advisory committee meetings regarding the development of
recommendations to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for AA and
NHPI communities. The meeting is open to the public and will be live
streamed. The Commission, co-chaired by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra
and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador
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Katherine Tai, advises the President on: the development, monitoring,
and coordination of executive branch efforts to advance equity,
justice, and opportunity for AA and NHPI communities in the United
States, including efforts to close gaps in health, socioeconomic,
employment, and educational outcomes; policies to address and end anti-
Asian bias, xenophobia, racism, and nativism, and opportunities for the
executive branch to advance inclusion, belonging, and public awareness
of the diversity and accomplishments of AA and NHPI people, cultures,
and histories; policies, programs, and initiatives to prevent, report,
respond to, and track anti-Asian hate crimes and hate incidents; ways
in which the Federal Government can build on the capacity and
contributions of AA and NHPI communities through equitable Federal
funding, grantmaking, and employment opportunities; policies and
practices to improve research and equitable data disaggregation
regarding AA and NHPI communities; policies and practices to improve
language access services to ensure AA and NHPI communities can access
Federal programs and services; and strategies to increase public-and
private-sector collaboration, and community involvement in improving
the safety and socioeconomic, health, educational, occupational, and
environmental well-being of AA and NHPI communities.
Information is available on the President's Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders website at
https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/. The names of
the 25 members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are available at
https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/.
Purpose of Meeting: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, authorized by
Executive Order 14031, will meet to discuss full and draft
recommendations by the Commission's six Subcommittees on ways to
advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian American, Native
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. The Subcommittees are:
Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination; Data
Disaggregation; Language Access; Economic Equity; Health Equity; and
Immigration and Citizenship Status.
Background: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander
communities are among the fastest growing racial and ethnic populations
in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, in
recent years, AA and NHPI individuals have faced increasing hate crimes
and incidents that threaten their safety, as well as harmful
stereotypes that often ignore socioeconomic, health, and educational
disparities impacting these diverse communities.
Tragic acts of anti-Asian violence increased during the COVID-19
pandemic, casting a shadow of fear and grief over many AA and NHPI
communities, in particular East Asian communities. Long before this
pandemic, AA and NHPI communities in the United States, including South
Asian and Southeast Asian communities, have faced persistent
xenophobia, religious discrimination, racism, and violence. At the same
time, AA and NHPI communities were overrepresented in the pandemic's
essential workforce in healthcare, food supply, education, and
childcare, with more than four million AA and NHPIs manning the
frontlines throughout the pandemic.
Many AA and NHPI communities, and in particular Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander communities, were disproportionately burdened by the
COVID-19 public health crisis. Evidence suggests that Native Hawaiians
and Pacific Islanders were three times more likely to contract COVID-19
compared to white people and nearly twice as likely to die from the
disease. On top of these health inequities, many AA and NHPI workers,
families, and small businesses faced devastating economic losses during
the crisis.
The challenges AA and NHPI communities face are often exacerbated
by a lack of adequate data disaggregation and language access. The
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,
and Pacific Islanders works to advise the President on executive branch
efforts to address these challenges and advance equity, justice, and
opportunity for AA and NHPI communities.
Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public may attend
virtually or in person, depending on the portion of the meeting.
Registration is required through the following links:
July 6 (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-646261494527
July 7 (in-person attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-initiative-aa-and-nhpi-economic-summit-honolulu-tickets-649191698847
Written public comments: Written comments are welcomed throughout
the development of the Commission's recommendations to promote equity,
justice, and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and
Pacific Islanders and may be emailed to [email protected] at any
time. Respond concisely and in plain language. You may use any
structure or layout that presents your information well. You may
respond to some or all of our questions, and you can suggest other
factors or relevant questions. You may also include links to online
material or interactive presentations. Clearly mark any proprietary
information and place it in its own section or file. Your response will
become Government property, and we may publish some of its non-
proprietary content.
Oral public comments: Individuals may submit a request to make an
oral public comment at the July 7, 2023, meeting in response to the
questions below. Advance copy of public comment must be sent via email
at [email protected] with the subject line ``PACAANHPI: In-
person Response to '' no later than
11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, June 23, 2023. Submissions received after the
deadline will not be considered for oral public comment.
Registration for oral public comment is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes or less. After
the maximum number of speakers is exceeded, individuals registered to
provide oral comment will be placed on a wait list and notified should
an opening become available. You will be notified via email no later
than July 5, 2023, if you have been identified to provide in-person
public comment.
The Commission is particularly interested in soliciting comments on
the following questions:
1. Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination
Subcommittee Questions:
a. Please provide feedback on the experiences of Asian Americans,
Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the Child Protection/Child
Welfare system.
b. What are promising practices, services, or prevention and
intervention strategies that advance the well-being of AA and NHPI
children and families who encounter the child protection/child welfare
systems?
2. Language Access Subcommittee Questions:
a. How can the Federal Government promote the preservation,
teaching, learning of, maintenance and utilization of AA and NHPI
languages?
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b. Are there any programs you recommend the Commission examine that
provide meaningful language access to government benefits and services
to persons with limited English proficiency?
3. Economic Equity Subcommittee Questions:
a. To what extent does the Native Hawaiian community have access to
or understand how to access resources for job training and housing
assistance at the local, state, and federal level?
b. How familiar is the public with the federal government resources
available to support small businesses, loans, or grants?
c. How can the government better provide culturally sensitive and
affordable housing for AA and NHPI communities?
4. Health Equity Subcommittee Questions:
a. What are the mental health concerns impacting communities in the
Pacific Islands and what are some of the ways communities are trying to
address them?
b. What are the biggest concerns around health for Native
Hawaiians?
c. What are some of the biggest barriers to obtaining health care
in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands?
d. What could improve your communities' ability to obtain federal
services such as housing assistance, SSI/SSDI, SNAP/WIC, FEMA
assistance, etc.?
5. Immigration and Citizenship Status Subcommittee Questions:
a. What are the main policy implications for Pacific Islanders who
have either immigrated or moved away from their island homelands to
other locations in the United States?
b. Pacific Islanders have a unique history with the United States
that differs from most immigrants or migrants to this country. What
should the responsibility of the federal government be to Pacific
Islanders in light of this historical relationship?
c. As immigration-related agencies within the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) like the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), work to expand language services,
how should they decide which languages and which processes should be
prioritized for implementation? Are there specific forms or processes
that DHS agencies should prioritize providing language services for
immediately? If so, which forms and language translations should be
prioritized?
d. What can be done to address negative stereotypes and improve
group relations between Pacific Islanders and other communities both in
the Pacific Islands and throughout the United States?
Authority: Executive Order 14031. The President's Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app.), which sets forth standards for
the formation and use of Federal advisory committees.
Krystal Ka`ai,
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native
Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders President's Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
[FR Doc. 2023-12272 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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