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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 Oral and Written
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
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 Clark
County, Nevada. Virtual attendance will
be available through livestream on
February 27 and in-person attendance
will be available on February 28, 2024.
The Commission is working to
accomplish its mission to provide
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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
February 27, 2024, from 11:45 a.m.
Eastern Time (ET) to 8:30 p.m. ET and
February 28, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. ET
to 4:00 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 the meeting virtually or in
person, depending on the portion of the
meeting. Registration is required
through the following links:
February 27 meeting (virtual
attendance only): https://www.event
brite.com/e/public-meeting-of-thepresidents-commission-on-aa-andnhpis-tickets814521895917?aff=oddtdtcreator.
February 28 public listening session
(in-person attendance only): https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/white-houseinitiative-aa-and-nhpi-communityengagement-event-nevada-tickets814515466687?aff=oddtdtcreator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Teruya, 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, U.S. Department of Health and
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Human Services, Hubert Humphrey
Building, 620E, 200 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20201; email:
AANHPICommission@hhs.gov;
telephone: (202) 951–0235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The meeting is the
eighth 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, cochaired by U.S. Health and Human
Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and
the U.S. Trade Representative
Ambassador 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
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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 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 and amended by
Executive Order 14109, will meet to
discuss 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 and Education;
Economic Equity; Health Equity;
Immigration and Citizenship Status; and
Language Access.
Public Participation at Meeting:
Members of the public may attend the
meeting virtually and the public
listening session in person. Registration
is required through the following links:
February 27 (virtual attendance only):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/publicmeeting-of-the-presidentscommission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets814521895917?aff=oddtdtcreator.
February 28 public listening session (inperson attendance only): https://www.
eventbrite.com/e/white-houseinitiative-aa-and-nhpi-communityengagement-event-nevada-tickets814515466687?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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
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of the 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 February 28,
2024, meeting in response to the
questions below. Advance copy of oral
public comment must be sent via email
at AANHPICommission@hhs.gov with
the subject line ‘‘PACAANHPI: Inperson Response to <insert the issue
and question>’’ no later than 11:59 p.m.
ET on Friday, February 19, 2024.
Submissions received after the deadline
will not be considered for oral public
comment. Your submitted oral comment
will become government property and
may be published as part of the meeting
record.
Registration for oral public comment
is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Comments are limited to two (2)
minutes or less per person. 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 February
26, 2024, if you have been identified to
provide in-person public comment.
The Commission is interested in
soliciting comments on the following
questions:
1. Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian
Hate, Anti-Discrimination
Subcommittee Questions:
a. Please describe policies, programs,
models, or best practices that have been
effective in reducing race-based
violence, cyberbullying, or bias targeting
AA and NHPI communities, including
any programs geared toward children or
youth.
b. What policies, programs, models, or
best practices, if any, have reduced
incidents of gun violence in AA and
NHPI communities?
2. Data Disaggregation and Education
Subcommittee Questions:
a. What obstacles do AA and NHPI
communities face regarding federal
datasets?
b. What is the status of educational
programs in your respective state that
address the AA and NHPI experience?
3. Economic Equity Subcommittee
Questions:
a. How familiar are you with the
federal government’s resources
dedicated to supporting small
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businesses through loans or grants, and
what can be done to increase awareness
of these services?
b. Do you think AA and NHPI
community members are informed
about federal government resources for
apprentice training? What additional
assistance or resources would be
beneficial at the federal level to enhance
access to the apprentice training?
4. Health Equity Subcommittee
Questions:
a. What are the mental health
concerns impacting AA and NHPI
communities in Nevada and what are
some of the ways communities are
working to address these challenges?
b. What are some of the biggest
barriers AA and NHPI communities face
to accessing health care?
5. Immigration and Citizenship Status
Subcommittee Questions:
a. Are you, or individuals you know,
afraid to utilize public resources (e.g.,
federal benefit programs) because you
believe it will impact your immigration
status? Please explain in detail. What
can the government do to decrease
concerns with accessing federal
benefits?
b. How can the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) better
conduct outreach to impacted
communities in order to more
effectively disseminate accurate
immigration information? What can
DHS subagencies offer to local
community organizations to increase the
spread of accurate information?
6. Language Access Subcommittee
Questions:
a. How can the Federal Government
promote the preservation, teaching,
learning of, maintenance and utilization
of AA and NHPI languages?
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?
Authority: Executive Order 14031 as
amended by Executive Order 14109.
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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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 Oral and Written 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 Clark County, Nevada.
Virtual attendance will be available through livestream on February 27
and in-person attendance will be available on February 28, 2024. 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 February 27, 2024, from 11:45 a.m.
Eastern Time (ET) to 8:30 p.m. ET and February 28, 2024, from 12:00
p.m. ET to 4:00 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 the meeting virtually or in
person, depending on the portion of the meeting. Registration is
required through the following links:
February 27 meeting (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-meeting-of-the-presidents-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-814521895917?aff=oddtdtcreator.
February 28 public listening session (in-person attendance only):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-initiative-aa-and-nhpi-community-engagement-event-nevada-tickets-814515466687?aff=oddtdtcreator.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Teruya, 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, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert
Humphrey Building, 620E, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
20201; email: [email protected]; telephone: (202) 951-0235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The meeting is the eighth 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 U.S. Health and Human Services
Secretary Xavier Becerra and the U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador
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
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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 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 and amended by Executive Order 14109, will meet
to discuss 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 and Education; Economic Equity; Health Equity;
Immigration and Citizenship Status; and Language Access.
Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public may attend
the meeting virtually and the public listening session in person.
Registration is required through the following links:
February 27 (virtual attendance only): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-meeting-of-the-presidents-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-814521895917?aff=oddtdtcreator.
February 28 public listening session (in-person attendance only):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-house-initiative-aa-and-nhpi-community-engagement-event-nevada-tickets-814515466687?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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 the 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 February 28, 2024, meeting in response to
the questions below. Advance copy of oral 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, February 19, 2024. Submissions
received after the deadline will not be considered for oral public
comment. Your submitted oral comment will become government property
and may be published as part of the meeting record.
Registration for oral public comment is on a first-come, first-
served basis. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes or less per
person. 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 February 26, 2024, if you have been identified to
provide in-person public comment.
The Commission is interested in soliciting comments on the
following questions:
1. Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination
Subcommittee Questions:
a. Please describe policies, programs, models, or best practices
that have been effective in reducing race-based violence,
cyberbullying, or bias targeting AA and NHPI communities, including any
programs geared toward children or youth.
b. What policies, programs, models, or best practices, if any, have
reduced incidents of gun violence in AA and NHPI communities?
2. Data Disaggregation and Education Subcommittee Questions:
a. What obstacles do AA and NHPI communities face regarding federal
datasets?
b. What is the status of educational programs in your respective
state that address the AA and NHPI experience?
3. Economic Equity Subcommittee Questions:
a. How familiar are you with the federal government's resources
dedicated to supporting small businesses through loans or grants, and
what can be done to increase awareness of these services?
b. Do you think AA and NHPI community members are informed about
federal government resources for apprentice training? What additional
assistance or resources would be beneficial at the federal level to
enhance access to the apprentice training?
4. Health Equity Subcommittee Questions:
a. What are the mental health concerns impacting AA and NHPI
communities in Nevada and what are some of the ways communities are
working to address these challenges?
b. What are some of the biggest barriers AA and NHPI communities
face to accessing health care?
5. Immigration and Citizenship Status Subcommittee Questions:
a. Are you, or individuals you know, afraid to utilize public
resources (e.g., federal benefit programs) because you believe it will
impact your immigration status? Please explain in detail. What can the
government do to decrease concerns with accessing federal benefits?
b. How can the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) better
conduct outreach to impacted communities in order to more effectively
disseminate accurate immigration information? What can DHS subagencies
offer to local community organizations to increase the spread of
accurate information?
6. Language Access Subcommittee Questions:
a. How can the Federal Government promote the preservation,
teaching, learning of, maintenance and utilization of AA and NHPI
languages?
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?
Authority: Executive Order 14031 as amended by Executive Order
14109. 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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