Notice2023-21981
Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and Solicitation for Written Comments
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Published
October 4, 2023
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Health and Human Services Department
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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 comments 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 Washington, DC on October 25 and October 26, 2023. Virtual attendance will be available through livestream. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68629-68630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21981]
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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 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 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 comments 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 Washington, DC on October 25 and October
26, 2023. Virtual attendance will be available through livestream. 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 October 25, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Time (ET) to 4:30 p.m. ET and October 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.
ET to 2:00 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: <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html</a> when this information becomes
available.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public may attend virtually. Registration is
required through the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ecfcfc0c6dec7cde1e3e3e7fdfde7e1e0cee6e6fda0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="165757585e465f55797b7b7f65657f7978567e7e6538717960">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: (202) 690-6060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is the seventh 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 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
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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
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/index.html</a>. The names of
the 25 members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are available at
<a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/commission/commissioners/index.html</a>.
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.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, tragic acts of anti-Asian violence
increased and cast a shadow of fear and grief over many AA and NHPI
communities. However, even before the pandemic, AA and NHPI communities
in the United States 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. Many AA and NHPI workers, families, and small
businesses also faced devastating economic losses during this time.
Additionally, health and economic inequities faced by Native
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities worsened during the COVID-19
pandemic, with evidence suggesting they were twice as likely to die
from the disease compared to white counterparts.
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. Registration is required through the following link: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meeting-of-the-presidents-advisory-commission-on-aa-and-nhpis-tickets-715434733547?aff=oddtdtcreator</a>.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8acbcbc4c2dac3c9e5e7e7e3f9f9e3e5e4cae2e2f9a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e4f4f40465e474d616363677d7d6761604e66667d20696178">[email protected]</span></a> at any
time. Respond concisely and in plain language. You may use any
structure or layout that presents your information well. You may
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.
Authority: Executive Order 14031. The President's Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
(Commission) is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 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. 2023-21981 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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