411 Health Research Advisory Committee public hearing and meeting

Health Research Advisory Committee Public Hearing and Meeting

[33 Pa.B. 1296]

   The Health Research Advisory Committee (Committee) of the Department of Health (Department) will hold a public hearing and a public meeting on April 21, 2003, in Room 100 (First Floor), Labor and Industry Building, Forster and Seventh Streets, Harrisburg.

   The primary purpose of the public hearing is to obtain suggestions for health research priorities under the Tobacco Settlement/Act 77, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program, for State fiscal year 2003-04.

   The public hearing will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Comments must be submitted in writing by 2:30 p.m. on April 1, 2003, to David Hooper, Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics, Health Research Program, 555 Walnut Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1914, [e-mail]. Written comments must be limited to two typewritten pages. Persons wishing to present written statements orally at the public hearing must contact David Hooper at [phone] by 2:30 p.m. on April 1, 2003, to make a reservation for testifying at the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. Persons will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis, as time permits.

   After the public hearing, a public meeting of the Committee will be held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the research priorities for State fiscal year 2003-04. This meeting is open to the public. No reservations are required to attend the public meeting.

   Current 2002-03 State fiscal year priorities for both formula funded and nonformula funded health research are posted on the Department's website (http://www.health.state.pa.us) under the Tobacco Settlement/Act 77, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program.

   For additional information, or persons with a disability who wish to attend the meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so, contact Patricia W. Potrzebowski, [phone] or for speech and/or hearing impaired persons, V/TT [phone] or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Services at [phone].

   This hearing and meeting are subject to cancellation without notice.

ROBERT S. MUSCALUS, D.O.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-411. Filed for public inspection March 7, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]