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MEMORANDUM PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

HEALTH RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

@ BUREAU OF HEALTH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
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FROM : R. L. Peterson oy

SUBJECT: HRP Executive Staff Meeting, November 4

Mr. Gilmer reported briefly on the tentative sites for the rescheduled
regional HRP orientation sessions.

Jan. 14£15 - Regions Iv & VI - St. Louis

Jan. 20&21 - Regions I, II, & ili - Washington
Jan. 23824 - Regions VII, IX, & X - San Francisco
Jan. 28&29 - Regions Vv & VII - St. Leuis

Strong objections were voiced to having the Region IV & VI meeting in

St, Louis; and Mr. Gilmer was requested to explore sites within one of
the other of those regions (e.g., Atlanta). It also was agreed to charge
a nominal registration fee ($5), which hopefully the AACHP would collect,
to cover the costs of coffee breaks. Four or five breakout rooms were
deemed sufficient.

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Dr. Rorrie will meet with CHP, EHSDS, RMP and regional office representatives
next week in further developing the agenda(s) for these sessions. The
desirability of including one or two State Hill-Burton agency representatives,
if possible at this late date, was agreed to.

Several information items were presented. Mr. Croft reported with respect

to the proposed O&M Specialist position and recruitment action previously
discussed, that Parklawn Personnel had indicated there was little or no
likelihood that it could be classified higher than GS-13. Mr.. Rubel
reported priefly on a meeting he recently had with Dan Zwick and Harry Cain
regarding the organizational placement of the proposed National Health Policy
Council and provision of supporting services to it. He concluded that a
clean Senate bill and their report probably would not be released until

after Congress reconvenes, and characterized the current HRP legislative

situation as including "a fair amount of politicking and arm twisting".

ERP executive etaff will meet again next Monday, November li, at 9 a.m.
Enclosed fer your information are copies of (1) Dr. Wherritt's earlier memo

regarding certain area designation issues and problems and (2) excerpts from
the House Committee report which Mr. Rubel referred to.

ee: Dr. Wherritt .
Mr. Eliis