The Health Resources and Services Administration has scheduled meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas for January 18-20, 2011 and February 16-18, 2011. The Committee, which was authorized by the ACA, will be focusing on the various components of a possible methodology for identifying areas of shortage and underservice, based on the recommendations of the Committee in the previous meeting.