[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19067]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and
Availability
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability will meet
on Thursday August 21, 2003, and Friday, August 22, 2003, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on
Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001. The
meeting will be entirely open to the public.
The purpose of this meeting will be to examine the effect of mass
smallpox vaccinations on the blood donor base and the effects of
emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism on the blood supply.
Public comment will be solicited at the meeting. Public comment
will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Those who wish to have
printed material distributed to Advisory Committee members should
submit thirty (30) copies to the Acting Executive Secretary prior to
close of business August 15, 2003. Those who wish to utilize electronic
data projection in their presentation to the Committee must submit
their material to the Acting Executive Secretary prior to close of
business August 15, 2003. In addition, anyone planning to comment is
encouraged to contact the Acting Executive Secretary at her/his
earliest convenience.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Lawrence C. McMurtry, Acting
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and
Availability, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public
Health and Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room 275, Rockville, MD
20852; (301) 443-4788, FAX (301) 443-4361, e-mail
[email protected].
Dated: July 18, 2003.
CAPT Lawrence C. McMurtry,
Acting Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and
Availability.
[FR Doc. 03-19067 Filed 7-25-03; 8:45 am]
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