[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7166]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns
and Children; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
Name: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in
Newborns and Children.
Dates and Times: May 5, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 6, 2011,
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: Renaissance Washington, DC, Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143 New
Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public with attendance
limited to space availability. Participants are asked to register
for the meeting by going to the registration Web site at http://altarum.cvent.com/event/SACHDNC052011. The registration deadline is
Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Individuals who need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations
should indicate their needs on the registration Web site. The
deadline for special accommodation requests is Friday, April 29,
2011. If there are technical problems gaining access to the Web
site, please contact Maureen Ball, Meetings Coordinator at
[email protected].
Purpose: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable
Disorders in Newborns and Children (Advisory Committee) was
established to advise and guide the Secretary regarding the most
appropriate application of universal newborn screening tests,
technologies, policies, guidelines and programs for effectively
reducing morbidity and mortality in newborns and children having or
at risk for heritable disorders. The Advisory Committee as
authorized under the Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 300b-10,
and amended in the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, also
provides advice and recommendations concerning the grants and
projects authorized under the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.
300b-8, (Heritable Disorders Program) as amended in the Newborn
Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008.
Agenda: The meeting will include: (1) A presentation of the
External Review Workgroup's final report on the nomination of
Hyperbilirubinemia to the Advisory Committee's recommended uniform
screening panel; (2) an update from the Evidence Evaluation Methods
workgroup; and (3) presentations on the continued work and reports
of the Advisory Committee's subcommittees on laboratory standards
and procedures, follow-up and treatment, and education and training.
Proposed agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
You can locate the Agenda, Committee Roster and Charter,
presentations, and meeting materials at the home page of the
Advisory Committee's Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/heritabledisorderscommittee/.
Public Comments: Members of the public can submit written
comments and/or present oral comments during the public comment
periods of the meeting, which are scheduled for both days of the
meeting. Those individuals who want to make oral comments are
requested to register online by Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at http://altarum.cvent.com/event/SACHDNC052011. Requests should contain the
name, address, telephone number, and any professional or business
affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral presentation.
Groups having similar interests are requested to combine their
comments and present them through a single representative. Written
comments should be emailed no later than Tuesday, May 3, 2011, for
consideration. Written comments should contain the name, address,
telephone number, and any professional or business affiliation of
the author. Submit written comments to Maureen Ball, Meetings
Coordinator, Conference and Meetings Management, Altarum Institute,
1200 18th Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, telephone:
202 828-5100; fax: 202 785-3083, or e-mail: [email protected].
Contact Person: Anyone interested in obtaining other relevant
information should write or contact Alaina M. Harris, Maternal and
Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration,
Room 18A-19, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0721, [email protected]. More
information on the Advisory Committee is available at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/heritabledisorderscommittee.
Dated: March 22, 2011.
Wendy Ponton,
Director, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-7166 Filed 3-25-11; 8:45 am]
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