[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 5940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2274]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: 
Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the National Center for Environmental 
Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the following committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., February 15, 1995. 8:30 a.m.-
12 noon, February 16, 1995.
    Place: Sheraton Century Center Hotel, 2000 Century Boulevard, 
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3377.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In October 1991 the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services released the CDC policy statement, ``Preventing Lead 
Poisoning in Young Children.'' This statement is used by pediatricians 
and lead screening programs throughout the United States, and great 
progress has been made in implementing the statement. Copies of this 
statement may be requested from the contact person listed below.

    Matters to be Discussed: Since the release of this statement, 
new data have become available and some information gaps have been 
identified. The committee will discuss issues related to revising 
the statement, particularly the blood lead screening guidelines.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Persons wishing to make written comments regarding additions or 
changes to the statement should provide such written comments to the 
contact person no later than February 8, 1995.
    Opportunities will be provided during the meeting for oral 
comments. Depending on the time available and the number of 
requests, it may be necessary to limit the time of each presenter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Nelson, Program Analyst, Lead 
Poisoning Prevention Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and 
Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, (F42), Atlanta, 
Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 404/488-7330, FAX 404/488-7335.

    Dated: January 25, 1995.
William H. Gimson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-2274 Filed 1-30-95; 8:45 am]
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