[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21137]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS), Public Health Practice 
Program Office (PHPPO) of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), Announces the Following Meetings

    Name: Quality Control Issues Relevant to Regulations Under the 
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA): Meetings.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 25, 1996. 8:30 
a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 26, 1996.
    Place: CDC, Building 2, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 400 people.
    Purpose: CDC will receive public input on clinical laboratory 
quality control issues relevant to the development of final CLIA 
regulations for quality control. We particularly encourage comments 
on: (1) The ability of current test systems to assess the potential 
for error in the total testing process; (2) processes to monitor the 
quality of clinical laboratory results over time; and (3) processes 
to assess appropriate operator test performance.
    The meeting on September 25, 1996, will include presentations by 
manufacturers in the health care industry. On September 26, 1996, 
interested parties, other than manufacturers, will present their 
material. We will accept as many requests for presentations as 
possible.
    Agenda items are identical for each day and consists of a brief 
overview of the meeting purpose followed by as many presentations as 
time allows. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Julie Wasil, Committee 
Management Specialist, DLS, PHPPO, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, M/S 
G-25, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-4651.
    Individuals wishing to make presentations are encouraged to 
supply data to support their position and must submit copies of 
their presentation by close of business September 9, 1996, to the 
contact person listed above. Written materials will be accepted from 
all others through close of business September 20, 1996. Presenters 
will be limited to 5 minutes.
    Due to resource limitations, we will not be able to provide 
copies of presentation materials to meeting attendees. Presenters 
wishing to distribute copies of their material at the meeting must 
provide copies for distribution.

    Dated: August 14, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-21137 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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