[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4163-18-M