[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30100]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Notice of Open Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of the fifth meeting of the Task Force on 
Genetic Testing of the National Institutes of Health-Department of 
Energy Joint Working Group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications 
of Human Genome Research (ELSI Working Group) on Monday, December 2, 
1996, 1:00 pm to recess; Tuesday, December 3, 1996, 8:00 am to 
adjournment, at the Doubletree Inn at the Colonnade, 4 West University 
Parkway, Baltimore, Maryland, (410) 235-5400.
    Contact Person: Neil Holtzman, M.D., M.P.H., Genetics and Public 
Policy Studies, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 550 North 
Broadway, Suite 511, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, (410) 955-7894.
    The Task Force has developed Interim Principles primarily regarding 
scientific validation of new genetic tests; laboratory quality; and 
education, counseling, and delivery. At this meeting, the Task Force 
will consider recommendations to implement key Principles. The Interim 
Principles are available on the World Wide Web at: http://
infonet.welch.jhu.edu/policy/genetics/
 Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
contact Dr. Holtzman in advance of the meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.172, Human 
Genome Research)

    Dated: November 19, 1996.
Paula N. Hayes,
Acting Committee Management Officer, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-30100 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am]
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