[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42997-42998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21100]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) 
Meeting

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

    Name: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 11, 1997. 8:30 
a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 12, 1997.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium A, Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, 
regarding the need for, and the nature of, revisions to the 
standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the 
impact of proposed revisions to the standards; and the

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modification of the standards to accommodate the technological 
advances.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items include Genetics Testing; 
Proficiency Testing (PT) Implementation; Data measuring the 
effectiveness of CLIA in improving laboratory performance.
    Agenda items are subject to change.
    Contact Person: John Ridderhof, Dr.P.H., Division of Laboratory 
Systems, Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC, 4770 Buford 
Highway, NE, MS G25, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-
4674.

    Dated: August 5, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-21100 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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