[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53013-53014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26883]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of Research on Women's Health; Meeting

    Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the meeting of 
the Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health (ACRWH) to be held 
November 17, 1997 at the Bethesda Marriott (formerly Pooks Hill 
Marriott), Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The entire meeting will be open to 
the public from 8:30 a.m. to adjournment at 12:00 p.m. The purpose of 
the meeting will be for the Committee to provide advice to the Office 
of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) on its research agenda and to 
provide recommendations regarding ORWH activities. Attendance by the 
public will be limited to space available.
    The agenda will include an update on ORWH activities and programs 
to meet

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the mandates of the office, and a report from the Special Ad Hoc 
Working Group on the Women's Health Initiative. The Committee will also 
discuss ongoing activities to update the NIH research agenda on women's 
health, including the national meeting, ``Beyond Hunt Valley: Research 
on Women's Health for the 21st Century.'' The national meeting is the 
culmination of a series of public hearings and scientific workshops 
held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Santa 
Fe, New Mexico, and will be conducted November 17-19, 1997 at the 
Bethesda Marriott.
    Joyce Rudick, Acting Executive Secretary, ACRWH, and Acting Deputy 
Director, ORWH, Office of the Director, NIH, Building 1, Room 201, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, 301/402-1770, 301/402-1798 (Fax), will 
furnish the meeting agenda, roster of Committee members, and 
substantive program information upon request.
    Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
contact Ms. Rudick in advance of the meeting.

    Dated: October 3, 1997.
LeVerne Y. Stringfield,
Committee Management Officer, NIH.
[FR Doc. 97-26883 Filed 10-9-97; 8:45 am]
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