[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9618]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee: 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 committee meeting.

    Name: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee (CFSCC).
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., April 28, 1998. 9:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., April 29, 1998.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Rooms 703A and 800, #200 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting rooms will accommodate approximately 100 people.
    Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has 
instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without 
a government identification card will need to provide a photo ID and 
must know the subject and room number of the meeting in order to be 
admitted into the building. Visitors must use the Independence 
Avenue entrance.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice to the 
Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Commissioner, 
Social Security Administration (SSA), to assure interagency 
coordination and communication regarding chronic fatigue syndrome 
(CFS) research and other related issues; facilitating increased 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and agency awareness 
of CFS research and educational needs; developing complementary 
research programs that minimize overlap; identifying opportunities 
for collaborative and/or coordinated efforts in research and 
education; and developing informed responses to constituency groups 
regarding HHS and SSA efforts and progress.
    Matters To be Discussed: Agenda items will include the National 
Institutes of Health state of the art workshop regarding CFS in 
adolescents; updates from HHS agencies; CFS information and 
education; and CFSCC discussion of workshop regarding CFS in 
adolescents.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public comments will be received on the April 29, 1998, meeting 
for approximately 60 minutes. Public statements presented at this 
meeting should not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or 
written statements. Persons wishing to make oral comments should 
notify the contact person listed below no later than close of 
business on April 24, 1998. All requests to make oral comments 
should contain the name, address, telephone number, and 
organizational affiliation of the presenter. These comments will 
become a part of the official record of the meeting. Due to the time 
available, public comments will be limited to five minutes per 
person. Copies of any written comments should be provided at the 
meeting; please provide at least 100 copies.
    Contact Person for More Information: Lisa Blake-DiSpigna, 
Executive Secretary, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S C19, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-3227, fax 404/639-4138.

    Dated: April 3, 1998.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-9618 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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