[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 183 (Tuesday, September 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25248]


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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: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., October 13, 1998.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dawes Room, 575 Memorial Drive, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4896, telephone 617/492-1234, fax 
617/441-6489.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room will accommodate approximately 145 people.
    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 updates from 
HHS agencies; recruiting new investigators into the field of CFS and 
initiating drug trials in CFS; priority areas arising from the 
American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference; and 
CFSCC discussion on an annual report for CFS.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public comments will be received at the 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 October 8, 1998. All requests to make oral comments 
should contain the name, address, telephone number, subject area, 
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 145 copies.
    Contact Person for More Information: Lisa Blake-DiSpigna, 
Executive Secretary, CFSCC, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S C19, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-3227, fax 404/639-4138.

    Dated: September 16, 1998.
John C. Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-25248 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]
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