[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15627]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Request for Nominations of Members to the Advisory Committee on 
Blood Safety and Availability

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Announcement of request for membership nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary requests nominations of 
individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability (ACBSA) in accordance with its charter. Appointments will 
be made for a term of four years. It is not necessary to re-nominate 
individuals previously nominated; all nominations previously received 
have been retained and remain active.

DATES: All nominations must be received at the address below by no 
later than 4 p.m. EDT July 23, 1999.

ADDRESSES: All nominations shall be submitted to Stephen D. 
Nightingale, M.D., Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood 
Safety and Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20201. Phone (202) 690-5560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen D. Nightingale, M.D., 
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. 
Phone (202) 690-5560.

Nominations

    Persons nominated for membership should be from among authorities 
knowledgeable in blood banking, transfusion medicine, bioethics and/or 
related disciplines. Members shall be selected from State and local 
organizations, blood and blood products industry including 
manufacturers and distributors, advocacy groups, consumer advocates, 
provider organizations, academic researchers, ethicists, private 
physicians, scientists, consumer advocates, legal organizations and 
from among communities of persons who are frequent recipients of blood 
and blood products.

Information Required

    Each nomination shall consist of a package that, at a minimum, 
includes:
    A. The name, return address, daytime telephone number and 
affiliation of the individual being nominated, the basis for the 
individual's nomination, the category for which the individual is 
nominated and a statement that the nominated individual is willing to 
serve as a member of the committee;
    B. The name, return address, daytime telephone number at which the 
nominator may be contacted. Organizational nominators must identify a 
principal contact person in addition to the contact information;
    C. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
    All nomination information for a nominee must be provided in a 
complete single package. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. 
Nomination materials must bear original signatures, and facsimile 
transmissions or copies are not acceptable.

    Dated: June 14, 1999.
Stephen D. Nightingale,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. 99-15627 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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