[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16514]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of 
Meeting: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
announces the following committee meeting.

NAME: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee (CFSCC).

TIME AND DATE: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., July 26, 1999.

PLACE: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 505A, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The 
meeting room will accommodate approximately 80 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: The Office of Inspector General Report, Audit 
of Costs Charged to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Program at the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CIN:A-04-98-04226). Because this is 
a briefing session there will be no public testimony.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lillian Abbey, Executive 
Secretary, NIAID, NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3140, MSC 7630, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20817, telephone 301-496-1884, fax 301-480-4528.

    Dated: June 23, 1999.
Anthony S. Fauci,
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 99-16514 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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