[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1150]


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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) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH) announces the following committee meeting.

    Name: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee (CFSCC).
    Time and Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2000, 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room 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: A report on CDC's CFS Scientific 
Review; and report on NIH's CFS consultation. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Public Comments will be received at the meeting for a total of 
not more than 60 minutes. Persons wishing to make oral comments 
either in person or via a video should notify the contact person 
listed below no later than close of business on January 26, 2000. A 
lottery system will be utilized to select speakers only if the 
number of requests exceed the number of slots, and those selected 
through this process will be notified on January 26 or soon 
thereafter. If a selected individual is unable to deliver their 
testimony at the meeting or submit their video prior to the meeting, 
their testimony slot will be filed on a first come first served 
basis on the day of the meeting following an announcement soliciting 
substitutes by the Chair. Testimony presented to the Committee on 
the day of the meeting will become part of the public record. Due to 
the time available, public comments will be limited to five minutes 
per person. Copies of any written comments should be provided to the 
Executive Secretary at the meeting; in addition, please provide at 
least 50 copies for distribution to Committee members and attendees.
    Contact Person for More Information: Louise Garnett, Program 
Coordinator, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 
NIAID, NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, Room 3266, Bethesda, MD 20892, 
telephone 301-496-1884, fax 301-480-4528.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.855, 
Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institutes 
of Health, HHS)

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-1150 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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