[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58778-58779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


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), notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee.

    Name: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee
    Time and Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.
    Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room will accommodate approximately 100 people. 
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, 
should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the 
meeting.
    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

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other related issues; facilitating increased DHHS 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 DHHS and SSA efforts and progress.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will include a discussion 
of the CFS State of the Science Conference held October 23-24, 2000; 
progress report from the Name Change Working Group; update on 
current Federal activities; and identification of areas for future 
focus for the CFSCC. Public comments will be received at the meeting 
on two topics of interest to the Committee: (1) Lack of access to 
social services and (2) insensitive medical care. Persons wishing to 
make oral comments on these topics either in person or via video 
should notify the contact person listed below no later than COB on 
October 17, 2000. Five minutes will be allotted for each statement; 
both printed and electronic copies are requested for the record.
    Contact Person for More Information: Janice C. Ramsden, 
Executive Secretary, CFSCC, Office of the Principal Deputy Director, 
NIH, Building 1, Room 333, 1 Center Drive, MSC 0159, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20892-0159, e-mail [email protected] or telephone 301-496-0959.

    Dated: September 22, 2000.
LaVerne Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-25163 Filed 9-29-00; 8:45 am]
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