[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 194 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 59430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic 
Testing

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 
seventh meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic 
Testing (SACGT), U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting will be held 
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 2, 2000 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 
November 3, 2000 at the National Institutes of Health, Building 31, C 
Wing, Conference Room 10, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. The 
meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to space 
available.
    The Committee will hear progress reports from the working groups 
established at its August 4 meeting and discuss plans for future 
projects. The Committee will also hear presentations on current 
regulations governing the labeling and advertising of genetic tests and 
public and private sector policies regarding reimbursement for genetic 
testing services. There will be a limited period of time provided for 
public comment and interested individuals should notify the contact 
person listed below.
    Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services 
established SACGT to advise and make recommendations to the Secretary 
through the Assistant Secretary for Health on all aspects of the 
development and use of genetic tests. The SACGT is directed to (1) 
recommend policies and procedures for the safe and effective 
incorporation of genetic technologies into health care; (2) assess the 
effectiveness of existing and future measures for oversight of genetic 
tests; and (3) identify research needs related to the Committee's 
purview.
    The draft meeting agenda and other information about SACGT will be 
available at the following web site: http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacgt.htm Individuals who wish to provide public comments or who plan 
to attend the meeting and need special assistance, such as sign 
language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should 
notify the SACGT Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at 
301-496-9838 or E-mail at [email protected]. The SACGT office is located 
at 6000 Executive Boulevard, Suite 302, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

    Dated: September 29, 2000.
Sarah Carr,
Executive Secretary, SACGT.
[FR Doc. 00-25537 Filed 10-04-00; 8:45 am]
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