[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 37694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18042]


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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 hearby given of the tenth 
meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing 
(SACGT), U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting will be held from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 17, 2001 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 discuss two major topics: (1) The outcomes and 
discussion of an outreach meeting convened by the Data Work Group on a 
proposed pre-market review template, post-market data collection 
efforts, and proposed Q & A for genetic tests for health providers; and 
(2) issues related to genetics education for health professionals, 
including a presentation from the National Coalition for Health 
Professional Education in Genetics. Time will be 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) 
recommended 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 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

    Dated: July 9, 2001.
Sarah Carr,
Executive Secretary, SACGT.
[FR Doc. 01-18042 Filed 7-18-01; 8:45 am]
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