[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26392]


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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 
eleventh 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 p.m. on November 15, 2001 and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 
November 16, 2001 at the Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, 
Bethesda, MD 20814. The meeting will be open to the public with 
attendance limited to space available.
    The Committee will discuss a number of topics, including the status 
of FDA activities to implement SACGT's recommendations for oversight of 
all new genetic tests; the outcomes and discussion of a roundtable 
meeting convened by the Education Work Group on how genetics fits into 
current or future health practice, major genetics educational needs of 
various disciplines of professions (e.g., core competencies, faculty 
needs, and training issues), and obstacles and gaps in the integration 
of genetics into health professional education and practice; and the 
Informed Consent Work Group's draft brochure for the general public on 
genetic testing and the status of the development of principles of 
informed consent in clinical and public health settings. The Committee 
will also begin exploring issues in the development, oversight, 
availability and accessibility of genetic tests for rare diseases 
through a number of invited presentations. In addition, the Committee 
is scheduled to be briefed by Congressional staff on the status of 
genetic discrimination legislation. 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. 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 comment 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: August 12, 2001.
Sarah Carr,
Executive Secretary, SACGT.
[FR Doc. 01-26392 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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