[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16412-16413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice 
of Meeting

    Pursuant to 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 National Children's Study Assembly and Working Groups Meetings. The 
parent committee for this workgroup is the National Longitudinal Study 
of Environmental Effects on Child Health and Development Advisory 
Committee.
    The meetings will be open to the public, with attendance limited to 
space available. 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. To register for the meetings, visit the 
registration Web site at: http://NCS.iqsolutions.com, send an email 
message to: [email protected], or call 301-984-1471 ext. 279.

    Name of Committee: National Children's Study Working Groups and 
Study Assembly Meetings.
    Date: Working Groups: April 8, 2002, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 
9, 2002, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Study Assembly: April 9, 2002, 1 p.m. to 
5 p.m. Registration begins: April 7, 2002, 1 p.m. April 8-9, 2002, 7 
a.m.
    Agenda: Summary: The National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, Department 
of Health and Human Services is announcing a series of meetings co-
sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. IQ Solutions, Inc., a government 
contractor, is coordinating the logistics of the meetings. Members 
of Working Groups focusing on various issues related to study 
planning will meet on Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9. Tuesday, 
April 9 will also consist of the Study Assembly meeting. The purpose 
of the Study Assembly meeting is to discuss the status of planning 
this longitudinal study of environmental effects on the well-being 
of children. Content of the meeting will include a status report on 
development of planning for the study thus far, and reports on 
specific issues including, for example, proposed hypotheses for the 
Study, study design issues, and the timeline for the remainder of 
the planning phase. The Study Assembly is made up of all 
stakeholders interested in the Study. Its purpose is to disseminate 
information to members and to serve as a conduit for bringing 
information and views from individuals and various organizations to 
the Study organization. The Study Assembly is open to anyone who 
indicates an interest

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in the Study, and includes representatives of all stakeholders, both 
inside and outside of government, advocacy groups, industry, 
academic institutions, state and local governments, and community 
groups. To become a member of the Study Assembly, interested persons 
should send an e-mail to: [email protected]. Study Assembly members 
are welcome as observers during the other open meetings of this 
series.
    Place: Sheraton Premiere Hotel, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, 
Virginia.
    Contact Person: Peter M. Scheidt, M.D., Medical Officer, 
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, 6100 
Executive Boulevard, Room 7B03, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 451-6421. 
[email protected].
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and 
funding cycle.

    Dated: March 29, 2002.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-8317 Filed 4-4-02; 8:45 am]
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