[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 10727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5247]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 
(ACCLPP): Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the National Center for Environmental 
Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the following committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., March 18, 2003.
    Place: Hilton--Crystal City at National Airport, 2399 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, telephone 703/418-6800.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 55 people.
    Purpose: The Committee shall provide advice and guidance to the 
Secretary; the Assistant Secretary for Health; and the Director, 
CDC, regarding new scientific knowledge and technological 
developments and their practical implications for childhood lead 
poisoning prevention efforts. The Committee shall also review and 
report regularly on childhood lead poisoning prevention practices 
and recommend improvements in national childhood lead poisoning 
prevention efforts.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include: Updates on 
Primary Prevention issues, Medicaid Targeted Screening, Review of 
Evidence for Effects at Blood Lead Levels <10 [mu]g/dL issues, 
Screening of Immigrant/Adopted Children, and Study of Relationship 
of Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Blood Lead Levels.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Opportunities will be provided during the meeting for oral 
comments. Depending on the time available and the number of 
requests, it may be necessary to limit the time of each presenter.
    Contact Person for More Information: Crystal M. Gresham, Program 
Analyst, Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, Division of Emergency and 
Environmental Health Services, NCEH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., M/
S F-30, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 770/488-7490, fax 770/488-
4178.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining 
to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.


    Dated: February 28, 2003.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-5247 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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