[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 18981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9515]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability will 
meet on Thursday May 1, 2003, and Friday May 2, 2003, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. The meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol 
Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001. The meeting will 
be entirely open to the public.
    The purpose of this meeting will be to examine the economics of 
blood and where blood fits into the overall cost of health care.
    Public comment will be solicited at the meeting. Public comment 
will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Those who wish to have 
printed material distributed to Advisory Committee members should 
submit 30 copies to the Acting Executive Secretary prior to close of 
business April 25, 2003. Those who wish to utilize electronic data 
projection in their presentation to the Committee must submit their 
material to the Acting Executive Secretary prior to close of business 
April 25, 2003. In addition, anyone planning to comment is encouraged 
to contact the Acting Executive Secretary at her/his earliest 
convenience.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Lawrence C. McMurtry, Acting 
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public 
Health and Science, 1101 Wooton Parkway, Room 275, Rockville, MD 20852, 
(301) 443-2823, FAX (301) 443-4361, e-mail [email protected]

    Dated: April 11, 2003.
Lawrence C. McMurtry,
Acting Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. 03-9515 Filed 4-16-03; 8:45 am]
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