[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11872]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism: Conference 
Call Meeting and Advisory Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal advisory committee 
conference call meeting.
    Name: National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism 
(NACCT).
    Time and Date: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., May 16, 2003.
    Place: The conference call will originate at the Office of 
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (OTPER), in Atlanta, 
Georgia. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details on accessing 
the conference call.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the availability of 
telephone ports.
    Purpose: The committee is charged with advising the Secretary, 
Health and Human Services, on (a) the preparedness of the health care 
system to respond to bioterrorism as it relates to children; (b) needed 
changes to the health care and emergency medical service systems and 
emergency medical services protocols to meet the special needs of 
children; and (c) changes, if necessary, to the National Strategic 
Stockpile under section 121 of the Public Health Security and 
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to meet the 
emergency health security of children.
    Matters to be Discussed: The National Advisory Committee on 
Children and Terrorism will convene by conference call to discuss the 
draft report to the Secretary.
    Due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved, the Federal 
Register notice is being published less than fifteen days before the 
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This conference call is scheduled to begin 
at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. To participate in the conference 
call, please dial (404) 639-3277 or (800) 311-3437 and enter conference 
code 864530. You will then be automatically connected to the call.
    Contact Person for More Information: Victor Balaban, Office of 
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE., (D-44), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639-7428, fax 
(404) 639-7977.
    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following Advisory Committee meeting.
    Name: National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism, HHS, 
CDC.
    Time and Date: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., May 21, 2003.
    Place: Doubletree Hotel National Airport, 300 Army Navy Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202 telephone: 1-800-222-TREE.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The committee will make recommendations to the Secretary 
of HHS on matters related to bioterrorism and its impact on children.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include from the 
chairperson of the committee an introduction of committee members and 
discussion of the Secretary priorities with discussions of 
recommendations regarding, (a) the preparedness of the health care 
system to respond to bioterrorism as it relates to children; (b) needed 
changes to the health care and emergency medical service systems and 
emergency medical services protocols to meet the special needs of 
children; and (c) changes, if necessary to the National Strategic 
Stockpile under section 121 of the Public Health Security and 
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 to meet the 
emergency health security of children.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Victor Balaban, Office of 
Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE., (D-44), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 639-7428, fax 
(404) 639-7977.
    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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: May 6, 2003.
Diane Allen,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-11872 Filed 5-13-03; 8:45 am]
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