[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30216]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

    Name: Scientific Workshop on Impact of Maternal Thyroid Disease on 
the Developing Fetus: Implications for Diagnosis, Treatment, and 
Screening.
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., January 12, 2004. 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 
January 13, 2004.
    Place: Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown, 590 West Peachtree 
Street, NW., Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3586, Telephone (404) 881-6000.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The purpose of the workshop is to summarize the body of 
scientific evidence, describe the gaps in knowledge, provide direction 
for future research, and offer guidance for appropriate public health 
action if warranted.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include an overview of the 
prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in reproductive-age women and factors 
associated with abnormal function, outcomes related to thyroid 
dysfunction during pregnancy, detection and treatment of thyroid 
dysfunction, and considerations for public health practice.
    Agenda items may be subject to change as priority dictates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Micah H. Milton, Health Scientist, 
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 
1600 Clifton Road, NE., m/s E-87, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone 
404/498-3082.
    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: December 1, 2003.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-30216 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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