[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 83 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 23508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol 
Effect: Conference Call 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 Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal 
Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE).
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-3 p.m., e.s.t., May 13, 2004.
    Place: The conference call will originate at the National Center 
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), 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 Secretary is authorized by the Public Health 
Service Act, section 399G, (42 U.S.C. 280f, as added by Public Law 
105-392) to establish a National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol 
Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect to: (1) Foster coordination among 
all governmental agencies, academic bodies and community groups that 
conduct or support Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol 
Effect (FAE) research, programs and surveillance; and (2) to 
otherwise meet the general needs of populations actually or 
potentially impacted by FAS and FAE.
    Matters to be Discussed: The Task Force will convene via 
conference call to: (1) Discuss and approve the recent revisions 
made to the Recommendations on Diagnostic and Referral Criteria for 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, (2) develop new Task Force working groups, 
and (3) obtain updates on recent motions passed by the Task Force 
related to the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) 
reauthorization and an FAS education requirement for teachers.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Supplementary Information: This conference call is scheduled to 
begin at 2 p.m., eastern standard time. To participate in the 
conference call, please dial 1-866-453-4348 and enter conference 
code 602246. You will then be automatically connected to the call.
    Contact Person for More Information: R. Louise Floyd, DSN, RN, 
Designated Federal Official, National Center on Birth Defects and 
Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E-86), 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-3923, fax 404/498-3550.
    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 CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: April 23, 2004.
Bill J. Atkinson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-9694 Filed 4-28-04; 8:45 am]
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