[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 101 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30466-30467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10541]


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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: National Workshop on Mild and Unilateral Hearing Loss.
    Times and Dates: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., July 26, 2005. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 
July 27, 2005.
    Place: Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center, 620 Village Road, 
P.O. Box 2115, Breckenridge, CO 80424, Telephone: (970) 453-6000.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The meeting will review and evaluate the scientific 
research and other data related to mild and unilateral HL to establish 
recommendations related to identification and appropriate 
intervention(s) for infants/children. In addition, the meeting will 
identify potential areas for future research related to mild and 
unilateral HL.
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include a review of the 
published and unpublished literature assessing the identification and 
outcomes of infants/children with mild and unilateral HL; a review of 
screening procedures; diagnostic protocols; follow-up practice;

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the role of amplification; models of early intervention; and the need 
for future research.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Gaffney, M.P.H., National 
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., M/S E-88, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone: (404) 
498-3031.
    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 20, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10541 Filed 5-25-05; 8:45 am]
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