[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14677]


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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) announce the following Federal advisory committee 
conference call meeting.

    Name: National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal 
Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE).
    Time and Date: 3 p.m.-4 p.m., August 22, 2005.
    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 Pub. L. 
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 discuss and approve the content of a letter to be 
sent to the Department of Education on behalf of the National Task 
Force recommending inclusion of fetal alcohol syndrome in the 
regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA).
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Supplementary Information: This conference call is scheduled to 
begin at 3 p.m., eastern time. To participate in the conference 
call, please dial 1-877-546-1565. The passcode: MWEBER and the 
leader's name: Mary Kate Weber will be required to join the call. 
You will then be automatically connected to the call.
    For Further Information Contact: Mary Kate Weber, MPH, 
Designated Federal Official, NCBDDD, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, (E-
86), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 498-3926, 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14677 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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