[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 47207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16048]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability will 
meet to review progress and solicit additional comments from the 
Committee regarding numerous recommendations made over the past year. 
Specifically, the Committee will hear updates of previous 
recommendations. In addition, the Committee will be asked to continue 
its deliberation on strategies for vigilant detection and management of 
emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases, since it is a necessary 
first step toward the goal of reducing the risk of transfusion-
transmitted diseases as well as disease transmission through other 
vital products such as bone marrow, progenitor cells, tissues, and 
organs.

DATES: The meeting will take place Monday, September 19, 2005 and 
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be 
open to the public after 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 (301-984-0004).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry A. Holmberg, PhD, Executive 
Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability, Office 
of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services, 
1101 Wootton Parkway, Room 250, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8809, 
FAX (240) 453-8456, e-mail [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment will be solicited at the 
meeting and will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Anyone 
planning to comment is encouraged to contact the Executive Secretary at 
his/her earliest convenience. Those who wish to have printed material 
distributed to Advisory Committee members should submit thirty (30) 
copies to the Executive Secretary prior to close of business September 
15, 2005. Likewise, those who wish to utilize electronic data 
projection to the Committee must submit their materials to the 
Executive Secretary prior to close of business September 15, 2005.

    Dated: August 5, 2005.
Jerry A. Holmberg,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. 05-16048 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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