[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 73006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7084]


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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.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that 
the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA) will 
hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, January 5, 2006 and 
Friday, January 6, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jeff Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA 22202.

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: The ACBSA will meet to review progress and 
solicit additional input regarding numerous recommendations made during 
the past year. Additionally, the Committee will discuss strategies for 
vigilant detection and management of emerging or re-emerging infectious 
and non-infectious events of transfusion 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. The 
Committee will also be asked to review current literature and hear 
subject matter experts on the H5NI avian flu virus and provide 
recommendations for preparations which should be considered for the 
nation's blood supply if a pandemic influenza or similar pandemic event 
occurs. Recommendations on the impact of a pandemic on the availability 
of blood, organs, and other tissue will be requested.
    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 January 3, 2006. 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 January 3, 2006.

Jerry A. Holmberg,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. E5-7084 Filed 12-7-05; 8:45 am]
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