[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-518]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee

    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 committee meeting.

    Name: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee 
(CLIAC).
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., February 8, 2006; 8:30 a.m.-3 
p.m., February 9, 2006.
    Place: Doubletree Hotel (Atlanta/Buckhead), 3342 Peachtree Road 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Telephone: (404) 231-1234.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and 
technical advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health 
and Human Services; the Assistant Secretary for Health; and the 
Director, CDC, regarding the need for, and the nature of, revisions 
to the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; 
the impact on medical and laboratory practice of proposed revisions 
to the standards; and the modification of the standards to 
accommodate technological advances.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include updates from 
the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services, and CDC; reports on national cytology proficiency 
testing status and Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory 
Workforce activities addressing laboratory personnel shortages; and 
the role of the public health laboratory, including scope of 
services, customers, connectivity, and preparedness.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to 
accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral 
public comments whenever possible. Oral Comments: In general, each 
individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be 
limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise 
indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for 
inclusion in the meeting's Summary Report. To assure adequate time 
is scheduled for public comments, individuals or groups planning to 
make an oral presentation should, when possible, notify the contact 
person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. Written 
Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend the meeting, 
CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless 
otherwise stated). However, the comments should be received at least 
one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made 
available to the Committee for their consideration and public 
distribution. Written comments, one hard copy with original 
signature, should be provided to the contact person below. Written 
comments will be included in the meeting(s Summary Report.
    Contact Person for Additional Information: Devery Howerton, 
Acting Chief, Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division Public 
Health Partnerships--Laboratory Systems, National Center for Health 
Marketing, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, 
CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE., Mailstop G-23, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-
3717; telephone (770) 488-8155; fax (770) 488-8279; or via e-mail at 
[email protected].
    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: January 10, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 06-518 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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