[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5770]


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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 a 
meeting has been scheduled for the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety 
and Availability (ACBSA).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 from 
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on May 10, 2006 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott Crystal Gateway, 1700 Jefferson 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 the elements 
for a strategic plan for blood safety and availability in the 21st 
Century. Vigilance is recognized as 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. Elements necessary for 
vigilant surveillance, detection, research, education, and management 
of emerging or re-emerging infectious and non-infectious events of 
transfusion will be discussed and drafted into a proposed plan.
    The public is invited to present comments to the Committee on 
Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The comments 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 the material to the Executive Secretary prior to close of 
business May 5, 2006. Likewise, those who wish to utilize electronic 
data projection to make presentations to the Committee must submit 
their materials to the Executive Secretary prior to close of business 
May 5, 2006.

    Dated: April 12, 2006.
Jerry A. Holmberg,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[FR Doc. E6-5770 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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