[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 51623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 
(ACCLPP)

    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), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) 
announces the following committee meeting.
    Name: Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention 
(ACCLPP).
    Times and Dates: October 17, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., October 18, 
2006, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Place: Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, One South Broadway, St. 
Louis, MO 63102, Telephone: 314 421-1776 or Toll free 1-877-845-7354.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 75 people.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and guidance to the 
Secretary; the Assistant Secretary for Health; and the Director, CDC, 
regarding new scientific knowledge and technological developments and 
their practical implications for childhood lead poisoning prevention 
efforts. The committee also reviews and reports regularly on childhood 
lead poisoning prevention practices and recommends improvements in 
national childhood lead poisoning prevention efforts.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Update on the Lead and Pregnancy Workgroup 
activities, update on the clinical implications of blood lead levels 
(BLL) less than 10 and discussions of laboratory capacity to analyze 
BLL <2 [mu]g/dL. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    Opportunities will be provided during the meeting for oral 
comments. Depending on the time available and the number of requests, 
it may be necessary to limit the time of each presenter.
    For Further Information Contact: Claudine Johnson, Clerk, 
(Contractor) Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, Division of 
Environmental Emergency Health Services, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., 
NE., Mailstop F-40, Atlanta, GA 30341, telephone 770 488-3629,fax 770 
488-3635.
    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: August 22, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-14441 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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