[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8018]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in 
Newborns and Children; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic 
Diseases in Newborns and Children (ACHDGDNC).
    Dates and Times: November 2, 2006, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.November 3, 
2006, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Place: Hilton Washington Hotel, Georgetown Room, 1919 
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public with attendance 
limited to space availability.
    Purpose: The Committee was established specifically to advise 
and guide the Secretary regarding the most appropriate application 
of universal newborn screening tests, technologies, policies, 
guidelines and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and 
mortality in newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
disorders. The Committee also provides advice and recommendations 
concerning the grants and projects authorized under the Heritable 
Disorders Program and technical information to develop policies and 
priorities for this program. The Heritable Disorders Program was 
established to enhance the ability of State and local health 
agencies to provide for newborn and child screening, counseling and 
health care services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    Agenda: The meeting will include a report on the nomination 
process for newborn screening candidate conditions, as well as the 
continued work and reports by the Committee's subcommittees on 
laboratory standards and procedures, follow-up and treatment, and 
education and training.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change.
    Time will be provided each day for public comment. Individuals 
who wish to provide public comment or who plan to attend the meeting 
and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodations, should notify the ACHDGDNC 
Executive Secretary, Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., Ph.D. (contact 
information provided below).
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone interested in obtaining 
a roster of members or other relevant information should write or 
contact Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear, M.D., Ph.D., Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Room 
18A-19, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 
20857, Telephone (301) 443-1080. Information on the Advisory 
Committee is available at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/genetics/committee.

    Dated: September 15, 2006.
Cheryl R. Dammons,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 06-8018 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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