[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1334-1335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-212]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of ACOT Meeting to be held by Conference Call.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT) will be 
conducting a conference call to discuss

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the revision of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA).

DATES: The conference call will be held on January 26, 2007, at 12 noon 
to 1 p.m. EST. Participants must dial: (888) 946-7610 and enter the 
corresponding pass code 30431. For security reasons, the pass code 
30431 and Remy Aronoff's name, as call leader, are required to join the 
call. Participants should call no later than 11:50 a.m. EST in order 
for the logistics to be set up. Participants are asked to register for 
the conference by contacting Diane Cheslosky at (301) 443-6839 or e-
mail [email protected]. The registration deadline is January 
24, 2007. The Department will try to accommodate those wishing to 
participate in the call.
    Any member of the public can submit written materials that will be 
distributed to Committee members prior to the conference call. Parties 
wishing to submit written comments should ensure that the comments are 
postmarked or e-mailed no later than January 24, 2007, for 
consideration. Comments should be submitted to Remy Aronoff, Executive 
Secretary, ACOT, Healthcare Systems Bureau, HRSA, Parklawn Building, 
Room 12C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone 
(301) 443-3264; fax (301) 594-6095; or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Members of the public can present oral comments during the 
conference call during the public comment period. If a member of the 
public wishes to speak, the Department should be notified at the time 
the participant registers. Other members of the public will be 
allocated time if time permits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Remy Aronoff, Executive Secretary, 
ACOT, Healthcare Systems Bureau, HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 12C-06, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443-3264; 
fax (301) 594-6095; or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The UAGA is a model law drafted by the 
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in an effort 
to achieve uniformity among the anatomical gift laws of the States. 
Three ACOT recommendations provided a stimulus for revising the UAGA. 
In particular, recommendation number 10 (recommendation to engage in 
legislative strategies to encourage medical examiners not to withhold 
life-saving organs); recommendation number 19 (recommendation to take 
steps to ensure that the donors' wishes are fulfilled); and 
recommendation number 20 (recommendation that the State update the law 
governing anatomical gifts). The initial UAGA was written in 1968.
    The purpose of this call is to hear discussion from the ACOT 
members and, if the Committee chooses, to develop a recommendation from 
the ACOT to the Secretary concerning the revised UAGA.

    Dated: January 3, 2007.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-212 Filed 1-10-07; 8:45 am]
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