[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 43283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15103]


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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: Sept 17, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept 18, 2007, 
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    Place: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 
Rotunda Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public with attendance 
limited to space availability.
    Purpose: The ACHDGDNC was established 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 
ACHDGDNC also provides advice and recommendations concerning the 
grants and projects authorized under the Heritable Disorders 
Program.
    Agenda: The meeting will include a presentation and continued 
discussions on the nomination/evaluation process for newborn 
screening candidate conditions. There will be reports from the 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health and Society's 
Workgroup on Oversight of Genetic Tests and from the Advisory 
Committee on Heritable Disorders' Workgroup on Research Agenda, as 
well as the continued work and reports of the ACHDGDNC'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 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 Staff, Jill F. 
Shuger, M.S. (contact information provided below).
    Contact Person: Anyone interested in obtaining a roster of 
members or other relevant information should write or contact Jill 
F. Shuger, M.S., 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, 
[email protected]. Information on the Advisory Committee is available 
at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/genetics/committee.

    Dated: July 26, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E7-15103 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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