[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 44166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3850]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Establishment

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
announces the establishment of the Interagency Autism Coordinating 
Committee (Committee).
    The Committee shall coordinate all efforts within the Department of 
Health and Human Services concerning autism spectrum disorder to combat 
autism through research, screening, intervention and education. The 
Committee's primary mission is to facilitate the efficient and 
effective exchange of information on autism activities among the member 
agencies, and to coordinate autism-related programs and initiatives. 
The Committee will serve as a forum and assist in increasing public 
understanding of the member agencies' activities, programs, policies, 
and research, and in bringing important matters of interest forward for 
discussion.
    Duration of this committee is two years from the date the Charter 
is filed.

    Dated: July 31, 2007.
Elias Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 07-3850 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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