[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19887]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol 
Effect

    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) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 12 p.m.-2 p.m., October 24, 2007.
    Place: The conference call will originate at the National Center 
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), in 
Atlanta, Georgia. Please see Supplementary Information for details 
on accessing the conference call.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the availability of 
telephone ports.
    Purpose: The Secretary is authorized by the Public Health 
Service Act, Section 399G, (42 U.S.C. Section 280f, as added by Pub. 
L. 105-392) to establish a National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol 
Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect to: (1) Foster coordination among 
all governmental agencies, academic bodies and community groups that 
conduct or support Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol 
Effect (FAE) research, programs and surveillance; and (2) to 
otherwise meet the general needs of populations actually or 
potentially impacted by FAS and FAE.
    Matters to be Discussed: The Task Force will convene via 
conference call to: (1) Discuss and vote on the Task Force report, 
``Reducing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies,'' (2) provide an update on 
approved Task Force document, ``Call to Action: Ensuring Research 
and Essential Services for Persons with FASDs and their 
Caregivers'', and (3) discuss plans for disseminating final Task 
Force products.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Supplementary Information: This conference call is scheduled to 
begin on October 24, 2007 at 12 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To 
participate in the conference call, please dial 1 (866) 619-1481 and 
enter conference passcode 4832402. You will then be automatically 
connected to the call.
    Contact Person for More Information: Mary Kate Weber, M.P.H., 
Designated Federal Officer, NBDDD, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 
Mailstop E-86, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone (404) 498-3926, Fax 
(404) 498-3550.
    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 the CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: October 2, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. E7-19887 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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