[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35702-35703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14265]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.
    The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to 
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should inform the Contact Person listed below in 
advance of the meeting.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Date: July 15, 2008.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: Review strategic planning workgroup comments on draft 
plan; discuss and approve draft strategic plan for autism spectrum 
disorder (ASD) research, summary of advances in ASD research, and 
process for implementation of strategic plan, report from Services 
Subcommittee; scientific presentation.
    Place: Natcher Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, 
Rooms E1 and E2, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD.
    Contact Person: Tanya Pryor, Interagency Autism Coordinating 
Committee, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, Room 6187, MSC 9669, Bethesda, MD 20892-9669, (301) 443-
7153, [email protected].
    Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments 
to the Committee should notify the Contact Person listed on this 
notice at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Interested 
individuals and representatives of organizations should submit a 
letter of intent, a brief description of the organization 
represented, and a written copy of their oral presentation in 
advance of the meeting. Only one representative of an

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organization will be allowed to present oral comments and 
presentations will be limited to a maximum of five minutes. Both 
printed and electronic copies are requested for the record. In 
addition, any interested person may file written comments with the 
Committee by forwarding their statement to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, 
telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person.
    In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected 
before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one 
form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, 
driver's license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their 
visit. All visitors should be prepared to have their personal 
belongings inspected and to go through metal detection inspection. 
You are strongly encouraged to take public transportation to the NIH 
campus as there are very few visitor parking spaces available. If 
you must drive, short-term metered parking may be available near the 
Natcher Conference Center in Lot B. Natcher is a 5-minute walk from 
the Medical Center Station on the Red Line of the Metro.
    A registration link and information about the about the IACC 
meeting will be available on the IACC Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/scientific-meetings/recurring-meetings/iacc/events/index.shtml.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.242, 
Mental Health Research Grants; 93.281, Scientist Development Award, 
Scientist Development Award for Clinicians, and Research Scientist 
Award; 93.282, Mental Health National Research Service Awards for 
Research Training, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
 [FR Doc. E8-14265 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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