[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 138 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 41091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16360]


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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 (ACHDGDNC); 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.
    Date and Time: August 7, 2008, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., EDT.
    Place: Audio Conference Call.
    The ACHDNC will meet on Thursday, August 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m., (EDT). The public can join the meeting via conference call by 
dialing 1-(866) 245-0358 on August 7 and providing the following 
information:
    Leader's Name: Carrie Diener.
    Project Code: 10596001001.
    Pass Code: 496966.
    Participants should call no later than 12:30 p.m. EDT in order 
for the logistics to be established for participation in the call. 
Participants also are asked to register for the conference by going 
to the registration Web site at http://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=ADVI12E&OID=130. The registration deadline is Wednesday, 
August 6, 2008. If there are technical problems gaining access to 
the call, please contact Tamar R. Shealy, Meetings Manager, 
Conference and Meetings Management, Altarum Institute, telephone: 
(202) 828-5100.
    Agenda: The agenda will include discussion on the ACHDGDNC's 
evidence review process and to hear discussion from the ACHDGDNC 
members on condition nomination packages submitted for review by the 
ACHDGDNC for inclusion on the uniform newborn screening panel. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. You can 
also locate the Agenda, presentations and meeting materials at the 
home page of the Web site at http://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=ADVI12E&OID=50.
    Public Comments: Members of the public can present oral comments 
during the public comment period of the conference call. Those 
individuals are required to register online by Wednesday, August 6, 
2008, at http://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=ADVI12E&OID=130. 
Requests will contain the name, address, telephone number, and any 
professional or business affiliation of the person desiring to make 
an oral presentation. Groups having similar interests are requested 
to combine their comments and present them through a single 
representative. The allocation of time may be adjusted to 
accommodate the level of expressed interest. Each public commentator 
will be notified by email of their assigned presentation time.
    Members of the public are required to submit written comments 
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 emailed no later than 
July 31, 2008, for consideration. Comments should be submitted to 
Tamar R. Shealy, Meetings Manager, Conference and Meetings 
Management, Altarum Institute, 1200 18th Street, NW., Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20036, telephone: (202) 828-5100; fax: (202) 785-
3083, or e-mail: [email protected].
    For Further Information Contact: Anyone requiring information 
regarding the ACHDNC should contact : Jill F. Shuger, M.S., Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau, HRSA, Parklawn Building, Room 18A-19, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 443-1080; 
fax (301) 594-0878; or e-mail: [email protected].
    Supplementary Information: The ACHDNC was chartered originally 
under Section 1111 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, 42 U.S.C. 
300b-10 in February 2003 to advise the Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services and as amended in the 
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act. The Committee is governed by the 
provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), and 
41 CFR part 102-3, which sets forth standards for the formation and 
use of advisory committees. The ACHDNC is directed to review and 
report regularly on newborn and childhood screening practices for 
heritable disorders and to recommend improvements in the national 
newborn and childhood heritable screening programs.

    Dated: July 9, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E8-16360 Filed 7-16-08; 8:45 am]
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