[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Renewal of Charter for the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services is hereby announcing renewal of the charter for the Chronic 
Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Anand K. Parekh, Executive 
Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 727H, 
Washington, DC 20201; (202) 401-7605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on September 5, 2002. 
The Committee was established to advise, consult with, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, on a broad range of topics including (1) The current state of 
knowledge and research about the epidemiology and risk factors relating 
to chronic fatigue syndrome, and identifying potential opportunities in 
these areas; (2) current and proposed diagnosis and treatment methods 
for chronic fatigue syndrome; and (3) development and implementation of 
programs to inform the public, health care professionals, and the 
biomedical, academic, and research communities about chronic fatigue 
syndrome advances.
    Since CFSAC was established, renewal of the Committee charter has 
been carried out at the appropriate intervals as stipulated by FACA. 
The previous Committee charter was scheduled to expire on September 5, 
2008. On August 27, 2008, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
approved for the Committee charter to be renewed. Renewal of the CFSAC 
charter provides authorization for the Committee to operate until 
September 5, 2010. A copy of the Committee charter is available on the 
CFSAC Web site at http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs. A copy of the Committee 
charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that is 
maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General 
Services Administration. The Web site address for the FACA database is 
http://fido.gov/facadatabase.

    Dated: September 10, 2008.
Anand K. Parekh,
Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E8-21516 Filed 9-15-08; 8:45 am]
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