[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 234 (Thursday, December 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 73948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28731]


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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 at least 
5 business days in advance of the meeting. The public can also access 
the meeting through a conference call phone number and a Web 
presentation on the Internet.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Date: December 12, 2008.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Agenda: To review and make decisions about the IACC Strategic 
Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research.
    Place: In Person: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience 
Center, Conference Room A, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 
20892. Webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/446892042.
    Conference Call: USA/Canada Phone Number: 888-455-2920; 
International Phone Number: 212-287-1838; Access Number: 3857872.
    Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research 
Coordination, Office of the Director, National Institute of Mental 
Health, NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9669, 
(301) 443-6040, [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 5 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 the oral presentation in advance 
of the meeting. Only one representative of an 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 the 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.
    Members of the public who wish to participate using the 
conference call phone number will be able to listen to the meeting 
but will not be heard. If you experience any technical problems with 
the Web presentation tool, please contact GoToWebinar at 800-263-
6317.
    To access the Web presentation tool on the Internet, the 
following computer capabilities are required: (A) Internet Explorer 
5.0 or later, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later or Mozilla Firefox 1.0 
or later; (B) Windows[supreg] 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server or 
Vista; (C) Stable 56k, cable modem, ISDN, DSL or better Internet 
connection; (D) Minimum of Pentium 400 with 256 MB of RAM 
(Recommended); (E) Java Virtual Machine enabled (Recommended).
    This meeting is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the urgency to complete the review of the IACC 
Strategic Plan.
    Information about the IACC is available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.

(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: November 26, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
 [FR Doc. E8-28731 Filed 12-3-08; 8:45 am]
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