[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 234 (Thursday, December 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 73947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28743]


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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 Services Subcommittee of the Interagency Autism Coordinating 
Committee (IACC).
    The purpose of the Services Subcommittee is to review the current 
state of services and supports for individuals with Autism Spectrum 
Disorder (ASD) and their families in order to improve these services. 
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 Subcommittee will report 
on its meeting at the February meeting of the IACC.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Type of meeting: Services Subcommittee.
    Date: December 10, 2008.
    Time: 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Agenda: To review public comments received in response to a 
completed Request for Information from Autism Spectrum Disorders 
(ASD) stakeholders about what they consider to be high-priority 
issues and concerns surrounding services and supports for children, 
youth, and adults with ASD.
    Place:
    In Person: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Building 31C, Conference Room 7,Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Webinar: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/563207085. To 
Access the Conference Call: Dial: 888-455-2920, Access code: 
3857872.
    Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research 
Coordination, Office of the Director, National Institute of Mental 
Health, NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, NSC, Room 8204a, Bethesda, MD 
20892-9669, 301-443-6040, [email protected].

    Please Note: The meeting will be open to the public with limited 
seating. In addition, the public can access the meeting through a 
conference call phone number and a Web presentation tool on the 
Internet. Individuals who participate using these electronic 
services and who need special assistance, such as captioning of the 
conference call or other reasonable accommodations, should submit a 
request at least 5 days prior to the meeting.

    Members of the public who participate using the conference call 
phone number will be able to listen to the meeting but will not be 
heard. There may be an opportunity for members of the public to 
submit written comments during the Subcommittee meeting through the 
Web presentation tool. Submitted comments will be reviewed after the 
meeting. 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 notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the urgency to review the public comments received in 
response to a completed Request for Information from Autism Spectrum 
Disorders stakeholders.
    Information about the IACC is available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.

    Dated: November 26, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-28743 Filed 12-3-08; 8:45 am]
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