[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40208-40209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19110]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; 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 Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
    Date and Times: September 21, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: Pursuant to Public Law 109-129, 42 U.S.C. 274k (section 
379 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) the Advisory 
Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT) advises the 
Secretary of HHS and the Administrator, HRSA, on matters related to 
the activities of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program 
(Program) and the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI) Program.
    Agenda:
    The Council will hear reports from three ACBSCT Work Groups: 
Informed Consent, Access to Transplantation, and Cord Blood 
Collections. The Council also will hear presentations and 
discussions on the following topics: Induced pluripotent stem cells 
and adult stem cells, National Marrow Donor Program Infrastructure 
Summit, Radiation Injury Treatment Network, and trends in post-
transplant survival. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities indicate.
    After the presentations and Council discussions, members of the 
public will have an opportunity to provide comments. Because of the 
Council's full agenda and the timeframe in which to cover the agenda 
topics, public comment will be limited. All public comments will be 
included in the record of the ACBSCT meeting. Meeting summary notes 
will be made available on the HRSA's Program Web site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.

[[Page 40209]]

    The draft meeting agenda and a registration form will be 
available on or about August 21, 2009, on the HRSA's Program Web 
site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
    The completed registration form should be submitted by facsimile 
to Professional and Scientific Associates (PSA), the logistical 
support contractor for the meeting, at fax number (703) 234-1701 
ATTN: Rebecca Pascoe. Registration can also be completed 
electronically at https://www.team-psa.com/dot/fall2009/acbsct. 
Individuals without access to the Internet who wish to register may 
call Rebecca Pascoe with PSA at (703) 234-1747.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Remy Aronoff, Executive Secretary, 
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12-105, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; telephone (301) 443-3264.

    Dated: August 4, 2009.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E9-19110 Filed 8-10-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165-15-P