[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51294-51295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23975]


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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. App.), notice is hereby given of an Interagency 
Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meeting.
    The purpose of the IACC meeting is to discuss recommendations for 
the annual update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum 
Disorders Research. The meeting will be open to the public and will be 
accessible by webcast and conference call.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Type of meeting: Open.
    Date: October 23, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.* Eastern Time--*Approximate end time.
    Agenda: A presentation by a panel of parents of children with 
autism; a presentation on Applied Behavioral Analysis by Dr. Tony 
Charman; and discussion of recommendations for updating the IACC 
Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorders Research.
    Place: The National Institutes of Health, Main Campus, William 
H. Natcher Conference Center, 45 Center Drive, Conference Rooms E1/
E2, Bethesda, MD 20892.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Conference Call Access: Dial: 888-455-2920; Access code: 
3132846.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: http://www.acclaroresearch.com/oarc/10-23-09_IACC/. Pre-registration is recommended to expedite check-in. Seating 
in the meeting room is limited to room capacity and on a first come, 
first served basis.
    Access: Metro accessible--Red Line--Medical Center Metro 
Station.

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    Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research 
Coordination, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Room 8200, Bethesda, MD 20892-9669, Phone: 301-
443-6040, E-mail: [email protected].
    Please Note: Any member of the public interested in presenting 
oral comments to the Committee must notify the Contact Person listed 
on this notice at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. 
Interested individuals and representatives of organizations must 
submit a letter of intent, a brief description of the organization 
represented, and a written/electronic copy of the oral presentation/
statement at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. A printed/
electronic copy of the comment/statement provided by the deadline is 
required prior to the oral presentation; the document will become a 
part of the public record. Only one representative of an 
organization will be allowed to present oral comments and 
presentations will be limited to three to five minutes per speaker, 
depending on number of speakers to be accommodated within the 
allotted time. Speakers will be assigned a time to speak in order of 
the date and time when their request to speak is received, along 
with the required written statement submitted at least 24 hours in 
advance of the meeting.
    In addition, any interested person may submit written comments 
to the IACC prior to the meeting by sending the statement to the 
Contact Person listed on this notice at least 24 hours in advance of 
the meeting. The statement should include the name, address, 
telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional 
affiliation of the interested person. All written statements 
received by the deadline for both oral and written public comment 
will be provided to the IACC for their consideration.
    The meeting will be open to the public through a conference call 
phone number and webcast live on the Internet. Individuals who 
participate in person or by 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 
7 days prior to the meeting.
    NIH has instituted stringent security procedures for entrance 
onto the NIH campus. All visitors must enter through the NIH Gateway 
Center. This center combines visitor parking, non-commercial vehicle 
inspection and visitor ID processing, all in one location. The NIH 
will process all visitors in vehicles or as pedestrians. You will be 
asked to submit to a vehicle or personal inspection and will be 
asked to state the purpose of your visit. Visitors over 15 years of 
age must provide a form of government-issued ID such as a driver's 
license or passport. All visitors should be prepared to have their 
personal belongings inspected and to go through metal detection 
inspection.
    When driving to NIH, plan some extra time to get through the 
security checkpoints. Be aware that visitor parking lots on the NIH 
campus can fill up quickly. The NIH campus is also accessible via 
the metro Red Line, Medical Center Station. The Natcher Conference 
Center is a 5-minute walk from the Medical Center Metro Station.
    Additional NIH campus visitor information is available at: 
http://www.nih.gov/about/visitor/index.htm.
    As a part of security procedures, attendees should be prepared 
to present a photo ID at the meeting registration desk during the 
check-in process. Pre-registration is recommended. Seating will be 
limited to the room capacity and seats will be on a first come, 
first served basis, with expedited check-in for those who are pre-
registered.
    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.
    To access the webcast live 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).
    Meeting schedule is subject to change.
    Information about the IACC is available on the website: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.

    Dated: September 28, 2009
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-23975 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]
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