[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25991]


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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 Full Committee Meeting.
    Date: November 10, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.* Eastern Time--* Approximate end time.
    Agenda: To discuss recommendations for the annual update of the 
IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.
    Place: National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, Neuroscience Center, Conference Rooms A1/A2, Rockville, 
MD 20852.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Conference Call Access:

Dial: 888-577-8995.
Access code: 1991506.

    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: Pre-registration is recommended to expedite check-
in. Seating is limited to room capacity and on a first come, first 
served basis. Online pre-registration will be available. Please 
visit the IACC Web site for pre-registration information: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.
    Access: Metro accessible--Red Line--White Flint Metro Station.
    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 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 5 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 by 5 p.m. ET, November 6, 2009. 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 in advance of the meeting by November 6 at 5 
p.m. ET.

    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 by 5 p.m. ET, November 
6, 2009. 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.
    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[reg] 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 subject to change.
    This meeting is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the timing limitations for completing the updating of 
the Annual Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.
    Information about the IACC is available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.

    Dated: October 22, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-25991 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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