[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 61694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28284]



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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 continue discussing 
recommendations for the annual update of the IACC Strategic Plan for 
Autism Spectrum Disorders Research. The IACC meeting will be conducted 
and available to the public via a telephone conference call and a 
webinar.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC)
    Type of meeting: Open meeting via conference call and webinar 
only; no in-person meeting.
    Date: December 11, 2009.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.* Eastern Time--* Approximate end time.
    Meeting Registration: No registration is required to listen to 
the conference call or view the webinar.
    Agenda: To continue discussion on recommendations for the annual 
update of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder 
Research.
    Webinar: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/906979171.
    Conference Call Access: Dial: 888-455-2920. Access code: 
9984461.
    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].

    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 by 5 p.m. ET on December 8, 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 
will be provided to the IACC for their consideration.
    The meeting will be open to the public through a conference call 
phone number and a webinar conducted using a web presentation tool 
on the Internet. Individuals who participate using this service and 
who need special assistance, such as captioning of the conference 
call or other reasonable accommodations, should submit a request to 
the contact person listed above at least seven days prior to the 
meeting. If you experience any technical problems with the Web 
presentation tool or conference call, please e-mail 
[email protected].
    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. This phone call may end prior to or later than 1 p.m., 
depending on the needs of the Committee.
    To access the webinar 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)
    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.
    Meeting schedule subject to change.

    Dated: November 19, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-28284 Filed 11-24-09; 8:45 am]
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