[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 241 (Thursday, December 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 66987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, 
Health, and Society

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 
twenty-first meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, 
Health, and Society (SACGHS), U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting 
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, 
February 4, 2010, and from 8 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, 
February 5, 2010, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20008. The meeting will be open to the public with 
attendance limited to space available. The meeting also will be Web 
cast.
    The main agenda items involve the review of a revised report on 
gene patents and licensing practices, the review of a public 
consultation draft report on genetics education and training, and an 
information-gathering session on the mechanisms and policies related to 
genomic data sharing. Other agenda items include a preliminary 
discussion to help plan a future session on implications of an 
affordable genome; a report on activities of the Clinical Utility and 
Comparative Effectiveness Task Force; and updates from Federal agencies 
on activities related to the implementation of the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act, the coverage and reimbursement of genetic tests, 
the oversight of genetic testing, and the retention and use of residual 
dried blood spot specimens after newborn screening.
    As always, the Committee welcomes hearing from anyone wishing to 
provide public comment on any issue related to genetics, health, and 
society. Individuals who would like to provide public comment should 
notify the SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at 
301-496-9838 or e-mail at [email protected]. The SACGHS office is 
located at 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892. Anyone 
planning to attend the meeting who needs special assistance, such as 
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, is 
also asked to contact the Executive Secretary.
    Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health 
Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services 
established SACGHS to serve as a public forum for deliberations on the 
broad range of human health and societal issues raised by the 
development and use of genetic and genomic technologies and, as 
warranted, to provide advice on these issues. The draft meeting agenda 
and other information about SACGHS, including information about access 
to the Web cast, will be available at the following Web site: http://oba.od.nih.gov/SACGHS/sacghs_meetings.html.

    Dated: December 10, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, NIH Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-30023 Filed 12-16-09; 8:45 am]
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