[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6438]



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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: May 5, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20852.
    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 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. ACBSCT is composed of up to 25 members, including the 
Chair, serving as Special Government Employees. The current 
membership includes representatives of marrow donor centers and 
marrow transplant centers; representatives of cord blood banks and 
participating birthing hospitals; recipients of a bone marrow 
transplant; recipients of a cord blood transplant; persons who 
require such transplants; family members of such a recipient or 
family members of a patient who has requested the assistance of the 
Program in searching for an unrelated donor of bone marrow or cord 
blood; persons with expertise in bone marrow and cord blood 
transplantation; persons with expertise in typing, matching, and 
transplant outcome data analysis; persons with expertise in the 
social sciences; basic scientists with expertise in the biology of 
adult stem cells; ethicists; hematology and transfusion medicine 
researchers with expertise in adult blood stem cells; persons with 
expertise in cord blood processing; and members of the general 
public.

Agenda

    The Council will hear reports from three ACBSCT Work Groups: 
Access to Transplantation, Cord Blood Collections, and Scientific 
Factors Necessary To Define a Cord Blood Unit as High Quality. The 
Council also will hear presentations and discussions on the 
following topics: Performance measures and targets for programs, FDA 
final guidance for cord blood licensure, models predicting the 
impact of growth of the cord blood inventory and the adult donor 
registry, realizing the full potential of cord blood, financial 
incentives for adult donors, and the capacity of the national system 
to handle a larger number of transplants. 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.
    The draft meeting agenda and a registration form are available 
on the HRSA's Program Web site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
    Registration can also be completed electronically at http://www.ACBSCT.com or submitted by facsimile to Lux Consulting Group, 
Inc., the logistical support contractor for the meeting, at fax 
number (301) 585-7741, ATTN: Tristan Alexander. Individuals without 
access to the Internet who wish to register may call Tristan 
Alexander at (301) 585-1261.
    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: March 16, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-6438 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am]
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