[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 18512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8256]


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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 welcome new members of the 
IACC and to discuss committee activities including the 2009 Summary of 
Advances and the 2009 Portfolio Analysis. In addition, there will be 
several presentations on a variety of topics: the Autism Treatment 
Network, changes in the DSM-V related to autism, stem cell research, 
non-verbal autism and comparative effectiveness 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 meeting.
    Date: April 30, 2010.
    Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.* Eastern Time--* Approximate end time.
    Agenda: To welcome new members of the IACC and to discuss topics 
including the 2009 Summary of Advances, the 2009 Portfolio Analysis, 
the Autism Treatment Network, autism in the DSM-V, stem cell 
research, non-verbal autism and comparative effectiveness research.
    Place: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 
the Rotunda Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Conference Call Access: Dial: 1-888-577-8995; Access code: 
1991506.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: http://www.acclaroresearch.com/oarc/4-30-10_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.
    Deadlines: Notification of Intent to present Oral Comments: 
April 22nd by 5 pm. ET. Submission of written/electronic copy of 
oral presentation: April 23rd by 5 p.m. ET. Submission of written 
comments: April 26th by 5 p.m. ET.
    Access: Metro accessible--Federal Triangle Metro (Orange/Blue 
Line).
    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 by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22, 2010 with their 
request to present oral comments at the meeting. Interested 
individuals and representatives of organizations must submit a 
written/electronic copy of the oral presentation/statement including 
a brief description of the organization represented (where 
applicable) by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, April 23, 2010. Statements 
submitted will become a part of the public record. Only one 
representative of a given 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 the order of the date and time when their request 
to speak is received, along with the required submission of the 
written/electronic statement by the specified deadline.

    In addition, any interested person may submit written comments 
to the IACC prior to the meeting by sending the comments to the 
Contact Person listed on this notice by 5 p.m. ET Monday, April 26, 
2010. The comments should include the name and when applicable, the 
business or professional affiliation of the interested person. All 
written statements received by the deadlines for both oral and 
written public comments will be provided to the IACC for their 
consideration and will become part of the public record.
    The meeting will be open to the public through a conference call 
phone number and webcast live on the Internet. 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. If you experience 
any technical problems with the webcast live or conference call, 
please e-mail [email protected].
    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 to the Contact Person listed 
on this notice at least 7 days prior to the meeting.
    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).
    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. Online 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. Please note: Online pre-registration will close by 5 
p.m. the day before the meeting. After that time, registration will 
have to be done onsite the day of the meeting.
    Meeting schedule subject to change.
    Information about the IACC is available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.


    Dated: April 6, 2010.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2010-8256 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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