[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53689-53690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21961]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Workshop

    Notice is hereby given of a Services Workshop convened by the 
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Services Subcommittee.
    The purpose of the IACC Services Workshop: ``Enhancing Supports for 
People with Autism and Their Families: Community Integration and the 
Changing Delivery System'' is to discuss in a public forum innovative 
and best practices that are being developed and implemented around the 
country to

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address the services needs of people with autism and other disabilities 
and to help them integrate into their communities. Speakers include 
representatives of Federal, state, and local/private service agencies 
and providers. The information shared at this workshop will be used by 
the IACC in their planning for future updates to the IACC Strategic 
Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and to inform other 
activities of the committee. The workshop will be open to the public 
and accessible by live webcast and conference call.

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Type of meeting: Services Workshop.
    Date: September 15, 2011.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Agenda: To discuss in a public forum innovative and best 
practices that are being developed and implemented around the 
country to address the services needs of people with autism and 
other disabilities and to help them integrate into their 
communities.
    Place: The Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 
20814.
    Conference Call Access: Phone number: 888-390-1050, Access code: 
1840636.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: http://www.acclaroresearch.com/oarc/9-15-11/. 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.
    Access: On-site parking available with validation.
    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 8185a, Bethesda, MD 
20892-9669, Phone: 301-443-6040, E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Please Note: This workshop will also be open to the public through 
a conference call. Members of the public who participate using the 
conference call phone number will be able to listen to the discussion 
but will not be heard. If you experience any technical problems with 
the conference call, please e-mail [email protected] 
or call the IACC Technical Support Help Line at 443-680-0098.
    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.
    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. 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.
    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).
    Information about the IACC is available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.
    The schedule for the meeting is subject to change.

    Dated: August 19, 2011.
Jennifer S. Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-21961 Filed 8-26-11; 8:45 am]
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