[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 62814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26168]


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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 (Public Law 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following meeting:

    Name: Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation 
(ACBSCT).
    Date and Time: November 08, 2011, 10 am to 4 pm EDT.
    Place: The meeting will be via audio conference call and Adobe 
Connect Pro.
    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 Advisory 
Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (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.
    Agenda: The Council will hear reports from five ACBSCT Work 
Groups: Cord Blood Bank Collections, Realizing the Potential of Cord 
Blood, Scientific Factors Necessary to Define a Cord Blood Unit as 
High Quality, Cord Blood Thawing and Washing, and Access to 
Transplantation. The Council also will hear presentations and 
discussions, which may include the following topics: CAO study and 
report; FDA licensure and unmet need.
    The public can join the meeting by:
    1. Calling Conference Phone Number: 888-790-3527 and providing 
Participant Code: 8064893, for the audio portion, AND
    2. Connecting to the ACBSCT Adobe Connect Pro Meeting for the 
visual portion using the following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/acbsct/ (if the link does not work, copy 
and paste it into your browser). The conference call leader is 
Patricia A. Stroup.
    Call (301) 443-0437 or send an e-mail to [email protected] if 
you are having trouble connecting to the meeting site.
    Participants should call no later than 9:45 am EDT in order for 
logistics to be set up.
    If you have never attended an Adobe Pro Connect Meeting, please 
test your connection using the following URL: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
    For quick overview, please access: http://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview. Those planning to participate are asked to 
complete and submit an online registration form by visiting our Web 
site at http://www.ACBSCT.com and selecting the tab titled 
``Registration.'' Individuals with no Internet access should request 
the registration form by contacting Gabrielle Kardolus at (301) 585-
1261 or at [email protected] and fax the registration 
form to Gabrielle Kardolus at (301) 585-7741. The registration 
deadline is November 2, 2011. The next face-to-face ACBSCT meeting 
is planned for Spring 2012. Details regarding the next meeting will 
be published in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
    Public Comment: Persons interested in providing an oral 
presentation should submit a written request, along with a copy of 
their presentation to: Passy Tongele, DoT, Healthcare Systems Bureau 
(HSB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Room 
12C-06, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Requests should contain the name, address, 
telephone number, e-mail address, and any business or professional 
affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral presentation. 
Groups having similar interests are requested to combine their 
comments and present them through a single representative. The 
allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate the level of 
expressed interest. Persons who do not file an advance request for a 
presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may announce it 
at the time of the public comment period. Public participation and 
ability to comment will be limited to space and time as it permits.
    For Further Information Contact: Patricia Stroup, Executive 
Secretary, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-06, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; telephone (301) 443-1127.

    Dated: October 3, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-26168 Filed 10-7-11; 8:45 am]
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