[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52736-52737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20934]


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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 workshop convened by the Interagency 
Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
    The purpose of the 2014 IACC Workshop on Under-Recognized Co-
Occurring Conditions in ASD is to convene IACC members and invited 
subject matter and community experts to focus a discussion on a range 
of co-occurring health conditions in individuals with ASD that are 
under-recognized in clinical and services settings, as well as how to 
best support both research to better understand these conditions, 
increase community/provider awareness, and foster development of 
practice guidelines, policies, service approaches and other activities 
that will result in improvements in quality of life for those with ASD 
who are affected by these conditions. 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: 2014 IACC Workshop on Under-Recognized Co-
Occurring Conditions in ASD.
    Date: September 23, 2014.
    Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Agenda: The workshop will focus on a range of co-occurring 
health conditions in individuals with ASD that are under-recognized 
in clinical and services settings, as well as how to best support 
research, increased community/provider awareness, and other 
activities to improve the quality of life of those with ASD who are 
affected by these conditions.
    Place: National Institutes of Health, John Edward Porter 
Neuroscience Research Center, 35 Convent Drive, Building 35, Room 
620, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
    Conference Call Access Phone number: 888-469-0570, Access code: 
7134439.
    Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: 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. To register, please visit 
www.iacc.hhs.gov.
    Deadlines: Notification of intent to present oral comments: 
Monday, September 8, 2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET. Submission of written/
electronic statement for oral comments: Wednesday, September 10, 
2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET. Final Deadline for Submission of written 
comments: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET.
    Access: Medical Center Metro Station (Red Line). On-site parking 
is available for a fee, but very limited. Vehicles entering the NIH 
campus are subject to security inspections, and visitors must 
present photo identification for NIH campus access.
    Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research 
Coordination, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, NSC, Room 6182a, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: 
(301)-443-6040. Email: [email protected].

    Public Comments: Any member of the public age 18 and above 
interested in presenting oral comments to the Committee must notify the 
Contact Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday, 
September 8, 2014, 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 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Statements 
submitted will become a part of the public record. Only one 
representative of an organization or family will be allowed to present 
oral comments on behalf of that organization or family, and 
presentations will be limited to 2-3 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 the case that there are more oral comments requested than 
can be accommodated in the time allotted, a waiting list will be 
maintained, and if an oral commenter is unable to meet the deadline for 
the submission of the accompanying written statement, his/her spot may 
be ceded to the next person on the waiting list. Any individuals who 
request oral comments but cannot be accommodated due to time 
limitations will be welcome to provide written public comments.
    In addition, any interested person age 18 and above may submit 
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comments to the IACC prior to the meeting by sending the comments to 
the Contact Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 
Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The comments should include the name, 
address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or 
professional affiliation of the interested person. NIMH anticipates 
written public comments received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday, 
September 10, 2014 will be presented to the Committee prior to the 
meeting for the Committee's consideration. Any written comments 
received after the September 10, 2014 deadline (between September 10-
22, 2014) will be provided to the Committee either before or after the 
meeting, depending on the volume of comments received and the time 
required to process them in accordance with privacy regulations and 
other applicable Federal policies. All written public comments and oral 
public comment 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.

Privacy

    Public comments provided to or prepared on behalf of the IACC 
become a part of the public record of the committee, so information 
that is private, confidential, copyrighted or proprietary should not be 
included, other than contact information to enable OARC or the IACC to 
contact a commenter if necessary. By voluntarily providing comments to 
the IACC, the commenter is consenting to the use and consideration of 
these comments by the committee and relevant federal agencies. Public 
comments received are prepared by OARC for the committee in accordance 
with the FACA, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, 
and other applicable laws, regulations and policies. With regard to 
written public comments, unless a specific request is made in writing 
to [email protected] to withhold the commenter's name, 
city, state, and affiliation, that information will remain in the 
comment. Other personally identifiable information, such as: Street 
addresses; personal email addresses; personal phone numbers; names of 
minors, dependent adults, and private third party individuals; 
photographs of individuals or photos depicting sensitive personal 
information; medical and educational records; and other sensitive 
personal records, will be redacted. In addition, foul, obscene, 
threatening, violent, derogatory or hate language or photos will be 
redacted. Please refrain from including such material in submissions. 
Written statements prepared in conjunction with oral public comments 
will also be redacted according to the above guidelines. With regard to 
oral public comments made at public meetings of the IACC, any 
information that is shared by the commenter during the public comment 
session, including the commenter's name, city, state, and affiliation, 
will become a part of the public record. Due to the public nature of 
IACC public comments, including the posting of materials related to the 
IACC on a government Web site, and the need to protect the privacy of 
minors, only individuals age 18 and above will be permitted to provide 
public comments to the IACC.
    In the future, IACC public comments redacted per the above 
guidelines will be made available to the public on the IACC Web site. 
In addition, public comments or information pertaining to public 
comments may also be included or referenced in other public records of 
the IACC, such as meeting minutes, transcripts and videos that are made 
available to the public on the IACC Web site.
    Core Values: In the 2009 IACC Strategic Plan, the IACC listed the 
``Spirit of Collaboration'' as one of its core values, stating that, 
``We will treat others with respect, listen to diverse views with open 
minds, discuss submitted public comments, and foster discussions where 
participants can comfortably offer opposing opinions.'' In keeping with 
this core value, the IACC and the NIMH Office of Autism Research 
Coordination (OARC) ask that members of the public who provide public 
comments or participate in meetings of the IACC also seek to treat 
others with respect and consideration in their communications and 
actions, even when discussing issues of genuine concern or 
disagreement.
    Remote Access: This workshop will also be open to the public 
through a conference call number and live webcast on the Internet. 
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 webcast or conference 
call, please send an email to [email protected] or by phone at 
415-652-8023.
    Special Accommodations: 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 5 days prior to the meeting.
    Security: In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent 
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, 
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected 
before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form 
of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's 
license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Also 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.
    Meeting schedule is subject to change.

    Dated: August 28, 2014.
Carolyn Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-20934 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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