[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14735-14736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05641]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a webinar meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 
Committee (CFSAC) will take place and will be open to the general 
public to listen in via a toll free number.

DATES: The CFSAC webinar will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 
12 p.m. until 5 p.m. (EST) and on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be broadcasted to the public as a webinar. 
A webinar is a virtual meeting. Registration is not required for the 
webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gustavo Seinos, MPH, Designated 
Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., 
Room 728F.6, Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all inquiries to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFSAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C.217a, 
Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The purpose 
of the CFSAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for 
Health (ASH), on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic 
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues can include factors affecting 
access and care for persons with ME/CFS; the science and definition of 
ME/CFS; and broader public health, clinical, research, and educational 
issues related to ME/CFS.
    The agenda for this meeting, call-in information and location will 
be posted on the CFSAC Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/cfsac/meetings/index.html.
    A half hour of public comment via telephone will be scheduled for 
the first half day of the webinar and an entire hour for the second day 
of the webinar. Individuals will have five minutes to present their 
comments. Priority will be given to individuals who have not provided 
public comment within the previous year. We are unable to place 
international calls for public comments. To request a time slot for 
public comment, please send an email to [email protected] by June 1, 2017. 
The email should contain the speaker's

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name and the phone number that will be used for public comment.
    Individuals who would like for their testimony to be provided to 
the Committee members should submit a copy of the testimony prior to 
the meeting. It is preferred, but not required, that the submitted 
testimony be prepared in digital format and typed using a 12-pitch 
font. Copies of the written comment must not exceed 5 single-space 
pages, and it is preferred, but not required that the document be 
prepared in the MS Word format. Please note that PDF files, handwritten 
notes, charts, and photographs cannot be accepted. Materials submitted 
should not include sensitive personal information, such as social 
security number, birthdates, driver's license number, passport number, 
financial account number, or credit or debit card number. If you wish 
to remain anonymous the document must specify this.
    The Committee welcomes input on any topic related to ME/CFS.

    Dated: March 2, 2017.
Gustavo Seinos,
Commander, USPHS, Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-05641 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4150-42-P