[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16893-16894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07918]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of the Secretary; Notice of Meetings

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Task Force on 
Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women.
    The meetings will be open to the public, with attendance limited to 
space available. Individuals who plan to

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attend and need special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the 
Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

    Name of Committee: Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant 
Women and Lactating Women.
    Date: May 14-15, 2018.
    Time: May 14, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., May 15, 2018 8:00 
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
    Agenda: The Task Force is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary of HHS, regarding Federal activities 
related to identifying and addressing gaps in knowledge and research 
regarding safe and effective therapies for pregnant women and 
lactating women, including the development of such therapies and the 
collaboration on and coordination of such activities.
    Place: 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 1425/1427 (1st Floor), 
Bethesda, MD 20817.
    Contact Person: Ms. Lisa Kaeser, Executive Secretary, Eunice 
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development, 31 Center Drive, Room 2A03, MSC 2425, Bethesda, MD 
20892, (301) 496-0536, [email protected].
    Public comments are welcome either by filing written comments 
and/or providing oral comments at the meeting. Oral comments from 
the public will be scheduled on May 14, 2018, from approximately 
10:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Any member of the public interested in 
presenting oral comments on May 14, 2018, should submit a letter of 
intent, a brief description of the organization represented, and the 
oral presentation to Ms. Lisa Kaeser ([email protected]) by 5:00 
p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018. Written comments to be included at the 
meeting should also be sent to Lisa Kaeser by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 
May 7, 2018.
    The submitted presentations and any written comments will be 
formatted to be posted on the PRGLAC website for the record. Only 
one representative of an organization may be allowed to present oral 
comments. Presentations will be limited to three to five minutes per 
speaker depending on the 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. Both printed and electronic copies are requested for the 
record.
    Details and additional information about these meetings can be 
found at the NICHD website for the Task Force on Research Specific 
to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC) https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/advisory/PRGLAC/Pages/index.aspx.

    Dated: April 11, 2018.
Michelle D. Trout,
Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-07918 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P