[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52479-52480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20424]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Interagency Autism 
Coordinating Committee.
    The purpose of the IACC meeting is to discuss business, agency 
updates, and issues related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research 
and services activities. The meeting will be held as a virtual meeting 
and is open to the public. Individuals who plan to view the virtual 
meeting and need special assistance or other reasonable accommodations 
to view the meeting should notify the Contact Person listed below at 
least seven (7) business days in advance of the meeting. The open 
session will be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocast 
website (http://videocast.nih.gov/).

    Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 
(IACC).
    Date: October 13-14, 2021 Meeting schedule subject to change.
    Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Meeting Access: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42377 Thursday, October 14, 2021 https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42378.
    Agenda: To discuss business, updates, and issues related to ASD 
research and services activities.
    Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
    Registration: A registration web link will be posted on the IACC 
website (www.iacc.hhs.gov) prior to the meeting. Pre-registration is 
recommended.
    Deadlines: Written/Virtual Public Comment Due Date: Friday, 
October 1, 2021, by 5:00 p.m. ET, For instructions, see below.
    Contact Person: Ms. Rebecca Martin, Office of Autism Research 
Coordination, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892-9669, Phone: 301-435-0886, 
Email: [email protected].

Public Comments

    The IACC welcomes public comments from members of the autism 
community. As the IACC will be updating its Strategic Plan, comments 
related to issues that the community would like to see highlighted in 
the new IACC Strategic Plan are welcome. Comments may be submitted in 
writing via email to [email protected] or using the web 
form at: https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-comments/submit/index.jsp 
by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, October 1, 2021. A limited number of slots 
are available for

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individuals to provide a 2-3-minute summary or excerpt of their written 
comment to the Committee live during the virtual meeting using the 
virtual platform. For those interested in that opportunity, please 
indicate ``Interested in providing virtual comment'' in your written 
submission, along with your name, address, email, phone number, and 
professional/organizational affiliation so that OARC staff can contact 
you if a slot is available for you to provide a summary or excerpt of 
your comment via the virtual platform during the meeting. For any given 
meeting, priority for virtual comment slots will be given to commenters 
who have not previously provided virtual comments in the current 
calendar year. This will help ensure that as many individuals as 
possible have an opportunity to share comments. Commenters going over 
their allotted 3-minute slot may be asked to conclude immediately to 
allow other comments and the rest of the meeting to proceed on 
schedule.
    Public comments received by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, October 1, 
2021, will be provided to the IACC prior to the meeting for their 
consideration. Any written comments received after 5:00 p.m. ET, 
October 1, 2021, may be provided to the IACC 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. The IACC is not able to individually 
respond to comments. All public comments become part of the public 
record. Attachments of copyrighted publications are not permitted, but 
web links or citations for any copyrighted works cited may be provided. 
For public comment guidelines, see: https://iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/public-comments/guidelines/.

Technical Issues

    If you experience any technical problems with the webcast, please 
email [email protected].

Disability Accommodations

    All IACC Full Meetings provide Closed Captioning through the NIH 
videocast website. Individuals whose full participation in the meeting 
will require special accommodations (e.g., sign language or 
interpreting services, etc.) must submit a request to the Contact 
Person listed on the notice at least seven (7) business days prior to 
the meeting. Such requests should include a detailed description of the 
accommodation needed and a way for the IACC to contact the requester if 
more information is needed to fill the request. Last-minute requests 
may be made, but may not be possible to accommodate.

Additional Information

    Information about the IACC is available on the website: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.

    Dated: September 16, 2021.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-20424 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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