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Dated: March 4, 2005.
Howard A. Zucker,
Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05–4949 Filed 3–11–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Public Health and Science.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services is hereby giving notice that the
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee (CFSAC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to
the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 4, 2005, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and
Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Howard Zucker; Executive Secretary,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee; Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 716G, Washington,
DC 20201; (202) 690–7694.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC
was established on September 5, 2002,
to replace the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Coordinating Committee.
CFSAC was established to advise,
consult with, and make
recommendations to the Secretary,
through the Assistant Secretary for
Health, on a broad range of topics
including (1) the current state of
knowledge and research about the
epidemiology and risk factors relating to
chronic fatigue syndrome, and
identifying potential opportunities in
these areas; (2) current and proposed
diagnosis and treatment methods for
chronic fatigue syndrome; and (3)
development and implementation of
programs to inform the public, health
care professionals, and the biomedical,
academic, and research communities
about chronic fatigue syndrome
advances.
The agenda for this meeting is being
developed. The agenda will be posted
on the CFSAC Web site, https://
www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs, when it is
finalized.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to space available. Individuals
must provide a photo ID for entry into
the meeting. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments at the
meeting. Pre-registration is required for
public comment by March 28, 2005.
Any individual who wishes to
participate in the public comment
session should call the telephone
number listed in the contact information
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to register. Public comment will be
limited to five minutes per speaker. Any
members of the public who wish to have
printed material distributed to CFSAC
members should submit materials to the
Executive Secretary, CFSAC, whose
contact information is listed above prior
to close of business March 28, 2005.
Dated: March 4, 2005.
Howard A. Zucker,
Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05–4948 Filed 3–11–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Office of the Secretary
Findings of Scientific Misconduct
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
and the Acting Assistant Secretary for
Health have taken final action in the
following case:
Gary M. Kammer, M.D., Wake Forest
University: Based on the Wake Forest
University (WFU) Investigation Report,
the respondent’s admission, and
additional analysis conducted by ORI in
its oversight review, the U.S. Public
Health Service (PHS) found that Gary M.
Kammer, M.D., former Professor,
Division of Rheumatology, Department
of Internal Medicine, and Department of
Microbiology and Immunology at the
WFU School of Medicine, engaged in
scientific misconduct by falsification
and fabrication of research in grant
application 2 R01 AR39501–12A1, ‘‘T
Lymphocyte Dysfunction in Lupus
Erythematosus,’’ submitted to the
National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases
(NIAMS), National Institutes of Health
(NIH), and in 1 R01 AI46526–01A2,
‘‘Protein Kinase A–II in the
Pathogenesis of Lupus,’’ submitted to
the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH.
Specifically, PHS found that:
• The respondent fabricated Families
2 and 3 in Figure 6 and related text in
application 2 R01 AR39501–12A1 (pp.
29–30), entitled (‘‘T Lymphocyte
Dysfunction in Lupus Erythematosus’’)
by:
a. Making up both of the pedigrees,
b. Fabricating 13 PKA–I and 13 PKA–
II values for these non-existent affected
and unaffected family members, and
c. Composing the false text describing
these two fabricated families.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that
the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Howard Zucker; Executive
Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee; Department of
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 716G,
Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-7694.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on September 5, 2002,
to replace the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee. CFSAC
was established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to
the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on a broad
range of topics including (1) the current state of knowledge and
research about the epidemiology and risk factors relating to chronic
fatigue syndrome, and identifying potential opportunities in these
areas; (2) current and proposed diagnosis and treatment methods for
chronic fatigue syndrome; and (3) development and implementation of
programs to inform the public, health care professionals, and the
biomedical, academic, and research communities about chronic fatigue
syndrome advances.
The agenda for this meeting is being developed. The agenda will be
posted on the CFSAC Web site, https://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs, when it is
finalized.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available.
Individuals must provide a photo ID for entry into the meeting.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person. Members of the public will have
the opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Pre-registration is
required for public comment by March 28, 2005. Any individual who
wishes to participate in the public comment session should call the
telephone number listed in the contact information to register. Public
comment will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Any members of the
public who wish to have printed material distributed to CFSAC members
should submit materials to the Executive Secretary, CFSAC, whose
contact information is listed above prior to close of business March
28, 2005.
Dated: March 4, 2005.
Howard A. Zucker,
Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-4948 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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