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notice at least 10 days in advance of the
meeting. Interested individuals and
representatives of organizations may submit
a letter of intent, a brief description of the
organization represented, and a short
description of the oral presentation. Only one
representative of an organization may be
allowed to present oral comments and if
accepted by the committee, presentations
may be limited to five minutes. Both printed
and electronic copies are requested for the
record. In addition, any interested person
may file written comments with the
committee by forwarding their statement to
the Contact Person listed on this notice. The
statement should include the name, address,
telephone number and when applicable, the
business or professional affiliation of the
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Dated: September 21, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05–19386 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Notice of Meeting: Secretary’s
Advisory Committee on Genetics,
Health, and Society
Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,
notice is hereby given of the eighth
meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory
Committee on Genetics, Health, and
Society (SACGHS), U.S. Public Health
Service. The meeting will be held from
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 19, 2005
and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 20,
2005 at the Bethesda North Marriott
Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road, North
Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting will
be open to the public with attendance
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limited to space available. The meeting
will be webcast.
The first half of the meeting will be
devoted to the issue of large population
studies of genetic variation, the
environment and common disease. The
Committee is working to identify salient
scientific, ethical, and policy issues and
questions associated with such studies
and processes that could be employed to
address them. On October 19, the
Committee will gather input from
several leaders in science and bioethics
about the policy issues and how to
address them, including mechanisms for
engaging the general public. October
20th will be devoted to the further
exploration of current issues in
pharmacogenomics. The Committee is
developing a report to the Secretary on
this topic, and at this meeting they will
explore the financial and economic
considerations involved in integrating
pharmacogenomics into clinical practice
as well as delve more deeply into
certain ethical, legal and social issues
raised by pharmacogenomics. Time will
be provided each day for public
comments, and the public is encouraged
to provide its perspectives to the
committee on these topics or any others
related to the development and use of
genetic technologies.
Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a,
Section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act, as amended, the Department of
Health and Human Services established
SACGHS to serve as a public forum for
deliberations on the broad range of
human health and societal issues raised
by the development and use of genetic
technologies and, as warranted, to
provide advice on these issues. The
draft meeting agenda and other
information about SACGHS, including
information about access to the webcast,
will be available at the following Web
site: https://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/
sacghs.htm.
The Committee would welcome
hearing from anyone wishing to provide
public comment on any issue related to
genetics, health and society. Individuals
who would like to provide public
comment or who plan to attend the
meeting and need special assistance,
such as sign language interpretation or
other reasonable accommodations,
should notify the SACGHS Executive
Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone
at (301) 496–9838 or e-mail at
sc112c@nih.gov. The SACGHS office is
located at 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite
750, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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Dated: September 21, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05–19387 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism
Coordinating Committee
The National Institutes of Health
(NIH) hereby announces a meeting of
the Interagency Autism Coordinating
Committee to be held on November 18,
2005, on the NIH campus in Bethesda,
Maryland.
The Children’s Health Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106–310), Title I, Section 104,
mandated the establishment of an
Interagency Autism Coordinating
Committee (IACC) to coordinate autism
research and other efforts within the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). In April 2001, the HHS
Secretary delegated the authority to
establish the IACC to the NIH. The
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) at the NIH has been designated
the lead for this activity.
The IACC meeting will be open to the
public, with attendance limited to space
available. Individuals who plan to
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: Interagency Autism
Coordinating Committee.
Date: November 18, 2005.
Time: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Agenda: Discussion of autism activities
across Federal agencies.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 31
Center Drive, Building 31, Conference Room
10 (6th floor), Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Contact Person: Ann Wagner, Ph.D.,
Division of Services and Intervention
Research, National Institute of Mental Health,
NIH, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6184,
MSC 9617, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Email: awagner@mail.nih.gov, Phone: (301)
443–5944.
Any member of the public interested in
presenting oral comments to the Committee
may notify the contact person listed on this
notice at least 5 days in advance of the
meeting. Interested individuals and
representatives of organizations may submit
a letter of intent, a brief description of the
organization represented, and a short
description of the oral presentation.
Presentations may be limited to 5 minutes;
both printed and electronic copies are
requested for the record. In addition, any
interested person may file written comments
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics,
Health, and Society
Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the eighth
meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and
Society (SACGHS), U.S. Public Health Service. The meeting will be held
from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 19, 2005 and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
October 20, 2005 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel, 5701 Marinelli
Road, North Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting will be open to the public
with attendance limited to space available. The meeting will be
webcast.
The first half of the meeting will be devoted to the issue of large
population studies of genetic variation, the environment and common
disease. The Committee is working to identify salient scientific,
ethical, and policy issues and questions associated with such studies
and processes that could be employed to address them. On October 19,
the Committee will gather input from several leaders in science and
bioethics about the policy issues and how to address them, including
mechanisms for engaging the general public. October 20th will be
devoted to the further exploration of current issues in
pharmacogenomics. The Committee is developing a report to the Secretary
on this topic, and at this meeting they will explore the financial and
economic considerations involved in integrating pharmacogenomics into
clinical practice as well as delve more deeply into certain ethical,
legal and social issues raised by pharmacogenomics. Time will be
provided each day for public comments, and the public is encouraged to
provide its perspectives to the committee on these topics or any others
related to the development and use of genetic technologies.
Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services
established SACGHS to serve as a public forum for deliberations on the
broad range of human health and societal issues raised by the
development and use of genetic technologies and, as warranted, to
provide advice on these issues. The draft meeting agenda and other
information about SACGHS, including information about access to the
webcast, will be available at the following Web site: https://
www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs.htm.
The Committee would welcome hearing from anyone wishing to provide
public comment on any issue related to genetics, health and society.
Individuals who would like to provide public comment or who plan to
attend the meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the
SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at (301) 496-
9838 or e-mail at sc112c@nih.gov. The SACGHS office is located at 6705
Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Dated: September 21, 2005.
Anthony M. Coelho, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 05-19387 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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