Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society, 63714 [E8-25486]

Download as PDF 63714 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 208 / Monday, October 27, 2008 / Notices Hotel Palomar Arlington, 1121 North 19th Street, Arlington, VA 22209. Phone 703–351–9170. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane M. Gianelli, Director of Communications, The President’s Council on Bioethics, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Suite C100, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: 202/296–4669. Email: info@bioethics.gov. Web site: https://www.bioethics.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.bioethics.gov. The Council encourages public input, either in person or in writing. At this meeting, interested members of the public may address the Council, beginning at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, November 21. Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane M. Gianelli, Director of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public statement, and give your name and affiliation. To submit a written statement, mail or email it to Ms. Gianelli at one of her contact addresses given above. ADDRESSES: Dated: October 17, 2008. F. Daniel Davis, Executive Director, The President’s Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. E8–25564 Filed 10–24–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4154–06–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Notice of Meeting: Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given of the 17th 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 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008, and 8 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201. The meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to space available. The meeting also will be Web cast. For most of the first day of the meeting, SACGHS will review a preliminary draft report that addresses questions about whether gene patents and certain licensing practices are affecting patient access to genetic tests. SACGHS will discuss the draft report and determine whether it is ready to be released for public comment. Later in the day, the Committee will hear presentations about diagnostic laboratory standards and technology platforms and the role they are playing in innovation of genetic technologies. On day two, the Committee will continue to discuss priority issues and future study topics and come to a final decision about its strategic study plan. As always, the Committee welcomes 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 should notify the SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at 301–496–9838 or e-mail at carrs@od.nih.gov. The SACGHS office is located at 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892. Anyone planning to attend the meeting, who is in need of special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, is also asked to contact the Executive Secretary. 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 and genomic 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 Web cast, will be available at the following Web site: https:// www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs.htm. Dated: October 20, 2008. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, NIH Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. E8–25486 Filed 10–24–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Grants to States for Access and Visitation. OMB No.: 0970–0204. Description: On an annual basis, States must provide OCSE with data on programs that the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Program has funded. These program reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, the collection of data on the number of parents served, types of services delivered, program outcomes, client socio economic data, referrals sources, and other relevant data. Respondents: State Child Access and Visitation Programs and State and/or local service providers. ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES State Child Access Program Survey ............................................... Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,710. Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:13 Oct 24, 2008 Jkt 217001 Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Instrument 314 Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Average burden hours per response 1 15 Total burden hours 4,710 Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 208 (Monday, October 27, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Meeting: Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, 
Health, and Society

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of the 17th 
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 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008, and 
8 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the 
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20201. The meeting will be open to the public with attendance 
limited to space available. The meeting also will be Web cast.
    For most of the first day of the meeting, SACGHS will review a 
preliminary draft report that addresses questions about whether gene 
patents and certain licensing practices are affecting patient access to 
genetic tests. SACGHS will discuss the draft report and determine 
whether it is ready to be released for public comment. Later in the 
day, the Committee will hear presentations about diagnostic laboratory 
standards and technology platforms and the role they are playing in 
innovation of genetic technologies. On day two, the Committee will 
continue to discuss priority issues and future study topics and come to 
a final decision about its strategic study plan.
    As always, the Committee welcomes 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 should 
notify the SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. Sarah Carr, by telephone at 
301-496-9838 or e-mail at carrs@od.nih.gov. The SACGHS office is 
located at 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, MD 20892. Anyone 
planning to attend the meeting, who is in need of special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, is also asked to contact the Executive Secretary.
    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 and genomic 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 Web cast, will be available at the following Web site: https://
www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs.htm.

    Dated: October 20, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, NIH Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-25486 Filed 10-24-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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