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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Organ Transplantation
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), this notice announces that the
Secretary’s Advisory Committee on
Organ Transplantation (ACOT) has
scheduled a public meeting. Information
about ACOT and the agenda for this
meeting can be found on the ACOT
website at https://www.organdonor.gov/
about-dot/acot.html.
DATES: April 16, 2019, 10:00 a.m.–4:00
p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
by webinar. Members of the public can
access the webinar link and conference
call-in number at https://
www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/
acot.html.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Walsh, Designated Federal
Official, (DFO), at Healthcare Systems
Bureau, Division of Transplantation,
HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 8W60,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301–443–
6839; or RWalsh@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACOT
advises the Secretary of HHS, through
the HRSA Administrator, on all aspects
of organ donation, procurement,
allocation, and transplantation, and on
such other matters that the Secretary
determines; advises the Secretary on
federal efforts to maximize the number
of deceased donor organs made
available for transplantation and to
support the safety of living organ
donation; at the request of the Secretary,
reviews significant proposed Organ
Procurement and Transplantation
Network (OPTN) policies submitted for
the Secretary’s approval to recommend
whether they should be made
enforceable; and provides expert input
on the latest advances in the science of
transplantation.
During the April 16, 2019, meeting,
ACOT will receive updates on recent
activity of OPTN and discuss efforts to
increase organ donation and
transplantation. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Refer to the ACOT website for any
updated information concerning the
meeting.
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Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments.
Public participants may submit written
statements in advance of the scheduled
meeting. Oral comments will be
honored in the order they are requested
and may be limited as time allows.
Requests to submit a written statement
or make oral comments to ACOT should
be sent to Robert Walsh, DFO, using the
contact information above at least three
business days before the meeting.
Individuals who plan to participate in
the webinar and need special assistance
or other reasonable accommodations
should notify Robert Walsh at the
address and phone number listed above
at least 10 business days before the
meeting.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Meeting of the Advisory Council on
Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), this notice announces that the
Secretary’s Advisory Council on Blood
Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT)
has scheduled a public meeting.
Information about ACBSCT and the
agenda for this meeting can be found on
the ACBSCT website at https://
bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/about/
advisory_council/meetings/.
DATES: May 7, 2019, 10:00 a.m.–4:00
p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
by webinar. Members of the public can
access the webinar link and conference
call-in number at https://
www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/
acot.html.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Walsh, Designated Federal
Official, (DFO), at Healthcare Systems
Bureau, Division of Transplantation,
HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 8W60,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 301–443–
6839; or RWalsh@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACBSCT
provides advice and recommendations
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to the Secretary of HHS and the HRSA
Administrator on the activities of the
C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation
Program (CWBYCTP) and the National
Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI) Program.
The principal purpose of these programs
is to make blood stem cells from adult
donors and cord blood units available
for patients who need a transplant to
treat life-threatening conditions such as
leukemia, and who lack a suitably
matched relative who can be the donor.
During the May 7, 2019, meeting,
members of ACBSCT will discuss issues
related utilization of cord blood for
transplant and utilization of blood stem
cells in cellular therapies. Agenda items
are subject to change as priorities
dictate. Refer to the ACBSCT website for
any updated information concerning the
meeting.
Members of the public will have the
opportunity to provide comments.
Public participants may submit written
statements in advance of the scheduled
meeting. Oral comments will be
honored in the order they are requested
and may be limited as time allows.
Requests to submit a written statement
or make oral comments to ACBSCT
should be sent to Robert Walsh, DFO,
using the contact information above at
least three business days before the
meeting.
Individuals who plan to participate in
the webinar and need special assistance
or other reasonable accommodations
should notify Robert Walsh at the
address and phone number listed above
at least 10 business days before the
meeting.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Service
Administration
National Advisory Council on the
National Health Service Corps
Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Health
Resources and Service Administration
(HRSA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
National Advisory Council on the
National Health Service Corps
(NACNHSC) has scheduled public
meetings for the 2019 calendar year
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
this notice announces that the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Organ
Transplantation (ACOT) has scheduled a public meeting. Information
about ACOT and the agenda for this meeting can be found on the ACOT
website at https://www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/acot.html.
DATES: April 16, 2019, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held by webinar. Members of the public
can access the webinar link and conference call-in number at https://www.organdonor.gov/about-dot/acot.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Walsh, Designated Federal
Official, (DFO), at Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of
Transplantation, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 8W60, Rockville, Maryland
20857; 301-443-6839; or RWalsh@hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACOT advises the Secretary of HHS, through
the HRSA Administrator, on all aspects of organ donation, procurement,
allocation, and transplantation, and on such other matters that the
Secretary determines; advises the Secretary on federal efforts to
maximize the number of deceased donor organs made available for
transplantation and to support the safety of living organ donation; at
the request of the Secretary, reviews significant proposed Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) policies submitted for
the Secretary's approval to recommend whether they should be made
enforceable; and provides expert input on the latest advances in the
science of transplantation.
During the April 16, 2019, meeting, ACOT will receive updates on
recent activity of OPTN and discuss efforts to increase organ donation
and transplantation. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate. Refer to the ACOT website for any updated information
concerning the meeting.
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide
comments. Public participants may submit written statements in advance
of the scheduled meeting. Oral comments will be honored in the order
they are requested and may be limited as time allows. Requests to
submit a written statement or make oral comments to ACOT should be sent
to Robert Walsh, DFO, using the contact information above at least
three business days before the meeting.
Individuals who plan to participate in the webinar and need special
assistance or other reasonable accommodations should notify Robert
Walsh at the address and phone number listed above at least 10 business
days before the meeting.
Amy P. McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2019-03185 Filed 2-22-19; 8:45 am]
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