Meetings: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee,

[Federal Register: April 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 70)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee: Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting.

Name: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee (CFSCC).

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., April 28, 1998. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 29, 1998.

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Rooms 703A and 800, #200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting rooms will accommodate approximately 100 people.

Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without a government identification card will need to provide a photo ID and must know the subject and room number of the meeting in order to be admitted into the building. Visitors must use the Independence Avenue entrance.

Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Commissioner, Social Security Administration (SSA), to assure interagency coordination and communication regarding chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) research and other related issues; facilitating increased Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and agency awareness of CFS research and educational needs; developing complementary research programs that minimize overlap; identifying opportunities for collaborative and/or coordinated efforts in research and education; and developing informed responses to constituency groups regarding HHS and SSA efforts and progress.

Matters To be Discussed: Agenda items will include the National Institutes of Health state of the art workshop regarding CFS in adolescents; updates from HHS agencies; CFS information and education; and CFSCC discussion of workshop regarding CFS in adolescents.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Public comments will be received on the April 29, 1998, meeting for approximately 60 minutes. Public statements presented at this meeting should not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. Persons wishing to make oral comments should notify the contact person listed below no later than close of business on April 24, 1998. All requests to make oral comments should contain the name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation of the presenter. These comments will become a part of the official record of the meeting. Due to the time available, public comments will be limited to five minutes per person. Copies of any written comments should be provided at the meeting; please provide at least 100 copies.

Contact Person for More Information: Lisa Blake-DiSpigna, Executive Secretary, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, M/S C19, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-3227, fax 404/639-4138.

Dated: April 3, 1998. Nancy C. Hirsch, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98-9618Filed4-10-98; 8:45 am]

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