[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 13807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic Diseases in 
Newborns and Children; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following 
meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders and Genetic 
Diseases in Newborns and Children (ACHDGDNC).
    Dates and Times: May 17, 2007, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 18, 2007, 
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
    Place: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 
Rotunda Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public with attendance 
limited to space availability.
    Purpose: The Advisory Committee was established to advise and 
guide the Secretary regarding the most appropriate application of 
universal newborn screening tests, technologies, policies, 
guidelines and programs for effectively reducing morbidity and 
mortality in newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
disorders. The Committee also provides advice and recommendations 
concerning the grants and projects authorized under the Heritable 
Disorders Program.
    Agenda: The first day will be devoted to discussion of the 
Committee's decisionmaking process, including a discussion of the 
evidence review group's nomination/evaluation process for candidate 
conditions on the uniform newborn screening panel, and an evaluation 
of the system infrastructure for long-term follow-up and proposals 
for strategies for such follow-up. The Committee's subcommittees on 
Laboratory Standards and Procedures, Follow-up and Treatment, and 
Education and Training will meet in the afternoon. The second day 
will include a report from the Department of Defense on its newborn 
screening program and activities and reports to the Committee by its 
subcommittees on Laboratory Standards and Procedures, Follow-up and 
Treatment, and Education and Training.
    Proposed agenda items are subject to change.
    Time will be provided each day for public comment. Individuals 
who wish 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 ACHDGDNC Staff, 
Jill F. Shuger, M.S. (contact information provided below).
    Contact Person: Anyone interested in obtaining a roster of 
members or other relevant information should write or contact Jill 
F. Shuger, M.S., Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Room 18A-19, Parklawn Building, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-1080. 
Information on the Advisory Committee is available at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/genetics/committee.

    Dated: March 15, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E7-5300 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am]
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