[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22791-22792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9135]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; 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 Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
    Date and Times: May 9, 2012, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Place: Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 3800 
Reservoir Road NW., Washington, DC 20057.
    Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose: Pursuant to Public Law 109-129, 42 U.S.C. 274k (section 
379 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended), the Advisory 
Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT) advises the 
Secretary of HHS and the Administrator, HRSA, on matters related to 
the activities of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program 
(Program) and the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI) Program.
    Agenda: The Council will hear reports from five ACBSCT Work 
Groups: (1) Realizing the Potential of Cord Blood, (2) Scientific 
Factors Necessary to Define a Cord Blood Unit as High Quality, (3) 
Cord Blood Thawing and Washing, (4) Access to Transplantation, and 
(5) Advancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for 
Hemoglobinopathies. The Council also will hear presentations and 
discussions on topics including: Collection of information on 
Cellular Therapies; Adverse Event Reporting; and Unmet Need. Agenda 
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    After the presentations and Council discussions, members of the 
public will have an opportunity to provide comments. Because of the 
Council's full agenda and the timeframe in which to cover the agenda 
topics, public comments will be limited. All public comments will be 
included in the record of the ACBSCT meeting. Meeting

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summary notes will be made available on HRSA's Program Web site at 
http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
    Those planning to attend are requested to register in advance and 
those wishing to make oral comments should so indicate. The draft 
meeting agenda and a registration form will be available on HRSA's 
Program Web site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
    Registration also can be completed electronically at https://www.acbsct.com or by sending an email to Tristan Alexander Hicks at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#feaabf929b869f909a9b8cbe928b869d99d09d9193"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7622371a130e1718121304361a030e15115815191b">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals without access to the Internet who 
wish to register may call Tristan Alexander Hicks at (301) 585-1261 or 
submit a facsimile to Lux Consulting Group, Inc., the logistical 
support contractor for the meeting, at fax number (301) 585-7741, Attn: 
Tristan Alexander Hicks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Stroup, Executive Secretary, 
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-06, Rockville, Maryland 
20857; telephone (301) 443-1127.

    Dated: April 10, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-9135 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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