[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Universal Newborn Hearing Ad Hoc Group; Teleconference Meetings

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following 
meetings.

    Name: Teleconference meetings of the Ad Hoc Group for Universal 
Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS).
    Times and Dates: 2 p.m.-3 p.m., April 1, 1997; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., 
May 6, 1997; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., June 3, 1997; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., July 1, 
1997; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., August 5, 1997; 2 p.m.-3 p.m., September 2, 
1997.
    Place: National Center for Environmental Health, Division of 
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (DBDDD), Room 2103A, 
Building 101, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341. 
Telephone 770/488-7400.
    Status: Open for participation by anyone with an interest in 
UNHS. All participants in the monthly conference calls are, by 
definition, members of the Ad Hoc Group for Universal Newborn 
Hearing Screening. Persons wishing to participate must E-mail or fax 
their request 1 week prior to the scheduled teleconference date. The 
e-mail address is <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c4952544f7c5f585f125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee9b80869dae8d8a8dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>; the fax number is 770/488-7361. 
Participants will be notified of the toll-free teleconference phone 
number and a caller code. Each participant will have the 
responsibility to call in to connect to the conference call. The 
conference bridge number is limited to 238 callers.
    Purpose: This meeting will provide a forum for persons 
associated with UNHS programs to report and review relevant 
activities. Each conference call will be comprised of a series of 
scheduled presentations. Each presentation will be followed by a 
brief question and answer period. The agenda for the conference call 
will be determined by the Division of Birth Defects and 
Developmental Disabilities in collaboration with the Office of 
Disability and Health, NCEH, (pending approval); in consultation 
with the National Institute on Deafness and Communicative Disorders, 
National Institutes of Health; the Bureau of Maternal and Child 
Health, Health Resources and Services Administration; Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of 
Education; and others interested in newborn hearing screening.
    Suggestions and feedback are invited by conference call 
planners. Participants requesting to be on the agenda or wishing to 
make written comments can send their requests or comments to the E-
mail address or fax number noted above.
    Matters Discussed: Topics to be discussed during the meetings 
include progress on State and National activities to implement UNHS; 
progress on establishing State and National data systems on UNHS; 
and guidelines for establishing screening, diagnosis, and 
intervention protocols.
    For further information contact: June Holstrum, DBDDD, NCEH, 
CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-15, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
telephone 770/488-7401, fax 770/488-7361.

    Dated: March 14, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-7016 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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