[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15495-15496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7549]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that 
the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will hold a 
meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, and 
Thursday, May 28, 2009. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 5 
p.m. on both days.

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services; Room 800 Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building; 200 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wanda K. Jones, Dr. P.H.; Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Health (Women's Health); Department of Health 
and Human Services; 200 Independence Avenue, SW.; Hubert Humphrey 
Building Room 712E; Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-7650.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC was established on September 5, 2002. 
The Committee was established to advise, consult with, and make 
recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, on a broad range of topics including (1) The current state of 
the knowledge and research about the epidemiology and risk factors 
relating to chronic fatigue syndrome, and identifying potential 
opportunities in these areas; (2) current and proposed diagnosis and 
treatment methods for chronic fatigue syndrome; and (3) development and 
implementation of programs to inform the public, health care 
professionals, and the biomedical, academic, and research communities 
about chronic fatigue syndrome advances.

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    The agenda for this meeting is being developed. The agenda will be 
posted on the CFSAC Web site, http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs, when it is 
finalized.
    Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. 
Individuals must provide a photo ID for entry into the building where 
the meeting is scheduled to be held. Individuals who plan to attend and 
need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated contact person. 
Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide comments at 
the meeting. Individuals who wish to address the Committee during the 
public comment session must pre-register by May 22, 2009. Any 
individual who wishes to participate in the public comment session 
should call the telephone number listed in the contact information to 
register. Public comment will be limited to five minutes per speaker.
    Members of the public who wish to have printed material distributed 
to CFSAC members for discussion should submit, at a minimum, one copy 
of the materials to the Executive Secretary CFSAC, prior to close of 
business on May 22, 2009. Contact information for the Executive 
Secretary, CFSAC is listed above.

    Dated: March 24, 2009.
Wanda K. Jones,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Women's Health) and Executive 
Secretary CFSAC.
[FR Doc. E9-7549 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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