[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39289-39290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X98-10722]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Nominations of Members to the Advisory Committee on 
Blood Safety and Availability

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Announcement of Request for Membership Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary requests nominations of 
individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability (ACBSA) in accordance with its charter. Appointments will 
be made for a term of four years. It is not necessary to re-nominate 
individuals previously nominated; all nominations previously received 
have been retained and remain active.

DATES: All nominations must be received at the address below by no

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later than 4:00 p.m. EDT August 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All nominations shall be submitted to Stephen D. 
Nightingale, M.D., Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood 
Safety and Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20201. Phone (202) 690-5560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen D. Nightingale, M.D., 
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability, Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20201. Phone (202) 690-5560.

NOMINATIONS: Persons nominated for membership should be from among 
authorities knowledgeable in blood banking, transfusion medicine, 
bioethics and/or related disciplines. Members shall be selected from 
State and local organizations, blood and blood products industry 
including manufacturers and distributors, advocacy groups, consumer 
advocates, provider organizations, academic researchers, ethicists, 
private physicians, scientists, consumer advocates, legal organizations 
and from among communities of persons who are frequent recipients of 
blood and blood products.

INFORMATION REQUIRED: Each nomination shall consist of a package that, 
at a minimum, includes:
    A. The name, return address, daytime telephone number and 
affiliation of the individual being nominated, the basis for the 
individual's nomination, the category for which the individual is 
nominated and a statement that the nomination individual is willing to 
serve as a member of the committee;
    B. The name, return address and daytime telephone number at which 
the nominator may be contacted. Organizational nominators must identify 
a principal contact person in addition to the contact information;
    C. A copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
    All nomination information for a nominee must be provided in a 
complete single package. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. 
Nomination materials must bear original signatures, and facsimile 
transmissions or copies are not acceptable.

    Dated: July 15, 1998.
Stephen D. Nightingale,
Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and 
Availability.
[HR Doc. 98-19545 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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