[Federal Register: February 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 37)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Meeting of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee
Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of
the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) and a Safety Symposium on
Gene Transfer Research.
The Safety Symposium on Gene Transfer Research will be held from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 7, 2001 at the Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The symposium will explore safety
considerations in the Use of Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors in Gene
Transfer Clinical Trials.
The RAC meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on March
8, 2001 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Building 31, C
Wing, Conference Room 10, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. The
Committee will review selected human gene transfer protocols; a
proposed action to amend the NIH Guidelines with regard to NIH policy
on serious adverse event reporting; data management activities related
to human gene transfer clinical trials; and other matters to be
considered by the Committee.
Both meetings are open to the public with attendance limited to
space available. Draft meeting agendas and other information will be
posted at the Office of Biotechnology Activities' website: http://
www4.od.nih.gov/oba
Individuals who wish to provide public comments or who plan to
attend the meeting and need special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify Kelly
Fennington, Program Analyst, Office of Biotechnology Activities by
telephone at 301 496-9838 or E-mail at FenningK@od.nih.gov
Dated: February 13, 2001.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 01-4455 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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