[Federal Register: April 5, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 66)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Notice
of Meeting
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 National Children's Study Assembly and Working Groups Meetings. The
parent committee for this workgroup is the National Longitudinal Study
of Environmental Effects on Child Health and Development Advisory
Committee.
The meetings will be open to the public, with attendance limited to
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in
advance of the meeting. To register for the meetings, visit the
registration Web site at: http://NCS.iqsolutions.com, send an email
message to: NCSmeet@iqsolutions.com, or call 301-984-1471 ext. 279.
Name of Committee: National Children's Study Working Groups and
Study Assembly Meetings.
Date: Working Groups: April 8, 2002, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April
9, 2002, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Study Assembly: April 9, 2002, 1 p.m. to
5 p.m. Registration begins: April 7, 2002, 1 p.m. April 8-9, 2002, 7
a.m.
Agenda: Summary: The National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, Department
of Health and Human Services is announcing a series of meetings co-
sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. IQ Solutions, Inc., a government
contractor, is coordinating the logistics of the meetings. Members
of Working Groups focusing on various issues related to study
planning will meet on Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9. Tuesday,
April 9 will also consist of the Study Assembly meeting. The purpose
of the Study Assembly meeting is to discuss the status of planning
this longitudinal study of environmental effects on the well-being
of children. Content of the meeting will include a status report on
development of planning for the study thus far, and reports on
specific issues including, for example, proposed hypotheses for the
Study, study design issues, and the timeline for the remainder of
the planning phase. The Study Assembly is made up of all
stakeholders interested in the Study. Its purpose is to disseminate
information to members and to serve as a conduit for bringing
information and views from individuals and various organizations to
the Study organization. The Study Assembly is open to anyone who
indicates an interest
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in the Study, and includes representatives of all stakeholders, both
inside and outside of government, advocacy groups, industry,
academic institutions, state and local governments, and community
groups. To become a member of the Study Assembly, interested persons
should send an e-mail to: NCS@mail.nib.gov. Study Assembly members
are welcome as observers during the other open meetings of this
series.
Place: Sheraton Premiere Hotel, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna,
Virginia.
Contact Person: Peter M. Scheidt, M.D., Medical Officer,
Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research,
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, 6100
Executive Boulevard, Room 7B03, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 451-6421.
Ncs@mail.nih.gov.
This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the
meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and
funding cycle.
Dated: March 29, 2002.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-8317 Filed 4-4-02; 8:45 am]
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