[Federal Register: February 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 22)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

 
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Drug Testing Advisory 
Board; Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463, notice is hereby given of the meeting 
of the Drug Testing Advisory Board of the Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention in March 1999.
    The first day (March 8) of the Drug Testing Advisory Board meeting 
will be closed from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and involves the review 
of sensitive National Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP) internal 
operating procedures and program development issues. Therefore, this 
portion of the meeting will be closed to the public as determined by 
the Administrator, SAMHSA, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (4), 
and (6) and 5 U.S.C. App.2, Sec. 10(d).
    The Drug Testing Advisory Board meeting will be open from 1:00 p.m. 
until 5:00 p.m. on March 8 and open from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on 
March 9. The open session will include a roll call, general 
announcements, and a discussion of the information submitted by 
industry representatives regarding the use of alternative matrices 
(hair, sweat, oral fluids) and on-site tests to test for drugs of 
abuse. A public comment period will be scheduled during the open 
session. If anyone needs special accommodations for persons with 
disabilities please notify the Contact listed below.
    An agenda for this meeting and a roster of board members may be 
obtained from: Ms. Giselle Hersh, Division of Workplace Programs, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockwall II, Suite 815, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 
(301) 443-6014.
    Substantive program information may be obtained from the contact 
whose name and telephone number is listed below.

    Committee Name: Drug Testing Advisory Board
    Meeting Date: March 8-9, 1999
    Place: Holiday Inn, 5520 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 
20815
    Closed: March 8, 1999; 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
    Open: March 8, 1999; 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Open: March 9, 1999; 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
    Contact: Donna M. Bush, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Telephone: 
(301) 443-6014 and FAX: (301) 443-3031

    Dated: January 28, 1999.
Sandi Stephens,
Extramural Activities Team Leader, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-2511 Filed 2-2-99; 8:45 am]
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