[Federal Register: March 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 40)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the 
Following Meeting

    Name: Epidemiologic Perspective on Early Hearing Detection and 
Intervention (EHDI).
    Time and Date: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., (EST), March 5, 1999.
    Location: Dr. Nigel Paneth, Department of Epidemiology at 
Michigan State University, will make a presentation at Michigan 
State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
    Supplementary Location Information: Teleconference Access: 
Participants must call to be connected to the meeting. The telephone 
bridge number for non-Federal participants is 1/800/713-1971. The 
telephone bridge number for Federal participants is 404/639-4100. 
The conference code is: 351926. For security and confidentiality 
purposes, participants will not be connected to a conference call 
without a valid conference code. The conference name is 
``Epidemiology''. For problems during the teleconference, press *0 
at anytime to signal the attendant. For questions concerning 
technical aspects of the teleconference, please call 404/639-7550. 
Please note, the presentation will include visual aids that may not 
be readily understood by telephone participants.
    Videoconference Access: Invited participants may access the 
meeting through Envision, at the following sites:
    (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 
Georgia.
    (2) Department of Education, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
Washington, DC.
    (3) University of North Carolina, Research Triangle Park, North 
Carolina.
    (4) University of Colorado, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
    (5) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
    (6) Columbia University, New York, New York.
    Status: This meeting is targeted for and will be presented at 
the graduate level of epidemiology. It may not be readily understood 
by the lay public. Due to limited time, questions will not be 
accepted from teleconference participants.
    Purpose: Dr. Nigel Paneth, Department of Epidemiology at 
Michigan State University, will provide an overview of the 
epidemiology of newborn hearing screening. The presentation will be 
followed by a brief question and answer period.
    Contact Person for More Information: Mike Adams, M.D., Division 
of Child Development, Disability, and Health (proposed), NCEH, CDC, 
4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S F-34, Atlanta, Georgia 30341. Telephone 
770/488-7154, fax 770/488-7356.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining 
to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: February 24, 1999.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-5086 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]
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