[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17009]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention




Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)



    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 

committee:



    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., August 31, 2011.

    8:30 a.m.-12 p.m., September 1, 2011.

    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Tom Harkin Global 

Communications Center, Building 19, Room 232, Auditorium B, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30333.

    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 

The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.

    Purpose: This Committee is charged with providing scientific and 

technical advice and guidance to the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, 

regarding the need for, and the nature of, revisions to the 

standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; the 

impact on medical and laboratory practice of proposed revisions to 

the standards; and the modification of the standards to accommodate 

technological advances.

    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include agency updates 

from the CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 

and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); presentations and 

discussions on the laboratory's role in the development and use of 

electronic health records, electronic laboratory reporting for 

notifiable diseases, and meaningful use; and presentations and 

discussion on current practices in gynecologic cytology testing.

    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Online Registration Required: In order to expedite the security 

clearance process at the CDC Roybal Campus located on Clifton Road, 

all CLIAC attendees are required to register for the meeting online 

at least 14 days in advance at http://www.cdc.gov/cliac/default.aspx 

by clicking the ``Register for a Meeting'' link and completing all 

forms according to the instructions given. Please complete all the 

required fields before submitting your registration and submit no 

later than August 16, 2011.

    Providing Oral or Written Comments: It is the policy of CLIAC to 

accept written public comments and provide a brief period for oral 

public comments whenever possible. Oral Comments: In general, each 

individual or group requesting to make an oral presentation will be 

limited to a total time of five minutes (unless otherwise 

indicated). Speakers must also submit their comments in writing for 

inclusion in the meeting's Summary Report. To assure adequate time 

is scheduled for public comments, individuals or groups planning to 

make an oral presentation should, when possible, notify the contact 

person below at least one week prior to the meeting date. Written 

Comments: For individuals or groups unable to attend the meeting, 

CLIAC accepts written comments until the date of the meeting (unless 

otherwise stated); however, it is requested that comments be 

submitted at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the 

comments may be made available to the Committee for their 

consideration and public distribution. Written comments, one hard 

copy with original signature, should be provided to the contact 

person below. Written comments will be included in the meeting's 

Summary Report.

    Contact Person for Additional Information: Nancy Anderson, 

Chief, Laboratory Practice Standards Branch, Division of Laboratory 

Science and Standards, Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice 

Program Office (LSPPPO), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and 

Laboratory Services, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop F-11, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333; telephone (404) 498-2741; fax (404) 498-

2219; or via e-mail at [email protected].

    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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.



    Dated: June 30, 2011.

Elizabeth Millington,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2011-17009 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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