[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22791-22792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9135]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation.
Date and Times: May 9, 2012, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Place: Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 3800
Reservoir Road NW., Washington, DC 20057.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public.
Purpose: Pursuant to Public Law 109-129, 42 U.S.C. 274k (section
379 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended), the Advisory
Council on Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (ACBSCT) advises the
Secretary of HHS and the Administrator, HRSA, on matters related to
the activities of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
(Program) and the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI) Program.
Agenda: The Council will hear reports from five ACBSCT Work
Groups: (1) Realizing the Potential of Cord Blood, (2) Scientific
Factors Necessary to Define a Cord Blood Unit as High Quality, (3)
Cord Blood Thawing and Washing, (4) Access to Transplantation, and
(5) Advancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for
Hemoglobinopathies. The Council also will hear presentations and
discussions on topics including: Collection of information on
Cellular Therapies; Adverse Event Reporting; and Unmet Need. Agenda
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
After the presentations and Council discussions, members of the
public will have an opportunity to provide comments. Because of the
Council's full agenda and the timeframe in which to cover the agenda
topics, public comments will be limited. All public comments will be
included in the record of the ACBSCT meeting. Meeting
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summary notes will be made available on HRSA's Program Web site at
http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
Those planning to attend are requested to register in advance and
those wishing to make oral comments should so indicate. The draft
meeting agenda and a registration form will be available on HRSA's
Program Web site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
Registration also can be completed electronically at https://www.acbsct.com or by sending an email to Tristan Alexander Hicks at
[email protected]. Individuals without access to the Internet who
wish to register may call Tristan Alexander Hicks at (301) 585-1261 or
submit a facsimile to Lux Consulting Group, Inc., the logistical
support contractor for the meeting, at fax number (301) 585-7741, Attn:
Tristan Alexander Hicks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Stroup, Executive Secretary,
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 12C-06, Rockville, Maryland
20857; telephone (301) 443-1127.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-9135 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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