[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71427-71428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28970]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a conference call
meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
The purpose of the IACC conference call meeting is to discuss and
vote on the final IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research 2012 Update. These updates will describe recent progress that
has been made in the autism field as well as any new gap areas in
research that have emerged since the previously released 2011 Strategic
Plan. The committee will be meeting via conference call, but oral
public comments may be made in person at the location specified below
and will be webcast live so that the committee members and members of
the public can view the session. The other portions of the meeting will
be conducted via conference call only.
Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
(IACC).
Type of meeting: Open Meeting.
Date: December 18, 2012.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Agenda: The IACC will review and approve the final 2012 update
of the IACC Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.
Place: The National Institute of Mental Health, The Neuroscience
Center, 6001
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Executive Boulevard, Conference Rooms B1/B2, Rockville, MD 20852.
Conference Call: Dial: 800-369-1881. Access code: 9976437.
Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public via a
conference call. The oral public comment session is also free and
will take place in person at the location listed above and will be
webcast live.
Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
Deadlines: Notification of intent to present oral comments:
Monday, December 10th by 5:00 p.m. ET. Submission of written/
electronic statement for oral comments: Tuesday, December 11th by
5:00 p.m. ET. Submission of written comments: Friday, December 14th
by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Access: White Flint Metro (Red Line).
Contact Person: Ms. Lina Perez, Office of Autism Research
Coordination, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, 6001
Executive Boulevard, NSC, Room 6182A, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone:
301-443-6040, Email: [email protected].
Please Note
Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments
to the Committee must notify the Contact Person listed on this
notice by 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, December 10, 2012 with their
request to present oral comments at the meeting. Interested
individuals and representatives of organizations must submit a
written/electronic copy of the oral statement/comments including a
brief description of the organization represented by 5:00 p.m. ET on
Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Statements submitted will become a part
of the public record. Only one representative of an organization
will be allowed to present oral comments, and presentations will be
limited to three to five minutes per speaker, depending on the
number of speakers to be accommodated within the allotted time.
Speakers will be assigned a time to speak in the order of the date
and time when their request to speak is received, along with the
required submission of the written/electronic statement by the
specified deadline.
In addition, any interested person may submit written comments
to the IACC prior to the meeting by sending the comments to the
Contact Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. ET, Friday,
December 14, 2012. The comments should include the name and, when
applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the
interested person. All written comments received by the deadlines
for both oral and written public comments will be provided to the
IACC for their consideration and will become part of the public
record.
The conference call and in-person oral public comment session
will be open to the public. Members of the public who participate
using the conference call phone number will be able to listen to the
meeting but will not be heard. If you experience any technical
problems with the conference call, please email
[email protected].
If you experience any technical problems with the web
presentation tool, please contact GoToWebinar at (800) 263-6317. To
access the web presentation tool on the Internet the following
computer capabilities are required:
For PC-based participants:
Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 4.0 or
newer or Google Chrome 5.0 or newer (JavaScript and Java enabled)
Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM
(recommended)
For Mac-based participants:
Safari 3.0 or newer, Firefox 4.0 or newer or Google
Chrome 5.0 or newer (JavaScript and Java enabled)
Mac OS X 10.5--Leopard or newer
Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)
Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
Individuals who participate by using these electronic services
and who need special assistance, such as captioning of the
conference call or other reasonable accommodations, should submit a
request to the Contact Person listed on this notice at least 5 days
prior to the meeting.
As a part of security procedures, those attending or presenting
at the oral comment session should be prepared to show a photo ID
and to state the purpose of their visit at the front desk and at the
meeting registration desk when checking-in. Seating will be limited
to the room capacity and seats will be on a first come, first served
basis.
Schedule is subject to change.
Information about the IACC and a registration link for this
meeting are available on the Web site: http://www.iacc.hhs.gov.
Dated: November 23, 2012.
Carolyn A. Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012-28970 Filed 11-29-12; 8:45 am]
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