[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 8719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03125]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of
Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that a meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
(CFSAC) will take place via webinar. This webinar meeting will be open
to the public. Registration will not be required for public
participants. Public comment has been scheduled.
DATES: The one-day webinar meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 11,
2014, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (ET)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted by webinar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal
Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of
Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 200 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 712E, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: 202-690-7650; Fax:
202-401-4005. [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFSAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C.
217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The
purpose of the CFSAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary
for Health, on issues related to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues can include factors affecting
access and care for persons with ME/CFS; the science and definition of
ME/CFS; and broader public health, clinical, research and educational
issues related to ME/CFS.
The agenda for this meeting and instructions to access the webinar
will be posted on the CFSAC Web site www.hhs.gov/advocomcfsac. The
webinar will use Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Meeting. Please test your
computer prior to participation at http://admin.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. Registration will not be
required for this webinar. Oral public comment has already been
scheduled. Because the first day of the December 10, 2013 webinar was
cancelled due to weather, public comment that was scheduled for that
day will be heard at this webinar.
Dated: February 7, 2014.
Nancy C. Lee,
Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory
Committee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-03125 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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