[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 47658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19218]


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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 Time: September 15, 2014, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(Eastern Standard Time).
    Place: Fishers Lane Conference Center, Terrace Level, 5635 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852.
    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 the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, on 
matters related to the activities of the C.W. Bill Young Cell 
Transplantation Program (Program) and the National Cord Blood 
Inventory Program.
    Agenda: The Council will hear reports from ACBSCT Work Groups 
including: Realizing the Potential of Cord Blood; Access to 
Transplantation; and Advancing Hematopoietic Stem Cell 
Transplantation for Hemoglobinopathies. The Council also will hear 
presentations and discussions on topics including: Financial Issues 
Related to Stem Cell Transplantation and Quality of Care. Agenda 
items are subject to changes as priorities indicate.
    After Council discussions, members of the public will have an 
opportunity to provide comments. Because of the Council's full 
agenda and the time frame in which to cover the agenda topics, 
public comment will be limited. All public comments will be included 
in the record of the ACBSCT meeting. Meeting summary notes will be 
posted on the HRSA's Program Web site at http://bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov/ABOUT/Advisory_Council/index.html.
    Those participating in this meeting can register and view the 
draft meeting agenda by visiting https://www.blsmeetings.net/acbsct. 
The deadline to register for this meeting is Friday, September 12, 
2014. For all logistical questions and concerns, please contact 
Anita Allen, Seamon Corporation, by calling (301) 658-3442 or by 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Public Comment: It is preferred that persons interested in 
providing an oral presentation submit a written request, along with 
a copy of their presentation to: Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, 
Executive Secretary, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and 
Services Administration, Room 17W65, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857 or email at [email protected]. Requests should contain 
the name, address, telephone number, email address, and any business 
or professional affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral 
presentation. Groups having similar interests are requested to 
combine their comments and present them through a single 
representative.
    The allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate the level 
of expressed interest. Persons who do not file an advance request 
for a presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may 
request this at the time of the public comment period. Public 
participation and ability to comment will be limited to time as it 
permits.
    For Further Information Contact:
    Patricia Stroup, MBA, MPA, Executive Secretary, Healthcare 
Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Room 17W63, Rockville, Maryland 20857; telephone (301) 
443-1127.

    Dated: August 8, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-19218 Filed 8-13-14; 8:45 am]
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