[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52736-52737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20934]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Workshop
Notice is hereby given of a workshop convened by the Interagency
Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
The purpose of the 2014 IACC Workshop on Under-Recognized Co-
Occurring Conditions in ASD is to convene IACC members and invited
subject matter and community experts to focus a discussion on a range
of co-occurring health conditions in individuals with ASD that are
under-recognized in clinical and services settings, as well as how to
best support both research to better understand these conditions,
increase community/provider awareness, and foster development of
practice guidelines, policies, service approaches and other activities
that will result in improvements in quality of life for those with ASD
who are affected by these conditions. The workshop will be open to the
public and accessible by live webcast and conference call.
Name of Committee: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee
(IACC).
Type of meeting: 2014 IACC Workshop on Under-Recognized Co-
Occurring Conditions in ASD.
Date: September 23, 2014.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Agenda: The workshop will focus on a range of co-occurring
health conditions in individuals with ASD that are under-recognized
in clinical and services settings, as well as how to best support
research, increased community/provider awareness, and other
activities to improve the quality of life of those with ASD who are
affected by these conditions.
Place: National Institutes of Health, John Edward Porter
Neuroscience Research Center, 35 Convent Drive, Building 35, Room
620, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Conference Call Access Phone number: 888-469-0570, Access code:
7134439.
Webcast Live: http://videocast.nih.gov/.
Cost: The meeting is free and open to the public.
Registration: Pre-registration is recommended to expedite check-
in. Seating in the meeting room is limited to room capacity and on a
first come, first served basis. To register, please visit
www.iacc.hhs.gov.
Deadlines: Notification of intent to present oral comments:
Monday, September 8, 2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET. Submission of written/
electronic statement for oral comments: Wednesday, September 10,
2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET. Final Deadline for Submission of written
comments: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Access: Medical Center Metro Station (Red Line). On-site parking
is available for a fee, but very limited. Vehicles entering the NIH
campus are subject to security inspections, and visitors must
present photo identification for NIH campus access.
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].
Public Comments: Any member of the public age 18 and above
interested in presenting oral comments to the Committee must notify the
Contact Person listed on this notice by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday,
September 8, 2014, 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 presentation/
statement including a brief description of the organization represented
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Statements
submitted will become a part of the public record. Only one
representative of an organization or family will be allowed to present
oral comments on behalf of that organization or family, and
presentations will be limited to 2-3 minutes per speaker, depending on
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 the case that there are more oral comments requested than
can be accommodated in the time allotted, a waiting list will be
maintained, and if an oral commenter is unable to meet the deadline for
the submission of the accompanying written statement, his/her spot may
be ceded to the next person on the waiting list. Any individuals who
request oral comments but cannot be accommodated due to time
limitations will be welcome to provide written public comments.
In addition, any interested person age 18 and above may submit
written
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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. Eastern on
Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The comments should include the name,
address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or
professional affiliation of the interested person. NIMH anticipates
written public comments received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday,
September 10, 2014 will be presented to the Committee prior to the
meeting for the Committee's consideration. Any written comments
received after the September 10, 2014 deadline (between September 10-
22, 2014) will be provided to the Committee either before or after the
meeting, depending on the volume of comments received and the time
required to process them in accordance with privacy regulations and
other applicable Federal policies. All written public comments and oral
public comment statements 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.
Privacy
Public comments provided to or prepared on behalf of the IACC
become a part of the public record of the committee, so information
that is private, confidential, copyrighted or proprietary should not be
included, other than contact information to enable OARC or the IACC to
contact a commenter if necessary. By voluntarily providing comments to
the IACC, the commenter is consenting to the use and consideration of
these comments by the committee and relevant federal agencies. Public
comments received are prepared by OARC for the committee in accordance
with the FACA, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act,
and other applicable laws, regulations and policies. With regard to
written public comments, unless a specific request is made in writing
to [email protected] to withhold the commenter's name,
city, state, and affiliation, that information will remain in the
comment. Other personally identifiable information, such as: Street
addresses; personal email addresses; personal phone numbers; names of
minors, dependent adults, and private third party individuals;
photographs of individuals or photos depicting sensitive personal
information; medical and educational records; and other sensitive
personal records, will be redacted. In addition, foul, obscene,
threatening, violent, derogatory or hate language or photos will be
redacted. Please refrain from including such material in submissions.
Written statements prepared in conjunction with oral public comments
will also be redacted according to the above guidelines. With regard to
oral public comments made at public meetings of the IACC, any
information that is shared by the commenter during the public comment
session, including the commenter's name, city, state, and affiliation,
will become a part of the public record. Due to the public nature of
IACC public comments, including the posting of materials related to the
IACC on a government Web site, and the need to protect the privacy of
minors, only individuals age 18 and above will be permitted to provide
public comments to the IACC.
In the future, IACC public comments redacted per the above
guidelines will be made available to the public on the IACC Web site.
In addition, public comments or information pertaining to public
comments may also be included or referenced in other public records of
the IACC, such as meeting minutes, transcripts and videos that are made
available to the public on the IACC Web site.
Core Values: In the 2009 IACC Strategic Plan, the IACC listed the
``Spirit of Collaboration'' as one of its core values, stating that,
``We will treat others with respect, listen to diverse views with open
minds, discuss submitted public comments, and foster discussions where
participants can comfortably offer opposing opinions.'' In keeping with
this core value, the IACC and the NIMH Office of Autism Research
Coordination (OARC) ask that members of the public who provide public
comments or participate in meetings of the IACC also seek to treat
others with respect and consideration in their communications and
actions, even when discussing issues of genuine concern or
disagreement.
Remote Access: This workshop will also be open to the public
through a conference call number and live webcast on the Internet.
Members of the public who participate using the conference call phone
number will be able to listen to the discussion but will not be heard.
If you experience any technical problems with the webcast or conference
call, please send an email to [email protected] or by phone at
415-652-8023.
Special Accommodations: Individuals who participate in person or 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.
Security: In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent
procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected
before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form
of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver's
license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Also as
a part of security procedures, attendees should be prepared to present
a photo ID at the meeting registration desk during the check-in
process. Pre-registration is recommended. Seating will be limited to
the room capacity and seats will be on a first come, first served
basis, with expedited check-in for those who are pre-registered.
Meeting schedule is subject to change.
Dated: August 28, 2014.
Carolyn Baum,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-20934 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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