[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02306]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Service Administration
Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and
Children
AGENCY: Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a correction to the meeting announcement
for a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders
in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC), published in the Federal Register on
January 22, 2018. The meeting has changed from a two-day meeting to a
one-day meeting, to be held on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Agenda items
have been updated and will include a final evidence-based review report
on the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) condition nomination for possible
inclusion on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). Following
this report, the ACHDNC expects to vote on whether to recommend adding
SMA to the RUSP to the Secretary of HHS. The agenda will also include
presentation of a document on cutoff determinations and risk assessment
methods used for dried bloodspot newborn screening. The Committee
expects to vote on whether to support this document. The ACHDNC members
will also consider a report on Quality Measures in Newborn Screening
from the Follow up and Treatment Workgroup. HRSA will post the agenda
two days prior to the meeting on the Committee's website: https://www.hrsa.gov/advisory-committees/heritable-disorders/index.html. Please
note that agenda items are subject to changes as priorities dictate.
DATES: Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
(meeting time is tentative).
ADDRESSES: The address for the meeting is 5600 Fishers Lane, 5th Floor
Pavilion, Rockville, MD 20857. Participants may also access the meeting
through Webcast. Advanced registration is required. Please register
online at http://www.achdncmeetings.org/ by 12:00 p.m. ET on February
5, 2018. Instructions on how to access the meeting via Webcast will be
provided upon registration.
Please note that the 5600 Fishers Lane building requires security
screening on entry. Visitors must provide a driver's license, passport,
or other form of government-issued photo identification or they cannot
enter the facility. Per the original meeting notice, non-US Citizens
planning to attend in person had to provide additional information to
HRSA by January 24, 2018, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone requesting information
regarding the ACHDNC should contact Ann Ferrero, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau (MCHB), HRSA, in one of three ways: (1) Send a request to
the following address: Ann Ferrero, MCHB, HRSA 5600 Fishers Lane, Room
18N100C, Rockville, MD 20857; (2) call 301-443-3999; or (3) send an
email to: [email protected].
Correction: Date and time of the ACHDNC's public meeting. The
meeting will now be held on Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. ET.
Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-02306 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]
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