97-1983. National Cancer Institute; Notice of Planning Group Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 4071-4072]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-1983]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    National Cancer Institute; Notice of Planning Group Meeting
    
        Notice is hereby given that the National Cancer Institute will hold 
    a public meeting of a Planning Group which will assist NCI in 
    establishing a Director's Consumer Liaison Group (DCLG). The Planning 
    Group meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 13, 1997 and will end at 
    1:00 p.m. on March 14, 1997 at the Holiday Inn (Bethesda, MD). All 
    sessions of the Planning Group meeting are open to the public. However, 
    seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first served basis.
        A temporary DCLG Planning Group of NCI staff and consumer-advocates 
    was formed to help in establishing the DCLG. The purpose of the DCLG is 
    to: (1) Help develop and establish processes, mechanisms, and criteria 
    for identifying appropriate consumer-advocates to serve on a variety of 
    program and policy advisory committees responsible for advancing the 
    mission of the NCI; (2) serve as a primary forum for discussing issues 
    and concerns and exchanging viewpoints that are important to the broad 
    development of NCI programmatic and research priorities, e.g., the 
    development of the annual Bypass Budget; and (3) establish and maintain 
    strong collaborations between NCI and the cancer advocacy community to 
    reach common goals. The DCLG, consisting of approximately 15 consumer-
    advocates who are involved in cancer advocacy and/or voluntary 
    organizations, will meet several times a year. NCI anticipates that the 
    activities and initiatives developed by NCI, in conjunction with the 
    DCLG, will serve as models for consumer participation. Nominations for 
    the members of the DCLG will be solicited from the cancer advocacy 
    community. The first meeting of the DCLG is planned for late June 1997. 
    A notice of the date and location of this meeting will be published in 
    the Federal Register at a later date.
        The objectives of the Planning Group are to: (1) define the initial 
    role of the DCLG; and (2) define the DCLG membership solicitation 
    process, as well as the criteria, categories, and rating system to 
    identify and rank potential members of the DCLG. Development of 
    criteria for membership on the DCLG will include identification of 
    categories of members needed to ensure balance and diversity of 
    representation. To identify DCLG members, the process selected by the 
    Planning Group to announce and invite submission of names of consumer-
    advocates to serve on the DCLG will be followed. Nominees will be 
    screened for eligibility according to a set of criteria and categories 
    developed by the DCLG Planning Group. Consumer-advocates who are on the 
    Planning Group will be unable to serve as members of the DCLG in its 
    first year of operation, but their organizations may be represented by 
    another individual.
        To provide input to the Planning Group, members of advocacy or 
    voluntary organizations related to cancer are invited to submit 
    eligibility criteria and categories that could be used to identify 
    individuals who could serve on the DCLG. These criteria and categories 
    will be used to help the Planning Group to develop the process for 
    identifying DCLG members. Submissions on criteria and categories should 
    be mailed to Ms. Fran Oscar at Palladian Partners, 7315 Wisconsin 
    Avenue, Suite 440W, Bethesda, MD 20814, or sent to her by FAX to (301) 
    986-5047 or by E-mail to [email protected] They must be received no 
    later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on February 15, 1997 to be included in the 
    materials provided to the Planning Group prior to the meeting. 
    Submissions received after that date and time will be accepted, but may 
    not be included in the materials considered by the Planning Group 
    members at the March 13-14 meeting. All submission must be accompanied 
    by the following information: (1) Name and address of individual making 
    the submission; and (2) name and address of cancer advocacy or 
    voluntary organization with which they are affiliated.
        Individuals who plan to attend the meeting and need special 
    assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other special 
    accommodations, should call Ms. Elaine Lee, Office of Liaison 
    Activities, NCI at (301) 496-0644 or contract her by FAX (301) 402-2594 
    or E-mail (leee@od.nci.nih.gov) in advance of the meeting, by February 
    15, 1997. For additional information, contact Ms. Lee.
    
    
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        Dated: January 17, 1997.
    Marvin Kalt,
    Director, Division of Extramural Activities, National Cancer Institute.
    [FR Doc. 97-1983 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/28/1997
Department:
Health and Human Services Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-1983
Pages:
4071-4072 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-1983.pdf