03-142. National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect: Conference Call Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal advisory committee conference call meeting.

Name: National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE).

Time and Date: 1 p.m.-4 p.m., January 23, 2003.

Place: The conference call will originate at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see Supplementary Information for details on accessing the conference call.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the availability of telephone ports.

Purpose: The Secretary is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Section 399G, (42 U.S.C. Section 280f, as added by Pub. L. 105-392) to establish a National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect to: (1) Foster coordination among all governmental agencies, academic bodies and community groups that conduct or support Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE) research, programs and surveillance; and (2) to otherwise meet the general needs of populations actually or potentially impacted by FAS and FAE.

Matters To Be Discussed: The Task Force will convene by conference call to: (1) Discuss and deliberate a request to endorse recommendations on FAS prevention by the Teratology Society; (2) further discuss activities proposed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on issues regarding the labeling of alcohol beverages by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and (3) discuss progress on a letter to the Surgeon General's Office requesting that he reissue the Federal Advisory against drinking during pregnancy. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This conference call is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-800-713-1971 and enter conference code 908417. You will then be automatically connected to the call.

Contact Person for More Information: R. Louise Floyd, DSN, RN, Designated Federal Official, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 4700 Buford Highway, NE, (F-49), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone [phone], fax [phone].

The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for both the CDC and ATSDR.

Dated: December 30, 2002.

Joseph E. Salter,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).