06-8875. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee.

The meeting will be open to the public, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

Name of Committee: Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee.

Date: November 6, 2006.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Agenda: Discussion of Programs and issues.

Place: National Institutes of Health, Rockledge 6700, 6700A Rockledge Drive, Conf. Rm. 354, Bethesda, MD 20817.

Contact Person: Robert B Moore, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, Blood Diseases Program, Division of Blood Disease and Resources, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 10162, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301/435-0050.

Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person.

Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/​meetings/​index.htm,, where an agenda and any addituional information for the meeting will be posted when available.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: October 18, 2006.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.