03-4667. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; 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 National Children's Study of Environmental Effects on Health 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: National Children's Study of Environmental Effects on Health Advisory Committee.

Date: March 6-7, 2003.

Time: March 6, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: Discussions will focus on the measures of racism, recruitment prior to conception, life-course time line and study architecture, thematic areas for study focus, and prioritization of pilot studies, ethical and community outreach issues as they relate to specific thematic areas, and a review of activities since the December 2002 meeting.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.

Time: March 6, 2003, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda: Members of the public that plan to attend should contact Circle Solutions at [phone] or via e-mail [e-mail]. For agenda updates, please visit the NCS Web site nationalchildrensstudy.gov.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Peter M. Scheidt, MD, Medical Officer, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5C01, Bethesda, MD 20892, [phone], [e-mail].

This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the timing limitations imposed by the review and funding cycle.

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Dated: February 20, 2003.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.