[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12105-12106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6302]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Special Programs Emphasis Panel of the Office of the Director;
Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the meeting of
the following Special Programs Emphasis Panel of the Office of the
Director, National Institutes of Health.
The meeting will be open to the public to provide a forum in which
individuals from Government, industry, and voluntary health
organizations work together to finalize a report and to make
recommendations on steps to coordinate rare disease research programs
within existing research funds and resources. This report will be
submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
A portion of the meeting on March 30 will be available for public
comment. Anyone who would like to provide comments at this meeting
should contact Dr. Stephen Groft, (301) 402-4336, Executive Secretary
of the Advisory Group of the Coordination of Rare Diseases Research.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.
Name of Panel: Advisory Group of the Coordination of Rare
Diseases Research.
Dates of Meeting: March 30, 1998.
Time of Meeting: 8:30 a.m.
Place of Meeting: Wilson Hall, Shannon Building, National
Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
Agenda: To review the Draft Report on the Coordination of Rare
Diseases Research and to Discuss Implementation Plans for the
Recommendations.
Contact Person: Dr. Stephen C. Groft (Executive Secretary),
Director, Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health,
Building 31, Room 1B03, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-
2082, Telephone: (301) 402-4336, Fax: (301) 402-0420.
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Dated: March 3, 1998.
LaVerne Y. Stringfield,
Committee Management Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-6302 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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