[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16101-16102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9006]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention:
Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the National Center for Environmental
Health (NCEH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following committee meeting.
Name: Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 29, 1996. 8:30 a.m.-12
noon, April 30, 1996.
Place: Holiday Inn Atlanta-Peachtree Corners, 6050 Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard, NW., Norcross, Georgia 30071.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people.
Supplementary Information: In October 1991 the Secretary of
Health and Human Services released the CDC policy statement,
``Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children.'' This statement is
used by pediatricians and lead screening programs throughout the
United States, and great progress has been made in implementing the
statement. Copies of this statement may be requested from the
contact person listed below.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include: defining low-
prevalence communities, effective targeted screening strategies, and
the use of housing and prevalence data. The Committee will discuss
issues related to drafting a revision of CDC's blood lead screening
guidelines.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Persons wishing to make written comments regarding the draft
screening guidelines should provide such written comments to the
contact person no later than April 19, 1996.
Opportunities will be provided during the meeting for oral
comments. Depending on the
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time available and the number of requests, it may be necessary to
limit the time of each presenter.
Contact Person for More Information: Barbara Nelson, Program
Analyst, Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, Division of Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE.
(F42), Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/448-7330, FAX 770/
488-7335.
Dated: April 4, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-9006 Filed 4-10-96; 8:45 am]
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