[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21137]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS), Public Health Practice
Program Office (PHPPO) of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Announces the Following Meetings
Name: Quality Control Issues Relevant to Regulations Under the
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA): Meetings.
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 25, 1996. 8:30
a.m.-4:30 p.m., September 26, 1996.
Place: CDC, Building 2, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 400 people.
Purpose: CDC will receive public input on clinical laboratory
quality control issues relevant to the development of final CLIA
regulations for quality control. We particularly encourage comments
on: (1) The ability of current test systems to assess the potential
for error in the total testing process; (2) processes to monitor the
quality of clinical laboratory results over time; and (3) processes
to assess appropriate operator test performance.
The meeting on September 25, 1996, will include presentations by
manufacturers in the health care industry. On September 26, 1996,
interested parties, other than manufacturers, will present their
material. We will accept as many requests for presentations as
possible.
Agenda items are identical for each day and consists of a brief
overview of the meeting purpose followed by as many presentations as
time allows. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Julie Wasil, Committee
Management Specialist, DLS, PHPPO, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, M/S
G-25, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-4651.
Individuals wishing to make presentations are encouraged to
supply data to support their position and must submit copies of
their presentation by close of business September 9, 1996, to the
contact person listed above. Written materials will be accepted from
all others through close of business September 20, 1996. Presenters
will be limited to 5 minutes.
Due to resource limitations, we will not be able to provide
copies of presentation materials to meeting attendees. Presenters
wishing to distribute copies of their material at the meeting must
provide copies for distribution.
Dated: August 14, 1996.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-21137 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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