Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect: Conference Call Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)announces the following Federal advisory committee conference call meeting. *Name:* National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE). *Time and Date:* 1 p.m.-4 p.m., January 23, 2003. *Place:* The conference call will originate at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see Supplementary Information for details on accessing the conference call. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the availability of telephone ports. *Purpose:* The Secretary is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Section 399G, (42 U.S.C. Section 280f, as added by Pub. L. 105-392) to establish a National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect to:
(1)Foster coordination among all governmental agencies, academic bodies and community groups that conduct or support Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(FAS)and Fetal Alcohol Effect
(FAE)research, programs and surveillance; and
(2)to otherwise meet the general needs of populations actually or potentially impacted by FAS and FAE. *Matters To Be Discussed:* The Task Force will convene by conference call to:
(1)Discuss and deliberate a request to endorse recommendations on FAS prevention by the Teratology Society;
(2)further discuss activities proposed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on issues regarding the labeling of alcohol beverages by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; and
(3)discuss progress on a letter to the Surgeon General's Office requesting that he reissue the Federal Advisory against drinking during pregnancy. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This conference call is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-800-713-1971 and enter conference code 908417. You will then be automatically connected to the call. *Contact Person for More Information:* R. Louise Floyd, DSN, RN, Designated Federal Official, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 4700 Buford Highway, NE, (F-49), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 770/488-7372, fax 770/488-7361. The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the authority to sign **Federal Register** notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for both the CDC and ATSDR. Dated: December 30, 2002. Joseph E. Salter, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 03-142 Filed 1-3-03; 8:45 am]
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