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: 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 meeting. *Name:* National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (NTFFASFAE). *Times and Dates:* 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., March 13, 2003. 8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m., March 14, 2003. *Place:* Doubletree Hotel Atlanta/Buckhead, 3342 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30326, telephone 404/231-1234, fax 404/231-3112. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 65 people. *Purpose:* The Secretary is authorized by the Public Health Service Act, Section 399G, (42 U.S.C. Section 280f, as added by Public Law 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:* Agenda items include: an update from the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Scientific Working Group on Diagnostic Guidelines for FAS and Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (ARND); an update on activities from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; new research and program updates from the CDC and other Federal agencies; and working group updates. Additional agenda items include: task force discussions on the use of the term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: What is it? When is it appropriate to use it?; provider education and FAS prevention; development of a clear message for pediatricians, nurses, and other providers: how the FAS diagnosis will benefit the child and family; future topics, and scheduling the next meeting. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. 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: February 13, 2003. Joseph E. Salter, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 03-4060 Filed 2-20-03; 8:45 am]
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