81_FR_24908 81 FR 24827 - Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

81 FR 24827 - Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

Page Range24827-24827
FR Document2016-09840

As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will take place via webinar and will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-09840]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 
that a meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee 
(CFSAC) will take place via webinar and will be open to the public.

DATES: The CFSAC webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 and 
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via webinar. This will not be 
an in-person meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal 
Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 712E, 
Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CFSAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 
217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. The 
purpose of the CFSAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant 
Secretary for Health (ASH), on issues related to myalgic 
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues can 
include factors affecting access and care for persons with ME/CFS; the 
science and definition of ME/CFS; and broader public health, clinical, 
research, and educational issues related to ME/CFS.
    The agenda for this meeting and call-in information will be posted 
on the CFSAC Web site http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/index.html.
    Thirty minutes of public comment via telephone will be scheduled 
for each day of the webinar. Individuals will have three minutes to 
present their comments. Priority will be given to individuals who have 
not provided public comment within the previous year. We are unable to 
place international calls for public comments. To request a time slot 
for public comment, please send an email to [email protected] by May 9, 
2016. The email should contain the speaker's name and the phone number 
that will be used for public comment.
    Individuals who would like for their testimony to be provided to 
the Committee members should submit a copy of the testimony prior to 
the meeting. It is preferred that the submitted testimony be prepared 
in digital format and typed using a 12-pitch typeface. It must not 
exceed 5 single-space pages and is preferred that the document be 
prepared in the MS Word format. Please note that PDF files, handwritten 
notes, charts, and photographs cannot be accepted. Materials submitted 
should not include sensitive personal information, such as social 
security number, birthdates, driver's license number, passport number, 
financial account number, or credit or debit card number. If you wish 
to remain anonymous the document must specify this. The Committee 
welcomes input on any topic related to ME/CFS.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Nancy C. Lee,
Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2016-09840 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 27, 2016 / Notices 24827 comment received on the Notice of Department of Health and Human submitted testimony be prepared in Proposed Rulemaking on Federal Policy Services. digital format and typed using a 12- for the Protection of Human Subjects. ACTION: Notice. pitch typeface. It must not exceed 5 The Subpart A Subcommittee (SAS) will single-space pages and is preferred that then present their draft work products, SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal the document be prepared in the MS including considerations for single IRB Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Word format. Please note that PDF files, review and minimal risk informed Department of Health and Human handwritten notes, charts, and consent models. On Thursday, May 19, Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice photographs cannot be accepted. the Subcommittee on Harmonization that a meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Materials submitted should not include (SOH) will present revisions to their Syndrome Advisory Committee sensitive personal information, such as recommendations on clustered (CFSAC) will take place via webinar and social security number, birthdates, randomized trials, the return of will be open to the public. driver’s license number, passport individual research results, and DATES: The CFSAC webinar will be held number, financial account number, or benchmarking. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 and credit or debit card number. If you wish SAS was established by SACHRP in Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 12:00 to remain anonymous the document October 2006 and is charged with p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (ET). must specify this. The Committee developing recommendations for ADDRESSES: The meeting will be welcomes input on any topic related to consideration by SACHRP regarding the conducted via webinar. This will not be ME/CFS. application of subpart A of 45 CFR part an in-person meeting. Dated: April 21, 2016. 46 in the current research environment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy C. Lee, SOH was established by SACHRP at Nancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue its July 2009 meeting and charged with Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Syndrome Advisory Committee. identifying and prioritizing areas in Advisory Committee, Department of [FR Doc. 2016–09840 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] which regulations and/or guidelines for Health and Human Services, 200 BILLING CODE 4150–42–P human subjects research adopted by Independence Avenue SW., Room 712E, various agencies or offices within HHS Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all would benefit from harmonization, inquiries to cfsac@hhs.gov. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND consistency, clarity, simplification and/ HUMAN SERVICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The or coordination. The meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. CFSAC is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of the Public Health Office of the Secretary May 19, 2016. Time for public comment sessions will be allotted both days. Service Act, as amended. The purpose Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Public attendance at the meeting is of the CFSAC is to provide advice and Debts limited to space available. Individuals recommendations to the Secretary of who plan to attend and need special Health and Human Services (HHS), Section 30.18 of the Department of assistance, such as sign language through the Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services’ claims interpretation or other reasonable Health (ASH), on issues related to collection regulations (45 CFR part 30) accommodations, should notify one of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic provides that the Secretary shall charge the designated SACHRP points of fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The issues an annual rate of interest, which is contact at the address/phone number can include factors affecting access and determined and fixed by the Secretary listed above at least one week prior to care for persons with ME/CFS; the of the Treasury after considering private the meeting. Registration is required for science and definition of ME/CFS; and consumer rates of interest on the date participation in the on-site public broader public health, clinical, research, that the Department of Health and comment session; individuals may and educational issues related to ME/ Human Services becomes entitled to register on the day of the meeting. CFS. recovery. The rate cannot be lower than Individuals who would like to submit The agenda for this meeting and call- the Department of Treasury’s current written statements as public comment in information will be posted on the value of funds rate or the applicable rate should email or fax their comments to CFSAC Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ determined from the ‘‘Schedule of SACHRP at SACHRP@hhs.gov at least advcomcfs/index.html. Certified Interest Rates with Range of five business days prior to the meeting. Thirty minutes of public comment via Maturities’’ unless the Secretary waives Note that public comment should be telephone will be scheduled for each interest in whole or part, or a different relevant to agenda topics. day of the webinar. Individuals will rate is prescribed by statute, contract, or have three minutes to present their repayment agreement. The Secretary of Dated: April 21, 2016. comments. Priority will be given to the Treasury may revise this rate Julia Gorey, individuals who have not provided quarterly. The Department of Health and Executive Secretary, Secretary’s Advisory public comment within the previous Human Services publishes this rate in Committee on Human Research Protections, year. We are unable to place the Federal Register. Office for Human Research Protections. international calls for public comments. The current rate of 10.00%, as fixed [FR Doc. 2016–09818 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] To request a time slot for public by the Secretary of the Treasury, is BILLING CODE 4150–36–P comment, please send an email to certified for the quarter ended March 31, cfsac@hhs.gov by May 9, 2016. The 2016. This rate is based on the Interest asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES email should contain the speaker’s Rates for Specific Legislation, ‘‘National DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND name and the phone number that will Health Services Corps Scholarship HUMAN SERVICES be used for public comment. Program (42 U.S.C. 254o(b)(1)(A))’’ and Individuals who would like for their ‘‘National Research Service Award Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue testimony to be provided to the Program (42 U.S.C. 288(c)(4)(B)).’’ This Syndrome Advisory Committee Committee members should submit a interest rate will be applied to overdue AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office copy of the testimony prior to the debt until the Department of Health and of the Assistant Secretary for Health, meeting. It is preferred that the Human Services publishes a revision. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesThe CFSAC webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 and Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. (ET).
ContactNancy C. Lee, M.D., Designated Federal Officer, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 712E, Washington, DC 20201. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected]
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