National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect: Meeting

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#  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.-4:30 p.m., February 16, 2006. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., February 17, 2006.

*Place:* Embassy Suites Hotel Buckhead, 3285 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30305, telephone 404/261-7733, fax 404/262-0522.

*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 Pub. L. 105-392), to establish a NTFFASFAE 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: (1) Discussion of the Task Force's Post-Exposure working group activities; (2) presentations regarding prevention initiatives from other relevant health topics such as tobacco use and HIV; (3) presentation and discussion regarding evidence-based review of FAS prevention strategies; (4) Task Force next steps; (5) updates from the Interagency Coordinating Committee on FAS, CDC, and other federal agencies, and liaison members; (6) and scheduling of the next meeting.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

*For Further Information Contact:* Mary Kate Weber, M.P.H., Executive Secretary, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E-86), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-3926, fax 404/498-3550.

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 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: January 10, 2006.

Alvin Hall,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).