Advocacy Alert: 06/23/2006 

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced the next meeting of the federal Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee and a nominations process for filling upcoming vacancies on the committee. The meeting will take place on Monday, July 17, 2006 and the deadline for nominations is also July 17, 2006.

Summaries of the two June 22, 2006 notices are provided below, along with links to the full text of the messages. For more information about the CFS Advisory Committee, please visit the Association’s web site or the CFSAC web site.

MEETING (click here for link to full message)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee

SUMMARY: As stipulated in the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC) will hold a meeting. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 17, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services; Room 800 Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CDR John Eckert; Acting Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 716G, Washington, DC 20201; (202) 690-7694.

NOMINATIONS (click here for link to full message)

SUMMARY: The Office of Public Health and Science, HHS, is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC). CFSAC provides science-based advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Health, on a broad range of issues and topics pertaining to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). CFSAC, which was formerly known as the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee, was established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on September 5, 2002. The appointments of five Committee members are scheduled to end on September 30, 2006. Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill these scheduled vacancies.

DATES: Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received no later than 5 p.m. EST on July 12, 2006, at the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be mailed or delivered to Dr. John Eckert, Acting Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee; Office of Public Health and Science; Department of Health and Human services; 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 716G; Washington, DC, 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Olga Nelson; Committee Management Officer, OPHS; Department of Health and Human Services; 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; Telephone: (202) 690-5205. A copy of the Committee charter and list of the current membership can be obtained by contacting Ms. Nelson or by accessing the CFSAC Web site, http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/index.html.