Wednesday, August 26, 2009

ACT: Nominations for Federal CFS Advisory Committee Sought

Today's Federal Register includes an announcement soliciting
nominations for five appointed positions on the Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome Advisory Committee (CFSAC). The 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 CFS.

Vacancies will be created when five appointees' terms end on January 3,
2010. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. EDT on September 20, 2009.
The format for nominations is outlined in the Federal Register notice
at http://capwiz.com/cfids/utr/1/DJWZLDTXFQ/EMWPLDTXGA/3845478211.

The CFSAC members whose terms will be expiring in January are: Dr.
James Oleske, Rebecca Artman, Kristine Healy, Dr. Morris Papernik and
Jason Newfield.

For more information about the CFSAC, please visit the committee's web
site at
http://capwiz.com/cfids/utr/1/DJWZLDTXFQ/LCGELDTXGB/3845478211 or materials
and meeting reports on the
Association's web site:
http://capwiz.com/cfids/utr/1/DJWZLDTXFQ/NBZHLDTXGC/3845478211.

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