[Federal Register: November 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 218)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Announcement of Meeting

    Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 
hosting a workshop on respiratory protection for airborne infectious 
agents.
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., November 30, 2004. 8 a.m.-5:30 
p.m., December 1, 2004.
    Place: The Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30326, Telephone (404) 365-0065, Fax (404) 365-8787.
    Matters to be Discussed: The CDC is hosting a public meeting to 
exchange information and seek individual input from the participants 
regarding the following topics:
     The current state of scientific knowledge regarding 
transmission of certain infectious agents through the air, focusing on 
the scientific basis for respiratory protection of workers and 
patients;
     The current state of scientific knowledge regarding 
respiratory protection as related to droplet nuclei and certain 
aerosol-transmitted agents;
     Strategies for improving the quality and effectiveness of 
respiratory protection; and research needs to fill current knowledge 
gaps.
    Agenda items are subject to changes as priorities dictate.
    Supplementary Information: Rooms are reserved at the Westin 
Buckhead under a CDC room block for the evenings of Monday, November 
29, 2004; Tuesday, November 30, 2004; and Wednesday, December 1, 2004; 
at the government rate of $113 per night. The CDC meeting must be 
referenced to receive this special rate. Interested parties should make 
hotel reservations directly with The Westin Buckhead at 1-800-937-8461 
or (404) 365-0065 before the cut-off date of November 12, 2004.
    Interested parties should confirm their attendance to this meeting 
by completing the on-line registration form: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/announcements/113004wkshp/
 or save the form and forward it by e-mail (npptlevents@cdc.gov) or fax (304) 225-2003) 

to the NPPTL Events Management Office.
    For Further Information Contact: National Personal Protective 
Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Events Management, 3604 Collins Ferry 
Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2353, Telephone (304) 
599-5941 x138, Fax (304) 225-2003, E-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov.
    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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: November 5, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-25183 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]

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