[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 6074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1559]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Safety and 
Occupational Health Study Section

    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 committee meeting.
    Name: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 21, 2006. 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., February 22, 2006.
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22314, telephone 703-684-5900, fax 703-684-1403.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m., February 21, 2006. Closed 8:30 a.m.-
5 p.m., February 21, 2006. Closed 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., February 22, 2006.
    Purpose: The SOHSS will review, discuss, and evaluate grant 
application(s) received in response to the Institute's standard grants 
review and funding cycles pertaining to research issues in occupational 
safety and health, and allied areas.
    It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research endeavors 
in keeping with the Institute's program goals. This will lead to 
improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of the 
aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries and 
illnesses, as well as to support more focused research projects, which 
will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational safety and 
health services, and the prevention of work-related injury and illness. 
It is anticipated that research funded will promote these program 
goals.
    Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will convene in open session 
from 8-8:30 a.m. on February 21, 2006, to address matters related to 
the conduct of study section business. The remainder of the meeting 
will proceed in closed session. The purpose of the closed session is 
for the study section to consider safety and occupational health-
related grant applications. These portions of the meeting will be 
closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 
552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the determination of the 
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to 
section 10(d), Public Law 92-463.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH Health 
Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, telephone 404-498-2511, fax 404-498-2569.
    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: January 29, 2006.
Diane Allen,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-1559 Filed 2-3-06; 8:45 am]
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