[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67729-67730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5885]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that
the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will be holding its
inaugural meeting. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 17, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., and on December 18, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,
Atrium Ballroom, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 2004.
Phone: 202-312-1300.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPT Leigh A. Sawyer, DVM, MPH,
Executive Director, National Biodefense Science Board, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence
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Avenue, SW., Room 450G, Washington, DC 20201; 202-205-3815; fax: 202-
690-7412; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7f) as added by section 402 of the
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (Pub. L. 109-417) the
Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to establish the
National Biodefense Science Board and hold the inaugural meeting of the
Board prior to December 19, 2007.
The Board shall provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary
on scientific, technical and other matters of special interest to the
Department of Health and Human Services regarding current and future
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological (CBRN) agents, whether
naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate.
The agenda will include topics related to current and future
challenges to national preparedness related to CBRN agents, and will
include discussions regarding matters that the Board will consider in
greater depth. A tentative schedule will be made available on December
2, 2007 at the NBSB Web site, http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb.
Any member of the public interested in presenting oral comments at
the meeting may notify the Contact person listed on this notice by
December 10, 2007. Interested individuals and representatives of an
organization may submit a letter of intent and a brief description of
the organization represented. Both printed and electronic copies are
requested for the record. In addition, any interested person may file
written comments with the committee. All written comments must be
received prior to December 10, 2007 and should be sent by e-mail with
``NBSB Public Comment'' as the subject line or by regular mail to the
Contact person listed above. Individuals who plan to attend and need
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated Contact person
by December 10, 2007.
Dated: November 26, 2007.
RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 07-5885 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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