[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 16 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 3399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS); Notice of Meeting

    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 aforementioned committee meeting.

    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 20, 2007. 8 a.m.-5 
p.m., February 21, 2007.
    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 20, 2007. Closed 8:30 
a.m.-5 p.m., February 20, 2007. Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 21, 
2007.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant applications 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 the research funded will promote 
these program goals.
    Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will convene an open 
session from 8-8:30 a.m. on February 20, 2007, to address matters 
related to the conduct of SOHSS 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, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Section 10(d) Pub. 
L. 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 404.498.2571.
    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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-1083 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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