[Federal Register: September 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 181)]
[Notices]               
[Page 53588-53589]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; The Board 
of Scientific Counselors Meeting (BSC), National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., October 11, 2007.
    Place: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
20024.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and 
by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public 
Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, 
research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational 
safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific 
Counselors shall provide guidance to the Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on research and 
prevention programs. Specifically, the Board shall provide guidance 
on the Institute's research activities related to developing and 
evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and 
disseminating results. The Board shall evaluate the degree to which 
the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) address 
current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a report from the 
Director of NIOSH; Update on Enhancing the Utility of NIOSH 
Information Products; NIOSH Response to the National Academies of 
Science Program Reviews; Occupational Safety and Health Training 
Recommendations: Workgroup Update; Presentation on NIOSH WorkLife 
Initiatives and Future Meetings and Closing Remarks.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

For Further Information Contact: Roger Rosa, Executive Secretary, BSC, 
NIOSH, CDC, 395 E Street, SW., Suite 9200, Patriots Plaza Building, 
Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 245-0655, fax (202) 245-0664.
    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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.


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    Dated: September 13, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-18485 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]

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