[Federal Register: June 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 112)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), CDC, announces the

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following meeting for the aforementioned Subcommittee:

    Times and Dates: 1 p.m.-6 p.m., June 26, 2008. 8 a.m.-12 p.m., 
June 27, 2008.
    Place: CDC, Thomas R. Harkin Global Communication Center, 1600 
Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 70 people. To 
accommodate public participation in the meeting, a conference 
telephone line will be available. The public is welcome to 
participate during the public comment periods by calling (866) 919-
3560 and entering code 4168828. The public comment periods are 
tentatively scheduled for 5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. on June 26, and from 
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on June 27. For security reasons, members of 
the public interested in attending the meeting should contact the 
person below. The deadline for notification of attendance is June 
20, 2007.
    Purpose: The Ethics Subcommittee will provide counsel to the 
ACD, CDC, regarding a broad range of public health ethics questions 
and issues arising from programs, scientists and practitioners.
    Matters to Be Discussed: Agenda items will include the following 
topics: priorities of the Advisory Committee to the Director, 
ethical guidance for ventilator distribution, ethical guidance for 
use of traveler restrictions, ethical guidance for public health 
emergency preparedness and response, and updates on activities 
relating to CDC partnerships, genomics, and shared responsibility 
for stockpiling antiviral medications.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: Drue Barrett, PhD, Designated 
Federal Official, Ethics Subcommittee, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 
M/S D-50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone (404)639-4690. E-mail: 
dbarrett@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 the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: May 30, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-12960 Filed 6-9-08; 8:45 am]

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