[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Board of Scientific Counselors, Coordinating Office for Terrorism 
Preparedness and Emergency Response (BSC, COTPER)

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

    Times and Dates:
    9 a.m.-5:15 p.m., April 27, 2009.
    9 a.m.-3:15 p.m., April 28, 2009.
    Place: CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Global Communications 
Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public for observation and comment, limited 
only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates 
approximately 50 people. Visitors to the CDC campus must be 
processed in accordance with established federal policies and 
procedures and should pre-register for the meeting as described in 
Additional Information for visitors. Public comment periods are 
planned for both meeting days.
    Purpose: This Board is charged with advising the Secretary of 
HHS and Director of CDC concerning strategies and goals for the 
programs and research within COTPER, monitoring the strategic 
direction and focus of the Divisions, and conducting peer review of 
scientific programs. For additional information about the COTPER 
BSC, please visit: http://emergency.cdc.gov/cotper/science/
counselors.asp.
    Matters To Be Discussed: A briefing on the findings of the 
workgroup for external peer review of COTPER's fiscal allocation 
process; status updates on other external peer reviews of COTPER 
programs and funded projects; updates from COTPER activities and 
programs; and a discussion of external peer review topics for fiscal 
year 2010.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Additional Information for Visitors: All visitors are required 
to present a valid form of picture identification issued by a state, 
federal or international government. To expedite the security 
clearance process for visitors to the CDC Roybal campus, all 
visitors must pre-register by submitting the following information 
by e-mail or phone (see Contact Person for More Information) no 
later than 12 noon (EST) on Wednesday, April 1, 2009:
     Full Name,
     Organizational Affiliation,
     Complete Mailing Address,
     Citizenship, and
     Phone Number or E-mail Address.

For foreign nationals or non-U.S. citizens, pre-approval is 
required. Please contact the BSC Coordinator (see Contact Person for 
More Information) in advance of the posted pre-registration deadline 
for additional security requirements that must be met.
    Contact Person for More Information: Matthew Jennings, BSC 
Coordinator, COTPER, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE., Mailstop D-44, 
Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-7357; Facsimile: (404) 639-
7977; E-mail: COTPER.BSC.Questions@cdc.gov.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Service 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 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry.

    Dated: March 13, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Service Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-6099 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]

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