[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Notices]
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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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