[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 25870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10971]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(NCEH/ATSDR)
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), CDC and BSC, NCEH/ATSDR announces the
following meeting of the aforementioned committee:
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., May 27, 2010. 8 a.m.-2 p.m., May
28, 2010.
Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford
Highway, Chamblee, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 75 people. The public
comment period is scheduled for Friday, May 28, 2010 from 8:45 a.m.
until 9 a.m.
Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/
ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and Section 311
(42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to: (1)
Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate public
authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of
research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies
relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention
of physical and mental diseases and other impairments; (2) assist
States and their political subdivisions in the prevention of infectious
diseases and other preventable conditions and in the promotion of
health and well being; and (3) train State and local personnel in
health work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the
Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR; and the
Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals, objectives, strategies,
and priorities in fulfillment of the agency's mission to protect and
promote people's health. The board provides advice and guidance that
will assist NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness,
utility, and dissemination of results. The board also provides guidance
to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently and effectively with its
various constituents and to fulfill its mission in protecting America's
health.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include an update on NCEH/
ATSDR's Office of the Director; an overview of the Division of
Laboratory Sciences (DLS); a presentation of DLS programs to the BSC
peer review breakout groups; a presentation by the BSC peer review
breakout groups of the key findings of DLS programs and activities;
discussion of outstanding BSC Issues; Program Response to BSC Program
Peer Review by NCEH/ATSDR Division of Emergency and Environmental
Health Services (EHHE); an overview of the Division of Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects; and presentations by EHHE Branches.
Agenda items are tentative and subject to change.
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-61,
Chamblee, Georgia 30341; telephone 770/488-0575, Fax 770/488-3377; E-
mail: [email protected]. The deadline for notification of attendance is
May 25, 2010.
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.
Dated: May 4, 2010.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-10971 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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