[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 24031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10393]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the aforementioned
committee:
Times and Dates:
8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m., May 18, 2011.
8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., May 19, 2011.
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 75 people.
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 items for the BSC Meeting on
May 18-19, 2011 will include NCEH/ATSDR Office of the Director
updates; Program Response to BSC Program Peer Review of the Division
of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects; presentation on NCEH/
ATSDR Internal Clearance and External Peer Review Policies and
Procedures on Scientific Documents; presentation on Public Health
Priority Level [GAO Table 2]; an update on The National
Conversation; an overview of CDC's public health activities related
to imported drywall; a review of literature for Toxicological
Profiles; a presentation on experimental approaches to risk
assessment, and an update on CDC's Response to earthquake, tsunami
and radiation release in Japan.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Supplementary Information: The public comment period is
scheduled on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 4:15 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.,
and Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 2:15 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-
61, Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone 770/488-0575, Fax: 770/488-
3377; E-mail: [email protected]. The deadline for notification of
attendance is May 9, 2011.
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: April 21, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2011-10393 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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