[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 3909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1232]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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

    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 
subcommittee:
    Times and Dates:
    1 p.m.-5 p.m., February 17, 2011; 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., February 
18, 2011.
    Place: CDC, Thomas R. Harkin Global Communications Center, Distance 
Learning Auditorium, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. This 
meeting is also available by teleconference. Please dial (877) 928-1204 
and enter code 4305992.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 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. The public comment periods are tentatively scheduled for 4 
p.m.-4:15 p.m. on February 17, 2011 and from 12 p.m.-12:15 p.m. on 
February 18, 2011.
    Purpose: The ES will provide counsel to the ACD, CDC, regarding a 
broad range of public health ethics questions and issues arising from 
programs, scientists and practitioners.
    Matter To Be Discussed: Agenda items will include the following: A 
review of public comments submitted on the ethical considerations 
document for the allocation of ventilators during a severe pandemic; 
finalizing the presentation for the ACD on ethical issues related to 
non-communicable disease prevention and control; and a review of the 
outcome of discussions with state, tribal, local, and territorial 
health officers on public health ethics challenges, including an 
assessment of available options towards the development of practical 
tools to assist health departments in their efforts to address these 
challenges.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: For security reasons, members 
of the public interested in attending the meeting should contact Drue 
Barrett, PhD, Designated Federal Officer, ACD, CDC-ES, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., M/S D-50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone (404) 639-4690. 
E-mail: [email protected]. The deadline for notification of attendance 
is February 11, 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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: January 14, 2011.
Lorenzo J. Falgiano,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Service Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-1232 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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