[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4353-4354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1404]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the 
Secretary.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hereby 
giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) 
published the January 25, 2011 Public Meeting notice under exceptional 
circumstances. The meeting notice was published in the Federal Register 
on January 13, 2011. This supplemental notice provides the reasons for 
providing less than 15 calendar days notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7f) and section 222 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of Health and Human 
Services established the National Biodefense Science Board. The Board 
shall provide expert advice and guidance to the Secretary on 
scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest to the 
Department of Health and Human Services regarding current and future 
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether 
naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The Board may also 
provide advice and guidance to the Secretary and/or the Assistant 
Secretary for Preparedness and Response on other matters related to 
public health emergency preparedness and response.
    Background: The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
has asked that a meeting of the Board be called to consider a request 
for recommendations on how to include a

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science response as part of the response to disasters. The Secretary 
has recently invited six individuals to serve as members of the Board 
due to the expiration of 3-year terms for six members on December 31, 
2010. The new members require on-boarding and swearing-in. As a result 
of the logistics of scheduling the availability of the new members and 
the continuing voting members, as well as ASPR leadership, there are 
exceptional circumstances that prevent the normal 15 calendar days 
notice for this meeting. This is a special meeting of the Board. The 
next scheduled meeting of the Board will be announced in the Federal 
Register within the required timeframe established by the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.
    Availability of Materials: The meeting agenda and materials will be 
posted on the NBSB Web site at http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/nbsb/Pages/default.aspx.

    Dated: January 14, 2011.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
[FR Doc. 2011-1404 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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