[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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