[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 65729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27403]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

    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 for the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., November 15, 2011.
    Place: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street, SW., Room 9000, 
Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. This meeting 
is available by teleconference. Please dial (877) 328-2816 and enter 
code 6558291.
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and 
by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public 
Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, 
research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational 
safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific 
Counselors shall provide guidance to the Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on research and 
prevention programs. Specifically, the Board shall provide guidance 
on the Institute's research activities related to developing and 
evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and 
disseminating results. The Board shall evaluate the degree to which 
the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards; (2) address 
current, relevant needs; and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include the following: 
(1) Director Update; (2) Implementation of the National Academies 
Program Recommendations for Respiratory Diseases, Hearing Loss 
Prevention, Personal Protective Technologies, and Health Hazard 
Evaluations; (3) Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Needs 
Assessment; (4) and Future Directions for Extramural Research. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Roger Rosa, Designated 
Federal Officer, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 395 E Street, SW., Suite 9200, 
Patriots Plaza Building, Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 245-
0655, fax (202) 245-0664.
    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: October 17, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-27403 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
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