[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14277-14278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5583]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; The Board 
of Scientific Counselors Meeting (BSC), National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., May 10, 2007.
    Place: Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and 
by delegation, the Director, CDC, 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 
BSC shall provide guidance to the Director, NIOSH, on research and 
prevention programs. Specifically, the Board shall provide guidance 
on the Institute's research activities related to developing and 
evaluating hypotheses, and systematically documenting findings and 
disseminating results. The Board shall evaluate the degree to which 
the activities of NIOSH: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific

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standards; (2) address current, relevant needs; and (3) produce 
intended results.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a report from the 
Director of NIOSH, Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention 
Program review, Training Grant Program review, Noise-induced Hearing 
Loss Program review, and closing remarks.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: Roger Rosa, Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 715H, 
Washington, DC 20201, telephone (202) 205-7856, fax (202) 260-4464.

    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: March 20, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-5583 Filed 3-26-07; 8:45 am]
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