[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 76416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31109]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response (BSC, OPHPR)

    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 
committee:

    Time and Date: 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m., January 3, 2012.
    Place: This meeting is accessible by Web Conference. Please 
contact CDC (see Contact for More Information) to obtain further 
instructions on how to participate by phone and online.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by web conference. 
Participation by web conference is limited by the number of ports 
available.
    Purpose: This Board is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director, 
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), 
concerning strategies and goals for the programs and research within 
OPHPR, monitoring the overall strategic direction and focus of the 
OPHPR Divisions and Offices, and administration and oversight of 
peer review of OPHPR scientific programs. For additional information 
about the Board, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda items for this meeting 
include: a briefing to the Board on the findings from the mid-
project review of OPHPR's Preparedness and Emergency Response 
Research Centers followed by a vote on final recommendations; and an 
update on OPHPR strategic plan.
    Contact for More Information: Sarah Henderson, OPHPR, CDC, 1600 
Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop D-44, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Telephone: 
(770) 488-8341; Facsimile: (404) 639-7977; E-mail: 
[email protected].
    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: November 28, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
 [FR Doc. 2011-31109 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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