[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 51729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20305]


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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 Date: 8:30 a.m.--3:00 p.m., September 18, 2013.
    Place: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW., Room 9200, 
Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people. If you wish 
to attend in person or by webcast, please see the NIOSH Web site to 
register (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/) or call (202) 245-0625 or 
(202) 245-0626 for building access information. Teleconference is 
available toll-free; please dial (877) 328-2816, Participant Pass 
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: NIOSH Director Update, Labor-Management 
Participation in Research Partnerships, Hydraulic Fracturing: 
Opportunities for Research and Challenges in Protecting the 
Workforce, the Safe, Skilled, and Ready Workforce Concept, 
Evaluation of the Second Decade of the National Occupational 
Research Agenda, and the NIOSH Center for Workers' Compensation 
Studies.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/).
    Contact Person for More Information: John Decker, Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E20, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30329, Telephone: (404) 498-2500, Fax: (404) 498-2526
    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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2013-20305 Filed 8-20-13; 8:45 am]
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