[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40104-40105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16206]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)

    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: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., July 29, 2014 (Closed).
    Place: Teleconference.
    Status: The meeting as designated above will be closed to the 
public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) 
and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, 
Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC pursuant to Public Law 92-
463.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors makes recommendations 
regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; and reviews 
progress toward injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury 
prevention-related research and programs. The Board also provides 
advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural 
research, the structure, progress, and performance of intramural 
programs. The Board is designed to provide guidance on extramural 
scientific program matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural 
research concepts for funding opportunity announcements; (2) conduct of 
Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contracts applications received in response to the 
funding opportunity announcements as it relates to the Center's 
programmatic balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review 
recommendations to the Center

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Director of applications to be considered for funding support; (4) 
review of research portfolios, and (5) review of program proposals.
    Matters for Discussion: The Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC) will 
meet to conduct a Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant 
applications received in response to five (5) Funding Opportunity 
Announcements (FOAs) ``Research to Prevent Prescription Drug 
Overdoses'', FOA CE14-002; ``Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention: 
Evaluation of Increased Nighttime Enforcement of Seatbelts Uses'', FOA 
CE14-003; ``Research on Integration of Injury Prevention in Health 
Systems'', FOA CE14-004; ``Evaluating Promising Strategies to Build the 
Evidence Base for Sexual Violence Prevention'', FOA CE14-005; and 
``Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related 
Injury'', FOA CE14-006. Applications will be assessed for applicability 
to the Center's mission and programmatic balance. Recommendations from 
the secondary review will be voted upon and the applications will be 
forwarded to the Acting Center Director for consideration for funding 
support.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway NE., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770) 
488-1430.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2014-16206 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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