[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25693-25694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10414]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, (BSC) National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(NCEH/ATSDR)
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:
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, June 3, 2015; 8:30
a.m.-11:45 a.m., EDT, June 4, 2015.
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people.
Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/
ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and Section
311 (42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended,
to: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other
appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and
scientists in the conduct of research, investigations, experiments,
demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis,
treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases
and other impairments; (2) assist states and their political
subdivisions in the prevention of infectious diseases and other
preventable conditions and in the promotion of health and well
being; and (3) train state and local personnel in health work. The
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS;
the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR; and the Director, NCEH/
ATSDR, regarding program goals, objectives, strategies, and
priorities in fulfillment of the agency's mission to protect and
promote people's health. The board provides advice and guidance that
will assist NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness,
utility, and dissemination of results. The board also provides
guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently and effectively
with its various constituents and to fulfill its mission in
protecting America's health.
Matters for Discussion: The agenda items for the BSC Meeting
will include NCEH/ATSDR Office of the Director updates; CDC/ATSDR
Activities on Household Air Pollution and Cleaner Cookstoves; NCEH/
ATSDR Program Responses to BSC Guidance and Action Items; At the
Intersection of Public Health and Health Care: CDC's National Asthma
Control Program; Environmental Health Services: Vessel Sanitation
Program, Model Aquatic Health Code; Geospatial Research, Analysis,
and Services Program; NCEH/ATSDR Emergency Management Activities;
Environmental Health Tracking Program; Advances in
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Laboratory Methods--Molecular Newborn Screening Tests; and updates
from the National Institute for Environmental Health Services,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Supplemental Information: The public comment period is scheduled
on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 2:45 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., and on
Thursday, June 4, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-
61, Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone 770/488-0575 or 770/488-0577,
Fax: 770/488-3377; Email: [email protected]. The deadline for
notification of attendance is May 27, 2015.
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.
Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-10414 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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