[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02574]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the CDC, National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(NCEH/ATSDR) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned
subcommittee:
Time and Date: 12:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m., EST, February 9, 2016.
Place: This meeting will be held by teleconference. To participate
in the teleconference, please dial 1-877-315-6535 Passcode: 383520.
Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
conference lines available. The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, which is tentatively scheduled from 1:30
p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
This Federal Register Notice is being published less than 15 days
before the meeting because of the urgent nature of recent events
involving the Flint, Michigan water contamination with lead. CDC is
convening a meeting of the Lead Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors to initiate discussion of public health measures and
assessments needed in response to this event.
Purpose: The subcommittee will propose strategies and options to
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on ways to prioritize NCEH/
ATSDR's activities, improve health outcomes, and address health
disparities as it relates to lead exposures. The subcommittee will
deliberate on ways to evaluate lead exposure and how to best conduct
health evaluations through exposure and epidemiologic studies.
Subcommittee proposals on lead prevention practices and national lead
poisoning prevention efforts will be provided to the Board of
Scientific Counselors for deliberation and possible adoption as formal
recommendations to NCEH/ATSDR.
Matters for Discussion: Agenda items will include the following:
Blood lead testing and health surveillance strategies for the residents
of Flint, Michigan, including methodological approaches for conducting
retrospective and prospective assessments of blood lead levels and
associated health outcomes.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-45,
Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone 770/488-0575, Fax: 770/488-3377;
Email: [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.
Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-02574 Filed 2-4-16; 4:15 pm]
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