[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21399]
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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.-2:30 p.m., EDT, September 27, 2016.
Place: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW., Room 9000, Washington,
DC 20201. The meeting is also available via webcast.
Status: This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people.
The public is welcome to participate during the public comment period,
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m. EDT, September 27, 2016.
Please note that the public comment period ends at the time
indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is
earlier. Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by
providing their name by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses
provided below by September 23, 2016. Each commenter will be provided
up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are
available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis.
Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the
public session via an on-line form at the following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html. The meeting is also open to the
public via webcast. 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 (404-498-2539) at least five business days in advance of
the meeting. Teleconference is available toll-free; please dial (888)
397-9578, Participant Pass Code 63257516. Adobe Connect webcast will be
available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/ for
participants wanting to connect remotely.
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 provides
guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board
provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to
developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting
findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates 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 for Discussion: NIOSH Director's update; Chronic Kidney
Disease and Pesticide Exposure; NIOSH Oil and Gas Sector Program;
Engineering Controls for Additive (3D) Manufacturing, and Engineering
Controls and Nanomaterials.
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/). Members of the public who wish to address the NIOSH BSC
are requested to contact the Executive Secretary for scheduling
purposes (see contact information below). Alternatively, written
comments to the BSC may be submitted via an on-line form at the
following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html.
Contact Person for More Information: Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D.,
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E20,
Atlanta, GA 30329-4018, 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, MPH, DLP,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2016-21399 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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