[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14854-14855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07049]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number: NIOSH 278]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH).
This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space
available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people. The
meeting is also open to the public via webcast. If you wish to attend
in person or by webcast, please see the NIOSH website 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. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space
available. The public is welcome to participate during the public
comment period, 12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. EDT May 15, 2018. Please note
that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above. 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 website: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
EDT.
ADDRESSES: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW, Room 9000, Washington, DC
20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alberto Garcia, M.S., Executive
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R5, Cincinnati,
OH, 45226, telephone (513) 841-4596, fax (513) 841-4506.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by
delegation
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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 To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses
occupational safety and health issues related to: (1) Use of
contribution analysis to evaluate research impact; (2) breach in the
protective barrier system of the glove and gown interface; (3)
occupational safety and health workforce training; and (4) safe-
skilled-ready workforce update--Research for Young and Temporary
Workers.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. An agenda
is also posted on the NIOSH website (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 website: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html. Agenda items are subject to change
as priorities dictate.
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 Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-07049 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am]
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