[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 35644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16101]
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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)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 14, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00
p.m., EDT (CLOSED).
ADDRESSES: Teleconference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, Email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting 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 Director of applications to be considered
for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, and (5) review
of program proposals.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant and cooperative
agreement applications received in response to one (1) Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO): RFA-CE-18-006, Research Grants for Primary
or Secondary Prevention of Opioid Overdose (RO1). 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.
Dia Taylor,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-16101 Filed 7-26-18; 8:45 am]
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