[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 10571] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-5818] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control: Meeting 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 committee meeting. Name: Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control (ACIPC). Times and Dates: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., March 24, 1997. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., March 25, 1997. Place: The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta (Downtown), 181 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Status: Closed: 2 p.m.-3 p.m., March 24, 1997, and 8:30-9 a.m., March 25, 1997; Open: 3 p.m.-4 p.m., March 24, 1997, and 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., March 25, 1997. Purpose: This committee makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward injury prevention and control. The Committee provides advice on the appropriate balance and mix of intramural and extramural research, including laboratory research, and provides guidance on intramural and extramural scientific program matters, both present and future, particularly from a long-range viewpoint. The Committee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for funding support. The Committee recommends areas of research to be supported by contracts and provides concept review of program proposals and announcements. Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will convene in closed session from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on March 24, 1997. The purpose of this closed session is for the Science and Program Review Work Group to consider Injury Control Research Center grant applications recommended for further consideration by the CDC Injury Research Grant Review Committee. On March 25, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., the meeting will convene in closed session in order for the full Committee to vote on a funding recommendation. These portions of the meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c)(4) and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463. Following the closed session there will be discussions on future grant program announcements, ad hoc committee reports, and updates on further progress on standing Work Group issues. The Committee will also discuss (1) an update from the Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC); (2) Safe America: Advancing the Initiative; and (3) a report from the Science and Program Review Work Group which will include reports on the motor vehicle programmatic review and poison control centers. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contace Person for More Information: Mr. Thomas A. Blakeney, Acting Executive Secretary, ACIPC, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S K61, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-1481. Dated: March 4, 1997. Carolyn J. Russell, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 97-5818 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P