[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12610]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; 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: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., June 10, 1997; 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 
June 11, 1997.
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, Meeting Room, 1900 Diagonal Road, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.
    Status: The meeting will be closed in accordance with the 
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate Director for 
Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463. 
Applications and/or proposals and the discussions could reveal 
confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable 
material, and personal information concerning individuals associated 
with the applications and/or proposals, the disclosure of which 
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss and evaluate grant applications in response to 
NIOSH's standard grants review and funding cycles pertaining to 
research issues in occupational safety and health and allied areas.
    It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad based research 
endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals which will 
lead to improved understanding and appreciation of the magnitude of 
the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries 
and illnesses, as well as to support more focused research projects 
which will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational 
safety and health services and the prevention of work-related injury 
and illness. It is anticipated that research funded will enable the 
philosophy of NIOSH as articulated in the Institute's vision 
statement: Delivering on the Nation's Promise: Safety and Health at 
Work for All People . . . Through Research and Prevention. Research 
funded will examine and evaluate current and emerging problems in 
occupational safety and health in a variety of settings for health 
and injured workers.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D., 
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination 
and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale 
Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.

    Dated: May 7, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-12610 Filed 5-13-97; 8:45 am]
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