[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 24812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11820]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section NIOSH 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, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., June 18, 1998. 8 a.m.-5:30 
p.m., June 19, 1998.
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22314.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m., June 18, 1998; Closed 8:30 a.m.-
5:30 p.m., June 18, 1998; Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., June 19, 1998.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) in response to 
the Institute'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 for 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 promote 
these program goals.
    Matters to be discussed: The meeting will convene in open 
session from 8-8:30 a.m., on June 18, 1998, to address matters 
related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of 
the meeting will proceed in closed session. The purpose of the 
closed sessions is for the Safety and Occupational Health Study 
Section to consider safety and occupational health related grant 
applications. 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.
    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: April 28, 1998.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-11820 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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