[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1468]


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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.-5:30 p.m. February 11, 1999. 8 a.m.-5:30 
p.m. February 12, 1999.
    Place: Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA 22314.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. February 11, 1999. Closed 8:30 
a.m.-5:30 p.m. February 11, 1999. Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. February 
12, 1999.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received 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 February 11, 1999, 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 
application. These portions of 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 Associate 
Director for Management and Operations, DCD, 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.
    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.

    Dated: January 14, 1999.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services, Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-1468 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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