[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 198 (Thursday, October 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 60673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of 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: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., October 26, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., October 27, 2000.
    Place: Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA, 
22314.
    Status: Open 9 a.m.-10 a.m., October 26, 2000. Closed 10 a.m.-5 
p.m., October 26, 2000. Closed 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., October 27, 2000.
    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 9-10 a.m. on October 26, 2000, 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 552b(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: Charles N. Rafferty, NIOSH 
Scientific Review Administrator, Bethesda, Maryland. Telephone (301) 
435-3562, E-mail [email protected].
    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: October 5, 2000.
Joseph E. Salter,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 00-26136 Filed 10-11-00; 8:45 am]
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