[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59022-59023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Infectious 
Diseases: 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: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for 
Infectious Diseases (NCID).
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., December 6, 2001.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium B, Building 1, Clifton Road, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, NCID, provides advice 
and guidance to the Director, CDC, and Director, NCID, in the following 
areas: program goals and objectives; strategies; program organization 
and resources for infectious disease prevention and control; and 
program priorities.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include:
1. Opening Session: NCID Update
    a. Institute of Medicine
    b. Global Strategy
    c. Budget
2. Program Update:
    a. West Nile
    b. Dengue
    c. Influenza
    d. Malaria
    e. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3. Bioterrorism Updates and Discussion
    a. Organizational Approach/Structure
    b. Anthrax Investigations
    c. Smallpox Activities
    d. Other issues, e.g., antimicrobial resistance/widespread use of 
antibiotics
4. Board meets with Director, CDC
5. Discussions and Recommendations Other agenda items include 
announcements/introductions; follow-up on actions recommended by the 
Board May 2001; consideration of future directions, goals, and 
recommendations.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    An unavoidable administrative delay prevented meeting the 15-day 
publication requirement.

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    Written comments are welcome and should be received by the contact 
person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
    Contact Person For More Information: Diane S. Holley, Office of the 
Director, NCID, CDC, Mailstop C-19, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, email [email protected]; telephone 404/639-0078.
    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: November 15, 2001.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-29338 Filed 11-23-01; 8:45 am]
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