[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1844]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 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: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 28, 2002, 8 a.m.-
5 p.m., March 1, 2002.
    Place: Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70131, telephone 504/586-0300.
    Status: Open 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., February 28, 2002, Closed 9:30 
a.m.-5:00 p.m., February 28, 2002, Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m., March 1, 
2002.
    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 the NIOSH to support 
broad-based research endeavors in keeping with the Institute's 
program goals. This 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 8:30-9:30 a.m. on February 28, 2002, 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 SOHSS 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, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Charles N. Rafferty, Ph.D., 
NIOSH Scientific Review Administrator, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 
4114, MSC 7816, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, telephone 301/435-3562, 
fax 301/480-2644.
    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 17, 2002.
Alvin Hall,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-1844 Filed 1-24-02; 8:45 am]
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