[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63662-63663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Community/Tribal Subcommittee and the Board of Scientific 
Counselors, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces the following subcommittee and 
committee meetings.

    Name: Community/Tribal Subcommittee.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 5, 2002. 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., November 6, 2002.
    Place: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, 210 Peachtree Street, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the available space. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This subcommittee brings to the Board advice, citizen 
input, and recommendations on community and tribal programs, 
practices, and policies of the Agency.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a presentation on 
ATSDR's role in public health and disease prevention in Brownfields; 
update on Chemical Mixtures Guidance Document; discussion on ATSDR's 
marketing and outreach activities; discussion on community 
involvement in ATSDR's Public Health Assessment Process; 
presentation on cumulative risks and impacts in preparation for the 
joint CTS and National Environmental Justice Advisory Council 
workgroups; update on the CTS Evaluation Process; discussion and a 
presentation by Indian Health Services (IHS) on efforts to link 
ATSDR's Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and IHS to 
analyze health trends in Native Americans.
    Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, ATSDR.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., November 7, 2002. 8:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m., November 8, 2002.
    Place: Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, 210 Peachtree Street, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the available space. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, ATSDR, advises the 
Secretary; the Assistant Secretary for Health; and the 
Administrator, ATSDR, on ATSDR programs to ensure scientific 
quality, timeliness, utility, and dissemination of results. 
Specifically, the Board advises on the adequacy of science in ATSDR-
supported research, emerging problems that require scientific 
investigations, accuracy and currency of the science in ATSDR 
reports, and program areas to emphasize or de-emphasize. In 
addition, the Board recommends research programs and conference 
support for which the Agency awards grants to universities, 
colleges, research institutions, hospitals, and other public and 
private organizations.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include a review of 
Action Items; Agency updates; updates on Environmental and Health 
Tracking; update on Libby and the World Trade Center registries; 
discussion on National Vermiculite Response; discussion on ATSDR and 
Indian Health Service involvements in Environmental Health; review 
of the ATSDR Public Health Guidance Manual; update on the Florida 
Anthrax Investigation; review of the Childhood Longitudinal Study; 
and a discussion on the new CDC/ATSDR peer review policy.
    Written comments are welcomed and should be received by the 
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Robert Spengler, Sc.D., 
Executive Secretary, BSC, ATSDR, M/S E-28, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-0003.

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    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 8, 2002.
Burma Burch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-26070 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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