[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71528-71529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

42 CFR Part 73

RIN 0920-AA08


Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Notice 
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces 
a public meeting on Possession, Use and Transfer of Select Agents and 
Toxins.

DATES: December 16, 2002, 9 a.m.--12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.--4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wilbur J. Cohen Building/
Voice of America Building in the Cohen Auditorium. While open to the 
public, seating capacity may be limited.
    The Wilbur J. Cohen Building/Voice of America Building is located 
at 330 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 20201. No parking is 
available at the Cohen Building. The nearest Metro stop is Federal 
Center SW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Minh Thomas, Select Agent Program, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-79, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, phone (404) 498-2259.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting 
to obtain comment on 42 CFR Part 73, Interim Final Rule for Select 
Agents. On June 12, 2002, the President signed Public Law 107-188, 
Public Health Safety and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 
2002. The Act specifies that both the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Department of Agriculture will issue their Interim 
Final Rule implementing the Act on or before 180 days of enactment. 
DHHS will issue its Interim Final Rule on or about December 9, 2002, 
and USDA will issue its Interim Final Rule on or about December 9, 
2002. These rules will describe implementation of the Act.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will begin with an overview 
of the DHHS Interim Final Rule, followed by an overview of the USDA 
Interim Final Rule. The Department of Justice has also been invited to 
provide an overview of the personnel requirements specified by the Act. 
A public comment period will follow the presentations. Each individual 
or group making public comment will be limited to a total time of 2 
minutes.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed to Tony Johnson, National Center for Infectious Diseases, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C-19, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, phone (404) 639-0100.
    Procedure: Any member of the public who wishes to submit oral or 
written comments at the meeting should contact Angie Frey, Select Agent 
Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at (404) 498-2272 
on or before December 12, 2002. Written comments received by CDC on or 
before December 12, 2002 will be provided at the meeting. Submit 
written comments to Select Agent Program, ATTN: Comment for Public 
Meeting, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS E-79, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Each individual or group wishing to 
make oral comment will be limited to a total of 2 minutes. Persons 
attending this meeting are advised that

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the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    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 24, 2002.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-30381 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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