[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17653-17654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8744]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Science and Program Review Subcommittee (SPRS) and the Advisory 
Committee for Injury Prevention and Control (ACIPC): Meetings

    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 subcommittee and committee 
meetings.
    Name: Science and Program Review Subcommittee to ACIPC.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-11:15 a.m., April 30, 2003.
    Place: The Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree Street, NW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1745.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Subcommittee provides advice on the needs, structure, 
progress and performance of the National Center for Injury Prevention 
and Control (NCIPC) programs. The Subcommittee provides second-level 
scientific and programmatic review for applications for research 
grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury 
control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects 
that merit further consideration for funding support. The Subcommittee 
also advises on priorities for research to be supported by contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements, and provides concept review of 
program proposals and announcements.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items of the Subcommittee oversight 
meeting include status of fiscal year (FY) 2003 request for 
applications (RFAs), early notification and marketing of RFAs, status 
of FY 2003 Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) RFAs, evaluating the 
ICRC program, mental health and terrorism, and dissemination research 
experience with FY 2002 RFA and future steps.
    Name: Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control.
    Time and Dates: 1:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m., April 30, 2003. 8:15 a.m.-3 
p.m., May 1, 2003.
    Place: The Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree Street, NW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1745.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Committee advises and makes recommendations to the 
Secretary, Health and Human Services, the Director, CDC, and the 
Director, NCIPC, regarding feasible goals for the prevention and 
control of injury. The Committee makes recommendations regarding 
policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress 
toward injury prevention and control. The Committee provides advice on 
the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and also 
provides guidance on the needs, structure, progress and performance of 
intramural programs, and on extramural scientific program matters. The 
Committee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for 
applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training 
grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and 
recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for 
funding support. The Committee also recommends areas of research to be 
supported by contracts and cooperative agreements and provides concept 
review of program proposals and announcements.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include reports from the 
Science and Program Review Subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Intimate 
Partner Violence and Sexual Assault (formerly known as the Family and 
Intimate Violence Prevention Subcommittee), and the Working Group on 
Injury Control and Infrastructure Enhancement; an update from the 
Director, NCIPC; introduction to the National Violent Data Reporting 
System (NVDRS); implementation and progress of NVDRS; using data on 
violent deaths to make a difference; how NVDRS fits into building state 
injury programs; introduction to suicide prevention; a history of CDC's 
suicide prevention efforts; national strategy for suicide prevention; 
presentations by several Federal agencies on their suicide prevention 
activities; CDC's suicide prevention activities; an update on NCIPC 
terrorism preparedness and response activities; and terrorism and 
mental health.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Ms. Louise Galaska, Executive

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Secretary, ACIPC, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., M/S K02, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-4694.
    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: April 3, 2003.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-8744 Filed 4-9-03; 8:45 am]
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