[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7744-7745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2852]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Announcement of the CDC-Wide Research Agenda Development Public 
Participation Meetings

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC) is developing a CDC-Wide 
Research Agenda, and invites the public to provide input. Four Research 
Agenda Development Public Participation Meetings will be held across 
the country (March 8, 2005, Arlington, VA; March 18, 2005, Atlanta, GA; 
March 24, 2005, Seattle, WA; and March 31, 2005, Columbus, OH).
    Background: On January 10, 2005, the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention launched an effort to develop its first ever, agency-
wide public health research agenda. The new agenda will address and 
support CDC's health protection goals (http://www.cdc.gov/futures/Goals_01-6-05.pdf). The agenda will also provide overall guidance for 
CDC's intramural and extramural research as well as serve as an 
effective planning and communication tool for CDC's public health 
research.
    Request for Comments: The public is invited to participate in the

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development of the CDC-Wide Research Agenda. The CDC will host four 
Research Agenda Development Public
    Participation Meetings. These events will give researchers, 
representatives of CDC key partner organizations and the public the 
opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the future direction of 
CDC's public health research. The four meetings will be held: March 8, 
2005, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Hilton Crystal City Hotel at Ronald Reagan 
National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202; 
telephone 703-418-6800. Registration begins February 25, 2005. March 
18, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., National Center for Primary Care at 
Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Dr., SW., Atlanta, GA 30310; 
telephone 404-756-5740. Registration begins March 4, 2005. March 24, 
2005, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Crowne Plaza Seattle, 1113 Sixth Avenue, 
Seattle, WA 98101; telephone 206-464-1980. Registration begins March 
11, 2005. March 31, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Hyatt Regency, 350 North 
High Street, Columbus, OH, 43215; telephone 614-463-1234. Registration 
begins March 18, 2005.
    Attendance by the public will be limited to the space available. 
Please communicate with the individuals listed below to request special 
accommodations for persons with disabilities.
    All those wishing to attend any of the meetings must register. See 
specific meeting above for date of registration. To register, please 
visit http://www.maximumtechnology.com/cdcreg.htm. Additional 
information will be available as of February 21st via the Office of 
Public Health Research Web site, http://www.cdc.gov/od/ophr/, or may be 
obtained by communicating with the contact whose name and telephone 
number is listed below.
    Contacts: Ms. Mollie Ergle, Meeting Coordinator, Office of Public 
Health Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop 
E-72 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30333, E-mail: [email protected]. 
Phone: 404-498-0132; Fax: 404-498-0011.
    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 CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: February 9, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-2852 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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