[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 101 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10542]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Safety and 
Occupational Health Study Section

    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 committee meeting.

    Name: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., June 21, 2005. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 
June 22, 2005.
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, 
Virginia, 22314, telephone 703/684-5900, fax 703/684-1403.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:15 a.m., June 21, 2005. Closed 8:15 a.m.-5 
p.m., June 21, 2005. Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m., June 22, 2005.
    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 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 8-8:15 a.m. on June 21, 2005, 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 study section 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 Director, Management Analysis and 
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
pursuant to Section 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH 
Health Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-74, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-2511, fax 404/498-2569.
    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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: May 20, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-10542 Filed 5-25-05; 8:45 am]
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