[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 56536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15845]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting

    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: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee 
(MSHRAC).
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m., October 17, 2006. 8:45 a.m.-
12:15 p.m., October 18, 2006.
    Place: Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe, 1000 Corporate 
Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, telephone (724) 743-5000, fax (724) 
743-5010.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice to the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, 
CDC; and the Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine safety and 
health research, including grants and contracts for such research, 
30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
    Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will focus on current and 
planned NIOSH research related to mine disaster prevention and 
response and impact of the new Mine Improvement and New Emergency 
Response Act of 2006 (Miners Act) on the research plans. The agenda 
will also include an update on the Miners Choice Program and a 
report from the Associate Director for Mining.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: Jeffery L. Kohler, PhD, 
Executive Secretary, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC,626 Cochrans Mill Road, 
telephone (412) 386-5301, fax (412) 386-5300.
    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: September 20, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
 [FR Doc. E6-15845 Filed 9-26-06; 8:45 am]
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