[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22344]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

    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 meetings for the 
aforementioned committee:

    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., October 14, 2008 (Closed). 8 
a.m.-5 p.m., October 15, 2008 (Closed).
    Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, 
Virginia 22314, Telephone (703) 684-5900, Fax (703)684-1403.
    Status: This 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) Public Law 92-463.
    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 to address 
matters related to the conduct of study section business and for the 
study section to consider safety and occupational health-related 
grant applications.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH 
Health Scientist, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, Telephone (404)498-2511, Fax (404)498-2571.
    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: September 16, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-22344 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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