[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 62996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention announces the aforementioned subcommittee meeting.

    Name: Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director 
(ACD), CDC.
    Times and Dates: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., November 13, 2008. 8 a.m.-3 
p.m., November 14, 2008.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Thomas R. 
Harkin Global Communication Center, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. To 
accommodate public participation in the meeting, a conference 
telephone line will be available. The public is welcome to 
participate during the public comment periods by calling (866) 919-
3560 and entering code 4168828. The public comment periods are 
tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. on November 13 and 
from 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. on November 14, 2008.
    Purpose: The Ethics Subcommittee will provide guidance to the 
ACD, CDC, regarding a broad range of public health ethics questions 
and issues arising from programs, scientists and practitioners.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items will include the following 
topics: CDC's Healthiest Nation Initiative, priorities of the 
Advisory Committee to the Director, ethical guidance for ventilator 
distribution, ethical guidance for use of traveler restrictions, 
ethical guidance for public health emergency preparedness and 
response, survey of CDC staff about principles of ethical public 
health practice, development of a web-based course on public health 
ethics, and the CDC-Tuskegee University Public Health Ethics 
Fellowship.
    For Further Information Contact: For security reasons, members 
of the public interested in attending the meeting should contact 
Drue Barrett, PhD, Designated Federal Officer, Ethics Subcommittee, 
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., M/S D-50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. 
Telephone (404) 639-4690. E-mail: [email protected]. The deadline for 
notification of attendance is November 7, 2008.
    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: October 15, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-25126 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]
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