[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 23 (Thursday, February 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2452]


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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); 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 announces the following Subcommittee meeting.

    Name: Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director 
(ACD), CDC.
    Times and Dates:
1 p.m.-5 p.m., February 25, 2009.
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., February 26, 2009.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin 
Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 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 February 25, 2009 
and from 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. on February 26, 2009.
    Purpose: The Ethics Subcommittee will provide counsel 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: The agenda will include the following 
topics: CDC's Healthiest Nation Initiative, ethical guidance for 
ventilator distribution, ethical guidance for use of travel 
restrictions, and follow-up on outstanding activities/reports. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: For security reasons, 
members of the public interested in attending the meeting should 
contact Drue Barrett, PhD, Designated Federal Official, 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 February 18, 2009.
    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: January 29, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
FR Doc. E9-2452 Filed 2-4-09; 8:45 am]
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