[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 22173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11027]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC)

    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 meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.--11:45 a.m., May 28, 2009 (Open), 1 
p.m.-4:30 p.m., May 28, 2009 (Closed).
    Place: CDC, 1825 Century Blvd., First Floor, Rooms 1A and 1B, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30345.
    Status: Portions of the meetings 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, CDC, pursuant to section 10(d) of 
Public Law 92-463.
    Purpose: The board makes recommendations regarding policies, 
strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward 
injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury prevention-
related research and programs. The board provides advice on the 
appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and 
provides advice on the structure, progress and performance of 
intramural programs. The Board of Scientific Counselors is also 
designed to provide guidance on extramural scientific program 
matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural research concepts 
for funding opportunity announcements; (2) conduct of Secondary Peer 
Review of extramural research grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts applications received in response to the funding 
opportunity announcements as it relates to the Center's programmatic 
balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review 
recommendations to the Center Director of applications to be 
considered for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, 
and (5) review of program proposals. The board shall provide 
guidance on the National Center of Injury Prevention and Control's 
programs and research activities by conducting scientific peer 
review of intramural research and programs within the National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control; by ensuring adherence to 
Office of Management and Budget requirements for intramural peer 
review; and by monitoring the overall direction, focus, and success 
of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The Board of Scientific Counselors at 
this meeting will conduct the Secondary Peer Review of extramural 
research grant and cooperative agreement applications received in 
response to the funding opportunity announcements as it relates to 
the Center's programmatic balance and mission and make secondary 
review recommendations to the Center Director of applications to be 
considered for funding support. Applications for the following FOAs 
will be discussed and voted upon: (1) RFA-CE-09-005, Research 
Priorities in Acute Injury Care (RO1); (2) RFA-CE-09-007 Research 
Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence-Related Injury (RO1); 
(3) RFA-CE-09-004, Unintentional Poisoning from Drug Overdoses in 
Adults (R21); (4) RFA-CE-09-002, Adaptations of Evidence-Based 
Parenting Programs to Engage Fathers in Maltreatment Prevention 
(UO1); (5) RFA-CE-09-008, Identifying Neighborhood Level Protective 
and Promotive Factors for Youth Violence (UO1);(6) RFA-CE-09-009, 
Youth Violence Prevention through Economic, Environmental, and 
Policy Change (UO1); (7) RFA-CE-09-003, Preventing Sexual Violence 
Perpetration: Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors (UO1); and (8) PA08-
050, Small Business Innovative Research. Agenda items are subject to 
change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gwendolyn Cattledge, Ph.D., 
MSEH, Executive Secretary, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., 
Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-1430. 
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 5, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-11027 Filed 5-11-09; 8:45 am]
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