[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29754-29755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12037]


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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:

    Times and Dates:
    8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., June 13, 2013 (Open).
    8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m., June 14, 2013 (Closed).
    Place: CDC, Century Center, 1825 Century Boulevard NE., Room 
1042-1B, Atlanta, Georgia 30345
    Status: Portions of the meeting as designated above will be 
closed to the public in accordance with the 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 Public Law 92-463.

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    Purpose: The Board will: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, 
and assist other appropriate public health authorities, scientific 
institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, 
investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to 
the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of 
physical and mental diseases, and other impairments; (2) assist 
States and their political subdivisions in preventing and 
suppressing communicable and non-communicable diseases and other 
preventable conditions and in promoting health and well-being; and 
(3) conduct and assist in research and control activities related to 
injury.
    The Board of Scientific Counselors 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 also provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural 
and extramural research, the structure, progress and performance of 
intramural programs. The Board is 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.
    Matters to be Discussed: The Board of Scientific Counselors will 
discuss science matters to include research strategies needed to 
guide the Center's focus, as well as updates on the current research 
portfolio review and the Pediatric mild-Traumatic Injury Workgroup. 
There will be 15 minutes allotted for public comments at the end of 
the open session.
    Closed Session: On the second day of the meeting, the Board will 
conduct the Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant 
applications received in response to Funding Opportunity 
Announcement CE-13-002 Research Grants for Preventing Violence and 
Violence Related Injury. Applications will be assessed as it relates 
to the Center's mission and programmatic balance. The Board will 
discuss and vote on the secondary review recommendations to be 
provided to the Center Director for applications to be considered 
for funding support.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, 
Ph.D., M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, 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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.


Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-12037 Filed 5-20-13; 8:45 am]
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