[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40743-40744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16183]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response, Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC OPHPR)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease

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Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the 
aforementioned committee:

    Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., August 5, 2013.
    Place: Web Conference, Audio Bridge Number (USA Toll Free): 866-
660-7262, Passcode: 7173682, Web Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cdc/join, Meeting ID: S2M23S.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by the conference lines 
available. Public participants should pre-register for the meeting 
as described below in ``Additional Information for Public 
Participants''.
    Purpose: This Board is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director, 
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), 
concerning strategies and goals for the programs and research within 
OPHPR, monitoring the overall strategic direction and focus of the 
OPHPR Divisions and Offices, and administration and oversight of 
peer review of OPHPR scientific programs. For additional information 
about the Board, please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items for this meeting include: 
(1) A presentation on assessing the cost of preparedness; (2) an 
update on measuring operational readiness.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Additional Information For Public Participants: Members of the 
public that wish to participate in this meeting should pre-register 
by submitting the following information by email, facsimile, or 
phone (see Contact Person For More Information) no later than 12:00 
noon (EDT) on Friday, July 26, 2013:

 Full Name
 Organizational Affiliation
 Phone Number or Email Address

    Contact Person for More Information: Marquita Black, Office of 
Science and Public Health Practice Executive Assistant, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D-
44, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-7325; Facsimile: 
(404) 639-7977; Email: [email protected].
    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 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.


Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-16183 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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