[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5415-5416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01905]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task 
Force)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces 
the next meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task 
Force). The Task Force is an independent, nonfederal, and uncompensated 
panel. Its members represent a broad range of research, practice, and 
policy expertise in prevention, wellness, health promotion, and public 
health, and are appointed by the CDC Director. The Task Force was 
convened in 1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
to identify community preventive programs, services, and policies that 
increase healthy longevity, save lives and dollars and improve 
Americans' quality of life. CDC is mandated to provide ongoing 
administrative, research, and technical support for the

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operations of the Task Force. During its meetings, the Task Force 
considers the findings of systematic reviews on existing research, and 
issues recommendations. These recommendations provide evidence-based 
options from which decision makers in communities, companies, health 
departments, health plans and healthcare systems, non-governmental 
organizations, and at all levels of government can choose what best 
meets the needs, preferences, available resources, and constraints of 
their constituents. The Task Force's recommendations, along with the 
systematic reviews of the scientific evidence on which they are based, 
are compiled in the Guide to Community Preventive Services (Community 
Guide).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST and Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 8:30 
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The Task Force Meeting will be held at CDC Edward R. Roybal 
Campus, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19), 1600 
Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. You should be aware that the 
meeting location is in a Federal government building; therefore, 
Federal security measures are applicable. For additional information, 
please see Roybal Campus Security Guidelines under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Information regarding meeting logistics will be available 
on the Community Guide Web site (www.thecommunityguide.org), Wednesday, 
January 29, 2014.
    Meeting Accessability: This meeting is open to the public, limited 
only by space availability. All meeting attendees must RSVP to ensure 
the required security procedures are completed to gain access to the 
CDC's Global Communications Center.
    U.S. citizens must RSVP by 2/12/2014.
    Non U.S. citizens must RSVP by 2/5/2014 due to additional security 
steps that must be completed.
    Failure to RSVP by the dates identified could result in an 
inability to attend the Task Force meeting due to the strict security 
regulations on federal facilities.
    For Further Information and To RSVP Contact: Andrea Baeder, The 
Community Guide Branch; Division of Epidemiology, Analysis, and Library 
Services; Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory 
Services; Office of Public Health Scientific Services; Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E-69, Atlanta, GA 
30333, phone: (404)498-498-6876, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is for the Task Force to 
consider the findings of systematic reviews and issue findings and 
recommendations to help inform decision making about policy, practice, 
and research in a wide range of U.S. settings.
    Matters to be discussed: cancer prevention and control, diabetes 
prevention and control, obesity prevention and control, and promoting 
physical activity.
    Roybal Campus Security Guidelines: The Edward R. Roybal Campus is 
the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and is located at 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting 
is being held in a Federal government building; therefore, Federal 
security measures are applicable.
    All meeting attendees must RSVP by the dates outlined under Meeting 
Accessability. In planning your arrival time, please take into account 
the need to park and clear security. All visitors must enter the Roybal 
Campus through the entrance on Clifton Road; the guard force will 
direct visitors to the designated parking area. Upon arrival at the 
facility, visitors must present government issued photo identification 
(e.g., a valid federal identification badge, state driver's license, 
state non-driver's identification card, or passport). Non-United States 
citizens must complete the required security paperwork prior to the 
meeting date and must present a valid passport, visa, Permanent 
Resident Card, or other type of work authorization document upon 
arrival at the facility. All persons entering the building must pass 
through a metal detector. Visitors will be issued a visitor's ID badge 
at the entrance to Building 19 and will be escorted in groups of 5-10 
persons to the meeting room. All items brought to HHS/CDC are subject 
to inspection.

    Dated: January 27, 2014.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-01905 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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