[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 29773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

    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.--3:00 p.m., June 20, 2014.
    Place: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street, SW., Room 9200, 
Washington, DC 20201.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people. If you wish 
to attend in person or by webcast, please see the NIOSH Web site to 
register (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/) or call (404) 498-2539 at 
least 48 hours in advance for building access information. 
Teleconference is available toll-free; please dial (888) 397-9578, 
Participant Pass Code 63257516.
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and 
by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public 
Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, 
research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational 
safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific 
Counselors shall provide guidance to the Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on research and 
prevention programs. Specifically, the Board shall provide guidance 
on the Institute's research activities related to developing and 
evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and 
disseminating results. The Board shall evaluate the degree to which 
the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) address 
current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters for Discussion: NIOSH Director Update; Implementation of 
the National Academies Program Recommendations, NIOSH Disaster 
Science Research Initiative to Enhance Responder Safety and Health, 
and the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. An 
agenda is also posted on the NIOSH Web site (http://www/cdc/gov/
niosh/bsc).
    Contact Person for More Information: John Decker, Designated 
Federal Officer, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., MS-E20, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4018, telephone (404) 498-2500, fax (404) 
498-2526.
    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. 2014-11967 Filed 5-22-14; 8:45 am]
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