[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42329-42330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental 
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR)

    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 teleconference meeting of the 
aforementioned committee:

    Time And Date: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., August 11, 2014.
    Place: Teleconference.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the conference lines 
available. The toll-free, dial-in number is 1-877-315-6535 and the 
passcode is 383520.
    Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/
ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301(42 U.S.C. 241) and Section 
311(42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to: 
(1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate 
public 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

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and other impairments; (2) assist states and their political 
subdivisions in the prevention of infectious diseases and other 
preventable conditions and in the promotion of health and well 
being; and (3) train state and local personnel in health work. The 
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; 
the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR; and the Director, NCEH/
ATSDR, regarding program goals, objectives, strategies, and 
priorities in fulfillment of the agency's mission to protect and 
promote people's health. The board provides advice and guidance that 
will assist NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness, 
utility, and dissemination of results. The board also provides 
guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently and effectively 
with its various constituents and to fulfill its mission in 
protecting America's health.
    Matter For Discussion: The agenda item for the BSC Meeting will 
include a discussion on establishing a subcommittee to the BSC on 
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.
    Agenda item is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Supplemental Information: The public is welcome to participate 
during the public comment period, tentatively scheduled on August 
11, 2014, from 3:15 p.m., until 3:25 p.m.
    Contact Person For More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee 
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail 
Stop F-61, Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone: 770/488-0575 or 770/
488-0755, Fax: 770/488-3377; 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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2014-17059 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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