[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46267-46268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18687]


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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 for the aforementioned 
committee:
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., September 5, 2014.
    Place: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW., Room 9000, 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, CDC, 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, NIOSH 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 NIOSH: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, 
(2) address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters For Discussion: NIOSH Director Update, NIOSH Total Worker 
Health program, the proposed NIOSH carcinogen policy, and NIOSH 
implementation of National Academies' recommendations for the NIOSH 
Respiratory Disease Research Program, the Construction Research 
Program, the Traumatic Injuries Research Program, the Hearing Loss 
Research Program, the Personal Protective Technology Program, and the 
Health Hazard Evaluation Program.

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    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, Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E20, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, 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.

Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-18687 Filed 8-6-14; 8:45 am]
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