[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56805-56806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22530]


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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 Dates: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., E.T., November 7, 2014.
    Place: Teleconference and webinar format.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available 
on the webinar system, which accommodates a maximum of 100 people 
(no limit on the teleconference line). If you wish to attend by 
webinar, 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. 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

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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 implementation of National 
Academies' recommendations for the Respiratory Disease Research 
Program, the Construction Research Program, and the Traumatic 
Injuries Research Program.
    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, 
GA 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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2014-22530 Filed 9-22-14; 8:45 am]
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