[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response

    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:

    Times and Dates: 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., EDT, October 7, 2015; 8:15 
a.m.-3:45 p.m., EDT, October 8, 2015.
    Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global 
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room will accommodate up to 90 people. Members of the 
public that wish to attend this meeting should pre-register by 
submitting the following information by email, facsimile, or phone 
(see Contact Person For More Information) no later than 12 noon 
(EDT) on Tuesday, September 29, 2015:

 Full Name
 Organizational Affiliation
 Complete Mailing Address
 Citizenship
 Phone Number or Email Address

    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), OPHPR is 
charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Assistant 
Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director, Office of Public 
Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), concerning strategies and 
goals for the programs and research within OPHPR, monitoring the 
overall strategic direction and focus of the OPHPR Divisions and 
Offices, and administration and oversight of peer review of OPHPR 
scientific programs. For additional information about the Board, 
please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
    Matters for Discussion: Day one of the meeting will cover 
briefings and BSC deliberation on the following topics: interval 
updates from OPHPR Divisions and Offices; key issues associated with 
CDC's Incident Management Training and Development Program (IMTP); 
healthcare preparedness and public health interface during the Ebola 
response; and BSC liaison representative updates to the Board 
highlighting organizational activities relevant to the OPHPR 
mission.
    Day two of the meeting will cover briefings and BSC deliberation 
on the following topics: OPHPR strategic priorities; OPHPR impact 
measurement; Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) review and 
impact; intramural portfolio initiative; select agent regulations; 
and mental and behavioral health and emergency preparedness and 
response.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Sparkle Buissereth, Office 
of Science and Public Health Practice, Executive Assistant, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop 
D-44, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-7325; Facsimile: 
(404)639-7977; 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 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-22995 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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