[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74111-74112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30124]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Board of 
Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting 
nominations for possible membership on the BSC, NIOSH.
    The BSC, NIOSH consists of 15 experts in fields related to 
occupational safety and health. The members are selected by the 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
The board advises the NIOSH Director on occupational safety and health 
research and prevention programs. The board also provides advice on 
standards of scientific excellence, current needs in the field of 
occupational safety and health, and the applicability and dissemination 
of research findings. This advice may take the form of reports or 
verbal communications to the NIOSH Director during BSC meetings.
    Nominations are being sought for individuals who have expertise and 
qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of the 
board's mission. More information is available on the NIOSH BSC Web 
site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/BSC/default.html.
    Nominees will be selected based on expertise in occupational safety 
and health fields, such as occupational medicine, occupational nursing, 
industrial hygiene, occupational safety and health engineering, 
toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, 
epidemiology, biostatistics, and psychology. Members may be invited to 
serve for terms of two to four years. Selected nominees would begin 
service on the BSC, NIOSH in January 2017.
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy stipulates 
that committee membership shall be balanced in terms of professional 
training and background, points of view represented, and the 
committee's function. In addition to a broad range of expertise, 
consideration is given to a broad representation of geographic areas 
within the U.S., with diverse representation of both genders, all 
ethnic and racial groups, and persons with disabilities. Nominees must 
be U.S. citizens, and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. 
Government or federally registered lobbyists.
    Candidates should submit the following items:
     Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact 
information (name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, 
email address)
     A letter of recommendation stating the qualifications of 
the candidate.

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    Nomination materials must be postmarked by December 21, 2015, and 
sent to: John Decker, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 498-2500.
    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. 2015-30124 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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