[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02574]



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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), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the CDC, National Center for 
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(NCEH/ATSDR) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
subcommittee:
    Time and Date: 12:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m., EST, February 9, 2016.
    Place: This meeting will be held by teleconference. To participate 
in the teleconference, please dial 1-877-315-6535 Passcode: 383520.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
conference lines available. The public is welcome to participate during 
the public comment period, which is tentatively scheduled from 1:30 
p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
    This Federal Register Notice is being published less than 15 days 
before the meeting because of the urgent nature of recent events 
involving the Flint, Michigan water contamination with lead. CDC is 
convening a meeting of the Lead Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors to initiate discussion of public health measures and 
assessments needed in response to this event.
    Purpose: The subcommittee will propose strategies and options to 
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on ways to prioritize NCEH/
ATSDR's activities, improve health outcomes, and address health 
disparities as it relates to lead exposures. The subcommittee will 
deliberate on ways to evaluate lead exposure and how to best conduct 
health evaluations through exposure and epidemiologic studies. 
Subcommittee proposals on lead prevention practices and national lead 
poisoning prevention efforts will be provided to the Board of 
Scientific Counselors for deliberation and possible adoption as formal 
recommendations to NCEH/ATSDR.
    Matters for Discussion: Agenda items will include the following: 
Blood lead testing and health surveillance strategies for the residents 
of Flint, Michigan, including methodological approaches for conducting 
retrospective and prospective assessments of blood lead levels and 
associated health outcomes.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee 
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-45, 
Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone 770/488-0575, 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.

Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-02574 Filed 2-4-16; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P