[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55458-55459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19788]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental 
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee

    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 
committee:
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.--3:15 p.m. EDT, September 19, 2016.
    Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Building 106, Conference Room 1/A, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341. The meeting will also be held by 
teleconference. To participate in the teleconference, please dial 1-
866-687-6445, passcode 5598486.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public, the conference room 
accommodates approximately 60 people and will be limited only by the 
space available. The public is welcome to participate during the public 
comment period which is scheduled from 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. EST 
(15 minutes).
    Individuals wishing to make a comment during the public comment 
period or to attend the meeting in person, please email your name, 
organization, and phone number by Thursday, September 15, 2016 to 
Amanda Malasky at [email protected].
    Purpose: The subcommittee will discuss strategies and options 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: 
NCEH/ATSDR support for the public health emergency in Flint; rethinking 
the strategy for the NCEH Lead Surveillance Program; CDC's Blood 
Reference Value for Lead; other emerging lead topics;

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advice, guidance, recommendations, and summary and next steps.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Amanda Malasky, Coordinator, 
Lead Poisoning Prevention Subcommittee, BSC, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford 
Highway, Mail Stop F-45, Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone 770/488-
7699, 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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-19788 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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