[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44183-44184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20082]


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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, (BSC, OPHPR)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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 Board of 
Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and 
Response, (BSC, OPHPR). This meeting is open to the public, limited 
only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates up to 75 
people. Public participants should pre-register for the meeting as 
described below.
    Members of the public that wish to attend this meeting in person 
should pre-register by submitting the following information by email, 
facsimile, or phone (see Contact Person for More Information) no later 
than 12:00 noon (EDT) on Tuesday, October 23, 2017:


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

    The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting via Adobe 
Connect. Pre-registration is required by clicking the links below.
    WEB ID for October 30, 2017: (100 seats) https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/e7yrlzismvq/event/registration.html.
    WEB ID for October 31, 2017: (100 seats) https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/e4icit9ctcz/event/registration.html.
    Dial in number: 888-324-3809 (100 seats).
    Participant code: 3293468.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 30, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m., ET; October 31, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., ET.

ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global 
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dometa Ouisley, Office of Science and 
Public Health Practice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D-44, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, 
Telephone: (404) 639-7450; Facsimile: (404) 471-8772; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: This Board 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 for OPHPR scientific 
programs. For additional information about the Board, please visit: 
http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for day one of the meeting 
will include discussions that will cover briefings and BSC deliberation 
on the following topics: Interval updates from OPHPR Divisions and 
Offices; updates from the Biological Agent Containment working group; 
overview of OPHPR division roles and responsibilities during complex 
emergencies; and Preparedness Updates from Liaison Representatives.
    Day two of the meeting will cover briefings and BSC deliberation on 
the following topics: OPHPR Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation 
Stories Project; Public Health Preparedness and Response Social Media 
and Communications Metrics; Incident Management Training Development 
Program updates, OPHPR Practice-based Research Agenda and Synthesis and 
Translation of Public Health Preparedness and Response Research. Agenda 
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    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.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-20082 Filed 9-20-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P