[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21422]


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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)

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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announces the 
following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National 
Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR). This meeting is open to the public, limited 
in the room by 60 people and 75 lines over the phone. The public is 
also welcome to listen to the meeting by 1-888-790-2009, passcode: 
7865774, with 75 lines. The deadline for notification of attendance is 
November 10, 2017. The public comment period is scheduled on Wednesday, 
November 15, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. until 2:15 p.m.; and from 3:25 p.m. 
until 3:40 p.m. EST, and on Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 10:10 a.m. 
until 10:25 a.m. EST. Individuals wishing to make a comment during 
Public Comment period, please email your name, organization, and phone 
number by November 6, 2017 to William Cibulas at [email protected].

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 15, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., EST and November 16, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to noon, EST.

ADDRESSES: CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Building 107, 
Room 1A or by phone: 1-888-790-2009

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Little, Program Analyst, NCEH/
ATSDR, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., Mail Stop F-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
telephone (770) 488-0577; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/
ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and Section 311 
(42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to: (1) 
Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate public 
authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of 
research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies 
relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention 
of physical and mental diseases and other impairments; (2) assist 
states and their political subdivisions in the prevention of infectious 
diseases and other preventable conditions and in the promotion of 
health and wellbeing; and (3) train state and local personnel in health 
work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the 
Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR; and the 
Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals, objectives, strategies, 
and priorities in fulfillment of the agency's mission to protect and 
promote people's health. The board provides advice and guidance that 
will assist NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness, 
utility, and dissemination of results. The board also provides guidance 
to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently and effectively with its 
various constituents and to fulfill its mission in protecting America's 
health.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
NCEH/ATSDR Director Updates; Noise-Induced Hearing Loss; NCEH/ATSDR 
Program Responses to BSC Guidance and Action Items; CDC's Hurricane 
Season Response; Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Updates; Flint 
Registry; Revision of blood lead level reference value (status); 
Discussion of Legislative Requirements of new Lead Exposure Poisoning 
Federal Advisory Committee; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Program 
Update; Environmental Health Tracking Program update; updates from the 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the U.S. Department of 
Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-21422 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P