[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55844-55845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the National Preparedness and Response Science Board

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice 
that the National Preparedness and Response Science Board (NPRSB) will 
hold a public teleconference on December 7, 2017.

DATES: The NPRSB meeting is December 7, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 
p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: We encourage members of the public to attend the 
teleconference. To register, send an email to [email protected] with 
``NPRSB Registration'' in the subject line. Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or on the NPRSB Contact Form located at http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/boards/nprsb/Pages/RFNBSBComments.aspx.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 319M of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-7f) and section 222 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), HHS established the NPRSB. The 
Board shall provide expert advice and guidance to the HHS Secretary on 
scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest regarding 
current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological 
agents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate. The 
NPRSB may also provide advice and guidance to the HHS Secretary and/or 
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) on other 
matters related to public health emergency preparedness and response.
    Background: The NPRSB public meeting on December 7, 2017, is 
dedicated to the deliberation and vote on the Future of the NPRSB Work 
Group Draft Letter to the ASPR. We will post modifications to the 
agenda on the NPRSB December 7, 2017, meeting Web site, which is 
located at https://www.phe.gov/nprsb.

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    Availability of Materials: We will post all meeting materials prior 
to the meeting on the NPRSB December 7, 2017, meeting Web site located 
at https://www.phe.gov/nprsb.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Members of the public attend 
by teleconference via a toll-free call-in phone number, which is 
available on the NPRSB Web site at https://www.phe.gov/nprsb.
    We encourage members of the public to provide written comments that 
are relevant to the NPRSB teleconference prior to December 7, 2017. 
Send written comments by email to [email protected] with ``NPRSB Public 
Comment'' in the subject line. The NPRSB Chair will respond to all 
comments received by December 1, 2017, during the meeting.

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Robert P. Kadlec,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-25336 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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