[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28070]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)

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 CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC). This 
meeting is open to the public limited only by the 75 telephone ports 
available. There will be a public comment period at the end of the 
meeting day from 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m., February 26, 2018.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2018, 01:00 p.m.-04:00 
p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Teleconference: Dial-In Number: 1-877-492-3517, Participant 
Code: 2576415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway NE, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770) 
488-1430. Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose

    The Board will: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist 
other appropriate public health 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 preventing and suppressing communicable and non-communicable 
diseases and other preventable conditions and in promoting health and 
well-being; and (3) conduct and assist in research and control 
activities related to injury. The Board of Scientific Counselors makes 
recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and 
priorities; and reviews progress toward injury prevention goals and 
provides evidence in injury prevention-related research and programs. 
The Board also provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural 
and extramural research, the structure, progress and performance of 
intramural programs. The Board is designed to provide guidance on 
extramural scientific program matters, including the: (1) Review of 
extramural research concepts for funding opportunity announcements; (2) 
conduct of Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grants, 
cooperative agreements, and contracts applications received in response 
to the funding opportunity announcements as it relates to the Center's 
programmatic balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review 
recommendations to the Center Director of applications to be considered 
for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, and (5) review 
of program proposals.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include updates from the 
Center and Policy Directors, as well as discussions on use of social 
media in suicide prevention. 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. 2017-28070 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P