[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14854-14855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07049]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number: NIOSH 278]


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

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 of the Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH). 
This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space 
available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people. The 
meeting is also open to the public via webcast. If you wish to attend 
in person or by webcast, please see the NIOSH website to register 
(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/) or call (404-498-2539) at least five 
business days in advance of the meeting. Teleconference is available 
toll-free; please dial (888) 397-9578, Participant Pass Code 63257516. 
Adobe Connect webcast will be available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/ for participants wanting to connect 
remotely. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space 
available. The public is welcome to participate during the public 
comment period, 12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. EDT May 15, 2018. Please note 
that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above. Each 
commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited 
number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first 
come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from 
those unable to attend the public session via an on-line form at the 
following website: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 
EDT.

ADDRESSES: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW, Room 9000, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alberto Garcia, M.S., Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R5, Cincinnati, 
OH, 45226, telephone (513) 841-4596, fax (513) 841-4506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by 
delegation

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the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are 
authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service Act 
to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, experiments, 
and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health and to 
mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors provides guidance to 
the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on 
research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board provides 
guidance on the Institute's research activities related to developing 
and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and 
disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to which the 
activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) address 
current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses 
occupational safety and health issues related to: (1) Use of 
contribution analysis to evaluate research impact; (2) breach in the 
protective barrier system of the glove and gown interface; (3) 
occupational safety and health workforce training; and (4) safe-
skilled-ready workforce update--Research for Young and Temporary 
Workers.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. An agenda 
is also posted on the NIOSH website (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/). 
Members of the public who wish to address the NIOSH BSC are requested 
to contact the Executive Secretary for scheduling purposes (see contact 
information below). Alternatively, written comments to the BSC may be 
submitted via an on-line form at the following website: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html. 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 Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-07049 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P