[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39440-39441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17042]


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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, September 27, 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 September 27, 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, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by 
delegation 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: NIOSH confronts the 
Opioid Crisis; 21st Century Surveillance Report; and Enhancing the 
Transparency of NIOSH Science. 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

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meetings and other committee management activities, for both the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.

Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-17042 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P