[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 9525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04826]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response, (BSC, OPHPR)
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,
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, (BSC, OPHPR). This
meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The
meeting room accommodates up to 80 people. Public participants should
pre-register for the meeting as described below.
Members of the public that wish to attend this meeting in person
should pre-register by submitting the following information by email,
facsimile, or phone (see Contact Person for More Information) no later
than 12:00 noon (EDT) on Thursday, April 18, 2019:
Full Name
Organizational Affiliation
Complete Mailing Address
Citizenship
Phone Number or Email Address
The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting via Adobe
Connect. Pre-registration is required by clicking the links below.
WEB ID April 24, 2019 registration: https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/epvdyo95oxsu/event/registration.html.
WEB ID April 25, 2019 registration: https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/em35bdp1ivh9/event/registration.html.
Dial in number: 888-664-9959; Participant code: 9241417 (110
seats).
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 24 2019, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., EDT; April 25, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road
NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dometa Ouisley, Office of Science and
Public Health Practice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop D-44, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone:
(404) 639-7450; Fax: (404) 471-8772; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This Board is charged with providing advice and guidance
to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the
Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director, Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), concerning strategies and goals for
the programs and research within OPHPR, monitoring the overall
strategic direction and focus of the OPHPR Divisions and Offices, and
administration and oversight of peer review for OPHPR scientific
programs. For additional information about the Board, please visit:
http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
Matters To Be Considered: The two day agenda will include: Day One
of meeting will cover briefings and BSC deliberation on the following
topics: (1) OPHPR Updates from Director, (2) OPHPR Interval Updates
from Division Directors, (3) Updates on the Global Health Security
Agenda, (4) Report from the Biological Agent Containment Working Group
(BACWG), and (5) Update on the response to the Ebola outbreak in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Day Two of the meeting will cover briefings and BSC deliberation on
the following topics: (1) Preparedness Updates and OPHPR Discussion--
Liaison Representatives, (2) CDC Public Health Law Program Preparedness
and Response, (3) Updates from the OPHPR Office of Policy, Planning,
and Evaluation. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-04826 Filed 3-14-19; 8:45 am]
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