[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11095-11096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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 
public is welcome to participate during the public comment period, 
12:30 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. EDT May 30, 2019. Please note that the public 
comment period ends at the time

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indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is 
earlier. 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. 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. 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.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 30, 2019, 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, MS, Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R5, Cincinnati, OH 
45226, telephone (513) 841-4596, fax (513) 841-4506, or email at 
[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 Chemical Risk 
Management; Occupational Exposure Banding; Research Integration 
Activities; and an Overview of the National Fire Fighter Registry. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. An agenda is 
also posted on the NIOSH website (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/).
    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. 2019-05590 Filed 3-22-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P