[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16946-16947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06248]


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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 virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, 
NIOSH). This meeting is open to the public via webcast and by 
teleconference. If you wish to attend, 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 (855) 644-0229, and the participant 
passcode 9777483. Adobe Connect webcast will be available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/ for up to 100 participants. The 
public is welcome to participate during the public comment period, from 
12:45 p.m., EDT to 1:00 p.m., EDT on April 28, 2020. 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

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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 April 28, 2020, from 8:30 a.m.-2:45 
p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: Teleconference: Dial in number: (855) 644-0229, Participant 
code: 9777483. Webcast: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/.

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, 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: Peracetic Acid: 
Overview of Analytical, Toxicology and Field Studies; NIOSH Center for 
Motor Vehicle Safety Strategic Plan; New tools for real-time coding of 
industry and occupation in field surveys; National Firefighter Registry 
Update; and Evaluation Capacity Building Plan Update.
    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.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-06248 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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