[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 220 (Friday, November 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72670-72671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25063]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, Deputy Director for Infectious 
Diseases (BSC, DDID)

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, 
Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases (BSC, DDID). This virtual 
meeting is open to the public via Zoom, limited only by the space 
available, which is 500 seats. Pre-registration is required by 
accessing the link below in the address section.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 9, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 5 
p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Zoom virtual meeting. Pre-registration is required by 
accessing the link at https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6_Kuhs0ERBSX73CRak7gRQ. Instructions to access the meeting will be 
provided following registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hilary Eiring, MPH, Designated Federal 
Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H24-12, Atlanta, Georgia 
30329-4027, Telephone (770) 488-3901; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The BSC, DDID, provides advice and guidance to the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director and 
the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases (DDID), CDC; and the 
Directors of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases, the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and 
TB Prevention, and the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory 
Diseases, CDC, in the following areas: Strategies, goals, and 
priorities for programs and research within the national centers and 
monitor the overall strategic direction and focus of DDID and the 
national centers.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include updates and 
discussions on recent outbreaks and affected populations, as well as a 
brief report back from the Board's Food Safety Modernization Act 
Surveillance Working Group. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.

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    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. 2020-25063 Filed 11-12-20; 8:45 am]
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