[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 1502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00131]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC)

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, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC). This 
is a virtual meeting and open to the public, limited only by the number 
of network conference access available, which is 500. Pre-registration 
is required by accessing the link at https://dceproductions.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AQ70-aWpTqKvPX9Ftap_UA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 16, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 4:15 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Zoom Virtual Meeting. If you would like to attend the 
virtual meeting, please pre-register by accessing the link at https://dceproductions.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AQ70-aWpTqKvPX9Ftap_UA. 
Instructions to access the Zoom virtual meeting will be provided in the 
link following your registration.
    Meeting Information: There will be a public comment period at the 
end of the meeting; from 3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The public is encouraged 
to register to provide public comment using the registration form 
available at the link provided: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cbyh878.
    Individuals registered to provide public comment will be called 
upon first to speak based on the order of registration, followed by 
others from the public. All public comments will be limited to two (2) 
minutes per speaker.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway NE, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: 
(770) 488-1430, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Board will: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, 
and assist other appropriate public health authorities, scientific 
institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, 
investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to 
the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical 
and mental diseases, and other impairments; (2) assist States and their 
political subdivisions in preventing and suppressing communicable and 
non-communicable diseases and other preventable conditions and in 
promoting health and well-being; and (3) conduct and assist in research 
and control activities related to injury. The Board of Scientific 
Counselors makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, 
objectives, and priorities; and reviews progress toward injury 
prevention goals and provides evidence in injury prevention-related 
research and programs. In addition, the Board provides advice on the 
appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, the 
structure, progress and performance of intramural programs. The Board 
is designed to provide guidance on extramural scientific program 
matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural research concepts for 
funding opportunity announcements; (2) conduct of Secondary Peer Review 
of extramural research grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts 
applications received in response to the funding opportunity 
announcements as it relates to the Center's programmatic balance and 
mission; (3) submission of secondary review recommendations to the 
Center Director of applications to be considered for funding support; 
(4) review of research portfolios, and (5) review of program proposals.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will discuss an update on the 
BSC Opioid workgroup, the NCIPC health equity activities, suicide 
prevention, firearm research awards and surveillance activities, as 
well as the NCIPC COVID-19 activities. Agenda items are subject to 
change as priorities dictate.
    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. 2021-00131 Filed 1-7-21; 8:45 am]
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