[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 63 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 17602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06905]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health 
Statistics (BSC, NCHS)

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 Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS). This meeting is open 
to the public limited only by the audio (via teleconference) lines 
available. The public is welcome to listen to the meeting, please use 
the following URL https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm 
that points to the BSC homepage. Further information and meeting agenda 
will be available on the BSC website including instructions for 
accessing the live meeting broadcast.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The teleconference access is https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sayeedha Uddin, M.D., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, NCHS/CDC, Board of Scientific Counselors, 3311 
Toledo Road, Room 2627, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, Telephone (301) 
458-4303; Email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose: The Board is charged with providing advice and making 
recommendations to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS, regarding the 
scientific and technical program goals and objectives, strategies, and 
priorities of NCHS.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting agenda includes welcome 
remarks and a Center update by NCHS Director; presentation on National 
Center for Health Statistics Strategic Planning; presentation on 
Synthetic Data; presentation on Changes in National Health Interview 
Survey Data Collection During the COVID-19 pandemic; presentation on 
Innovation in Vital Statistics: Nowcasting Techniques; and presentation 
on Division of Health Care Statistics Cloud Migration.
    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. 2021-06905 Filed 4-2-21; 8:45 am]
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