[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39521-39522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14154]


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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 of the Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC or 
Board). This meeting is closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 26, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m., EDT (CLOSED).

ADDRESSES: Zoom Virtual Meeting

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Greenspan, DrPH, MPH, PT, 
Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE, 
Mailstop S-1069, Atlanta, Georgia 30341; Telephone: (770) 488-1279; 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting referenced above will be closed 
to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 
552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the 
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. app. 
2).
    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 BSC, NCIPC makes 
recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and 
priorities; reviews progress toward injury prevention goals; and 
provides evidence in injury prevention-related research and programs. 
The Board also provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural 
and extramural research, as well as the structure, progress, and 
performance of intramural programs. The Board provides 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 contract applications received in response 
to funding opportunity announcements as they relate 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 closed meeting will focus on the 
Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant applications 
received in response to five (5) Notices of Funding Opportunities 
(NOFOs): RFA-CE-22-003--``Rigorously Evaluating Programs and Policies 
to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) (U01)''; RFA-CE-22-005--``Research 
Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01)''; 
RFA-CE-22-006--``Research Grants to Evaluate the Effectiveness of 
Physical Therapy-based Exercises and Movements Used to Reduce Older 
Adults Falls(U01)''; RFA-CE-22-007--``Reduce Health Disparities and 
Improve Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Related Outcomes Through the 
Implementation of CDC's Pediatric Mild TBI Guideline''; and RFA-CE-22-
008--``Using Data Linkage to Understand Suicide Attempts, Self-Harm and 
Unintentional Drowning Deaths (U01).'' Agenda items

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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. 2022-14154 Filed 6-30-22; 8:45 am]
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