[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 26546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09066]



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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

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with regulatory provisions, the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting 
for 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 June 8, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m., EDT (CLOSED).

ADDRESSES: Webinar, Atlanta, Georgia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher R. Harper, Ph.D., 
Designated Federal Officer, National Center for Injury Prevention and 
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford 
Highway NE, Mailstop S-1069, Atlanta, Georgia 30341. Telephone: (404) 
718-8330; 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 5 U.S.C. 1009 (Pub. L. 92-463, as 
amended).
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control (BSC, NCIPC or 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 and strategies related to the prevention of 
injury and violence; (2) assist States and other entities in preventing 
intentional and unintentional injuries, and to promote health and well-
being; and (3) make recommendations of grants and cooperative 
agreements for research and prevention activities related to injury and 
violence. The BSC, NCIPC makes recommendations regarding policies, 
strategies, objectives, and priorities and reviews progress toward 
injury and violence prevention. The Board also provides advice on the 
appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research and provides 
guidance on the needs, structure, progress, and performance of 
intramural programs. The Board also provides guidance on extramural 
scientific program matters. The Board provides second-level scientific 
and programmatic review for applications for research grants, 
cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury and 
violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit 
further consideration for funding support. The Board also recommends 
areas of research to be supported by contracts and cooperative 
agreements and provides concept reviews of program proposals and 
announcements.
    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 Opportunity: RFA-
CE-23-002--``Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting Research 
Related to Understanding Polydrug Use Risk and Protective Factors''; 
RFA-CE-23-003--``Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting 
Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence Impacting 
Children and Youth''; RFA-CE-23-004--``Research Grants for Preventing 
Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01)''; RFA-CE-23-005--``Research 
Grants to Inform Firearm-Related Violence and Injury Prevention 
Strategies (R01)''; and RFA-CE-23-006--``Research Grants to Rigorously 
Evaluate Innovative and Promising Strategies to Prevent Firearm-Related 
Violence and Injuries (R01).'' 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. 2023-09066 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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