[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49463-49464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16104]


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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 partially 
open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 20, 2023. The first 
session of the day will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., EDT (OPEN), 
and the second session will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., EDT 
(CLOSED). The public comment period will be at the end of the open 
session of the meeting, from 2:10 p.m. to 2:25 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: Webinar, Atlanta, Georgia. All participants must register by 
using the following link to attend the open session: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_6fMCRBe2SzmPnasMtiyF_Q.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher R. Harper, Ph.D., 
Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, 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: Portions of 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, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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. Further, the Board provides guidance on extramural 
scientific program matters. Additionally, the Board provides second-
level scientific and programmatic review of 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. Finally, the Board also 
recommends areas of research to be supported by contracts and 
cooperative agreements and provides concept reviews of program 
proposals and announcements.

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    Matters to be Considered: The open session of the meeting will 
include a discussion on the updated Intimate Partner Violence 
Prevention Research Priorities. The closed session of the meeting will 
focus on the Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grant 
applications received in response to one (1) Notice of Funding 
Opportunity: RFA-CE-24-001--``Grants for Injury Control Research 
Centers.'' 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. 2023-16104 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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