[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27170]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Readiness and Response

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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting 
for the Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Readiness and 
Response (BSC, ORR). This virtual meeting is open to the public, 
limited only by the number of web conference lines available (500 
lines). Registration in advance is required by accessing the link below 
in the addresses section. Time will be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 25, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., EST, and January 26, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Zoom virtual meeting. If you wish to attend the meeting, 
please register in advance by accessing the link at https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_OHYkxlt_QNyys3kLsfQ3Wg#/registration. Instructions to access the meeting will be provided 
following registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dometa Ouisley, Public Health Analyst, 
Office of Science and Laboratory Readiness, Office of Readiness and 
Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, Mailstop H21-6, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 639-
7450; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Readiness 
and Response provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS); the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
HHS; the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 
and the Director, Office of Readiness and Response (ORR), CDC. The 
Board recommends strategies and goals for readiness and response 
activities pertaining to programs and research within the agency and 
the ORR divisions and monitors the overall strategic direction and 
focus of the ORR divisions and offices. The Board also provides 
administration and oversight of peer review for ORR scientific 
programs. For additional information about the Board, please visit 
https://www.cdc.gov/orr/bsc/index.htm.
    Matters to be Considered: Agenda topics for Day 1 will include: (1) 
Organizational Update, (2) Division of Readiness and Response Science 
Overview, (3) Division Directors Updates, and (4) Discussion: Growing 
Science and Science Strategies. Agenda topics for Day 2 will include: 
(1) Polio Containment Working Group Updates, (2) Health Equity Working 
Group Updates, and (3) Discussion: Improving Readiness for Future 
Threats. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-27170 Filed 12-11-23; 8:45 am]
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