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recommendations to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary
for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding
the elimination of tuberculosis. Specifically,
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priorities; addresses the development and
application of new technologies; and reviews
the extent to which progress has been made
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Elaine L. Baker,
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Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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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)
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In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L.92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces, the following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
Times and Dates:
10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., January 26, 2009.
8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., January 27, 2009.
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE.,
Building 106, First Floor, Rooms 1A and 1B,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open: 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., January
26, 2009.
Closed: 4:35 p.m.–6:30 p.m., January 26,
2009.
Open: 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., January 27,
2009.
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Purpose: The board makes
recommendations regarding policies,
strategies, objectives, and priorities, and
reviews progress toward injury prevention
goals and provides evidence in injury
prevention-related research and programs.
The board provides advice on the appropriate
balance of intramural and extramural
research, and provides advice on the
structure, progress and performance of
intramural programs. The board is also
designed to provide 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 contracts applications
received in response to the funding
opportunity announcements as it relates 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. The board
shall provide guidance on the National
Center of Injury Prevention and Control’s
programs and research activities by
conducting scientific peer review of
intramural research and programs within the
National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control; by ensuring adherence to Office of
Management and Budget requirements for
intramural peer review; and by monitoring
the overall direction, focus, and success of
the National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control.
Matters To Be Discussed: As this is the
initial meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, they will receive an overview of
the mission of the National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control. The meeting will
include the review, discussion, and
evaluation of center grants received in
response to one Fiscal Year 2009 FOA.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Dr.
Gwen Cattledge, Ph.D., Executive Secretary,
NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE.,
Mailstop F–63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341,
Telephone (770) 488–4655.The Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
has been delegated the authority to sign
Federal Register notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other
committee management activities, for both
CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
Dated: December 24, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Subcommittee for Dose
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Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting for the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., January
29, 2009.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395
Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018.
Telephone (859) 334–4611, Fax (859) 334–
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Background: The Advisory Board was
established under the Energy Employees
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variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively
manage the new compensation program. Key
functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of
probability of causation guidelines that have
been promulgated by the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) as a final
rule; advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been
promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice
on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the compensation
program; and advice on petitions to add
classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
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with (a) Providing advice to the Secretary,
HHS, on the development of guidelines
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scientific validity and quality of dose
reconstruction efforts performed for this
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Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on
whether there is a class of employees at any
Department of Energy facility who were
exposed to radiation but for whom it is not
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and
on whether there is reasonable likelihood
that such radiation doses may have
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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)
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L.92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces, the following meeting of the aforementioned
committee:
Times and Dates:
10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., January 26, 2009.
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., January 27, 2009.
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE., Building 106, First Floor,
Rooms 1A and 1B, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., January 26, 2009.
Closed: 4:35 p.m.-6:30 p.m., January 26, 2009.
Open: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., January 27, 2009.
Purpose: The board makes recommendations regarding policies,
strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward
injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury prevention-
related research and programs. The board provides advice on the
appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and
provides advice on the structure, progress and performance of
intramural programs. The board is also designed to provide 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 contracts applications
received in response to the funding opportunity announcements as it
relates 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.
The board shall provide guidance on the National Center of Injury
Prevention and Control's programs and research activities by
conducting scientific peer review of intramural research and
programs within the National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control; by ensuring adherence to Office of Management and Budget
requirements for intramural peer review; and by monitoring the
overall direction, focus, and success of the National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control.
Matters To Be Discussed: As this is the initial meeting of the
Board of Scientific Counselors, they will receive an overview of the
mission of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
The meeting will include the review, discussion, and evaluation of
center grants received in response to one Fiscal Year 2009 FOA.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Dr. Gwen Cattledge, Ph.D.,
Executive Secretary, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop
F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone (770) 488-4655.The Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities,
for both CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry.
Dated: December 24, 2008.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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