Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, (BSC, OPHPR), 56806 [2014-22531]
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programs. Specifically, the Board shall
provide guidance on the Institute’s research
activities related to developing and
evaluating hypotheses, systematically
documenting findings and disseminating
results. The Board shall evaluate the degree
to which the activities of the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health:
(1) Conform to appropriate scientific
standards, (2) address current, relevant
needs, and (3) produce intended results.
Matters for Discussion: NIOSH
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Research Program, the Construction Research
Program, and the Traumatic Injuries Research
Program.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate. An agenda is also posted on
the NIOSH Web site (https://www.cdc.gov/
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both the CDC and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office
of Public Health Preparedness and
Response, (BSC, OPHPR)
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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:
10:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m., E.T., October 27, 2014
8:00 a.m.–4:15 p.m., E.T., October 28, 2014
Place: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Global Communications
Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600
Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open to the public limited only by
the space available. The meeting room will
accommodate up to 90 people. Public
participants should pre-register for the
meeting as described in Additional
Information for Public Participants. Members
of the public that wish to attend this meeting
should pre-register by submitting the
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following information by email, facsimile, or
phone (see Contact Person for More
Information) no later than 12:00 noon (EDT)
on Monday, October 20, 2014:
• Full Name
• Organizational Affiliation
• Complete Mailing Address
• Citizenship
• Phone Number or Email Address
Purpose: This Board is charged with
providing advice and guidance to the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), the Assistant Secretary for
Health (ASH), the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and
the Director, Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR),
concerning strategies and goals for the
programs and research within OPHPR,
monitoring the overall strategic direction and
focus of the OPHPR Divisions and Offices,
and administration and oversight of peer
review of OPHPR scientific programs. For
additional information about the Board,
please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/
science/counselors.htm.
Matters To Be Discussed: Day one of the
meeting will cover briefings and BSC
deliberation on the following topics: Interval
updates from OPHPR Divisions and Offices;
mental and behavioral health and emergency
preparedness and response; and BSC liaison
representative updates to the Board
highlighting organizational activities relevant
to the OPHPR mission.
Day two of the meeting will cover briefings
and BSC deliberation on the following topics:
Evolving capabilities of the Strategic National
Stockpile, community resilience research
updates, select agent regulations, social
media and communication challenges during
emergency response; National Health
Security Preparedness Index Update; and
OPHPR impact measurement.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information:
Marquita Black, Office of Science and Public
Health Practice, Executive Assistant, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D–44, Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639–7325;
Facsimile: (404) 639–7977; Email:
OPHPR.BSC.Questions@cdc.gov.
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 the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, and Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response, (BSC, OPHPR)
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:
10:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m., E.T., October 27, 2014
8:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m., E.T., October 28, 2014
Place: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Global
Communications Center, Building 19, Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open to the public limited only by the space available.
The meeting room will accommodate up to 90 people. Public
participants should pre-register for the meeting as described in
Additional Information for Public Participants. Members of the
public that wish to attend this meeting should pre-register by
submitting the following information by email, facsimile, or phone
(see Contact Person for More Information) no later than 12:00 noon
(EDT) on Monday, October 20, 2014:
Full Name
Organizational Affiliation
Complete Mailing Address
Citizenship
Phone Number or Email Address
Purpose: This Board is charged with providing advice and
guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Director,
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR),
concerning strategies and goals for the programs and research within
OPHPR, monitoring the overall strategic direction and focus of the
OPHPR Divisions and Offices, and administration and oversight of
peer review of OPHPR scientific programs. For additional information
about the Board, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/counselors.htm.
Matters To Be Discussed: Day one of the meeting will cover
briefings and BSC deliberation on the following topics: Interval
updates from OPHPR Divisions and Offices; mental and behavioral
health and emergency preparedness and response; and BSC liaison
representative updates to the Board highlighting organizational
activities relevant to the OPHPR mission.
Day two of the meeting will cover briefings and BSC deliberation
on the following topics: Evolving capabilities of the Strategic
National Stockpile, community resilience research updates, select
agent regulations, social media and communication challenges during
emergency response; National Health Security Preparedness Index
Update; and OPHPR impact measurement.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Marquita Black, Office of
Science and Public Health Practice, Executive Assistant, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D-
44, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-7325; Facsimile:
(404) 639-7977; Email: OPHPR.BSC.Questions@cdc.gov.
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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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