Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR), 64600 [2014-25838]
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The meeting will be held at
the Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Zimmerman, Designated
Management Official, at the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland,
20850, (301) 427–1456. For press-related
information, please contact Alison Hunt
at (301) 427–1244.
If sign language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodation for a
disability is needed, please contact the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Equal Employment
Opportunity and Diversity Management
on (301) 827–4840, no later than Friday,
October 24, 2014. The agenda, roster,
and minutes are available from Ms.
Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland,
20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is
(301) 427-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Director presenting an update on
current research, programs, and
initiatives. Following the Director’s
Update, the agenda will include a
presentation on AHRQ’s work to make
health care safer followed by a
discussion on reducing healthcare
disparities. The final agenda will be
available on the AHRQ Web site at
www.AHRQ.gov no later than Friday,
November 1, 2014.
I. Purpose
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:
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., November 18, 2014
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., November 19,
2014
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway,
Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open to the public, limited
only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates
approximately 60 people.
Purpose: The Secretary, Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS)
and by delegation, the Director, CDC
and Administrator, NCEH/ATSDR, are
authorized under Section 301(42 U.S.C.
241) and Section 311(42 U.S.C. 243) of
the Public Health Service Act, as
amended, to: (1) Conduct, encourage,
cooperate with, and assist other
appropriate public authorities, scientific
institutions, and scientists in the
conduct of research, investigations,
experiments, demonstrations, and
studies relating to the causes, diagnosis,
treatment, control, and prevention of
physical and mental diseases and other
impairments; (2) assist states and their
political subdivisions in the prevention
of infectious diseases and other
preventable conditions and in the
promotion of health and well being; and
(3) train state and local personnel in
health work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR
ADDRESSES:
The National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality is
authorized by Section 941 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299c. In
accordance with its statutory mandate,
the Council is to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Director, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), on matters related to AHRQ’s
conduct of its mission including
providing guidance on (A) priorities for
health care research, (B) the field of
health care research including training
needs and information dissemination on
health care quality and (C) the role of
the Agency in light of private sector
activity and opportunities for public
private partnerships.
The Council is composed of members
of the public, appointed by the
Secretary, and Federal ex-officio
members specified in the authorizing
legislation.
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II. Agenda
On Friday, November 7, 2014, there
will be a subcommittee meeting for the
National Healthcare Quality and
Disparities Report scheduled to begin at
7:30 a.m. in room 425A. The
subcommittee meeting is open the
public. The Council meeting will
convene at 8:30 a.m., with the call to
order by the Council Chair and approval
of previous Council summary notes. The
meeting is open to the public. The
meeting will begin with the AHRQ
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provides advice and guidance to the
Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and
Administrator, ATSDR; and the
Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding
program goals, objectives, strategies, and
priorities in fulfillment of the agency’s
mission to protect and promote people’s
health. The board provides advice and
guidance that will assist NCEH/ATSDR
in ensuring scientific quality,
timeliness, utility, and dissemination of
results. The board also provides
guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work
more efficiently and effectively with its
various constituents and to fulfill its
mission in protecting America’s health.
Matters for Discussion: The agenda
items for the BSC Meeting will include
NCEH/ATSDR Office of the Director
updates; NCEH/ATSDR budget process;
soil vapor intrusion; tobacco
biomarkers/E-cigarettes; children’s
environmental health; West Virginia
water contamination; NCEH/ATSDR
program responses to BSC guidance and
action items; updates from the National
Institute for Environmental Health
Services, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.
Department of Energy and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; and
discussion of future BSC agenda topics
and action items.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Supplemental Information: The
public comment period is scheduled on
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 3:15
p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and on
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from
11:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.
Contact Person for More Information:
Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR,
4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F–61,
Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone
770/488–0575 or 770/488–0577, Fax:
770/488–3377; Email: smalcom@
cdc.gov. The deadline for notification of
attendance is November 11, 2014.
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 the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services 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 Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR)
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:
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., November 18, 2014
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., November 19, 2014
Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people.
Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) and by delegation, the Director, CDC and Administrator, NCEH/
ATSDR, are authorized under Section 301(42 U.S.C. 241) and Section
311(42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to:
(1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and assist other appropriate
public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the
conduct of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and
studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and
prevention of physical and mental diseases and other impairments; (2)
assist states and their political subdivisions in the prevention of
infectious diseases and other preventable conditions and in the
promotion of health and well being; and (3) train state and local
personnel in health work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and
guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and Administrator,
ATSDR; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals,
objectives, strategies, and priorities in fulfillment of the agency's
mission to protect and promote people's health. The board provides
advice and guidance that will assist NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific
quality, timeliness, utility, and dissemination of results. The board
also provides guidance to help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently and
effectively with its various constituents and to fulfill its mission in
protecting America's health.
Matters for Discussion: The agenda items for the BSC Meeting will
include NCEH/ATSDR Office of the Director updates; NCEH/ATSDR budget
process; soil vapor intrusion; tobacco biomarkers/E-cigarettes;
children's environmental health; West Virginia water contamination;
NCEH/ATSDR program responses to BSC guidance and action items; updates
from the National Institute for Environmental Health Services, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Energy
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and discussion of future
BSC agenda topics and action items.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Supplemental Information: The public comment period is scheduled on
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 3:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and on
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.
Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-61,
Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone 770/488-0575 or 770/488-0577, Fax:
770/488-3377; Email: smalcom@cdc.gov. The deadline for notification of
attendance is November 11, 2014.
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 the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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