79 FR 139 pgs. 42329-42330 - Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR)

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 139Pages: 42329 - 42330

FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-17059 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]

Agency: Health and Human Services Department

Sub Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 42329, 42330

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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 teleconference meeting of the aforementioned committee:

Time And Date: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., August 11, 2014.

Place: Teleconference.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the conference lines available. The toll-free, dial-in number is 1-877-315-6535 and the passcode is 383520.

[top] 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.

Matter For Discussion: The agenda item for the BSC Meeting will include a discussion on establishing a subcommittee to the BSC on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.

Agenda item is subject to change as priorities dictate.

Supplemental Information: The public is welcome to participate during the public comment period, tentatively scheduled on August 11, 2014, from 3:15 p.m., until 3:25 p.m.

Contact Person For More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-61, Chamblee, Georgia 30345; Telephone: 770/488-0575 or 770/488-0755, Fax: 770/488-3377; Email: smalcom@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 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 2014-17059 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]

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