Notice2024-02180
Meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Published
February 5, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH). This is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited only by the number of web conference lines (500 lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7714-7715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02180]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2024-0009; NIOSH-278]
Meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH). This is a
virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited only by the number
of web conference lines (500 lines are available). Time will be
available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 13, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3:30
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before March 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to attend the meeting, please register at the
NIOSH website at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/</a> or by telephone at
(202) 245-0649 no later than March 6, 2024.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-0009;
NIOSH-278, by either of the methods listed below. CDC does not accept
comments by email.
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Ms. Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Attn: Docket No. CDC-2024-0009;
NIOSH-278.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and docket number. Docket number CDC-2024-0009; NIOSH-278 will close
March 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Strickland, M.P.H., Designated
Federal Officer, Board of Scientific
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Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Constitution Center, 400
7th Street SW, Suite 5W, Washington, District of Columbia 20024.
Telephone: (202) 245-0649; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e435d7a7c676d65626f606a3c4e6d6a6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="68253b1c1a010b030409060c5a280b0c0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation the Director, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301
and 308 of the Public Health Service Act to conduct directly, or by
grants or contracts, research, experiments, and demonstrations relating
to occupational safety and health and to mine health.
Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) provides advice to the
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, on
NIOSH research and prevention programs. The Board also provides
guidance on the Institute's research activities related to developing
and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings, and
disseminating results. In addition, the Board evaluates the degree to
which the activities of NIOSH: (1) conform to those standards of
scientific excellence appropriate for Federal scientific institutions
in accomplishing objectives in occupational safety and health; (2)
address currently relevant needs in the fields of occupational safety
and health either alone or in conjunction with other known activities
inside and outside of NIOSH; and (3) produce their intended results in
addressing important research questions in occupational safety and
health, both in terms of applicability of the research findings and
dissemination of the findings.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses the
NIOSH Evaluation Capacity Building Plan (ECB Plan) and Scoring Progress
on the ECB Plan; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at NIOSH; and a
National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee Update. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
The agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/</a>.
Public Participation
Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted per the
instructions provided in the addresses section above. Comments received
in advance of the meeting are part of the public record and are subject
to public disclosure. Written comments will be included in the official
record of the meeting. Do not include any information in your comment
or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information,
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments,
that information will be on public display. CDC will review all
submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions
containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security
numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/
near-duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully
consider all comments submitted into the docket.
Written comments received by March 6, 2024, will be provided to the
Board prior to the meeting.
Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., EDT, March 13,
2024. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A
limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a
first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public who wish to
address the BSC, NIOSH are requested to contact the Designated Federal
Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above).
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. 2024-02180 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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