Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 157 / Monday, August 17, 2009 / Notices 41451 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–19637 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): Human 

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 

Prevention Projects for CommunityBased Organizations, Funding 

Opportunity Announcement (FOA), 

PS10–1003, Initial Review 

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 aforementioned meeting. 

Times and Dates: 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 6, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 7, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 8, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 9, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 10, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 11, 2009 

(Closed) 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., December 12, 2009 

(Closed) 

Place: Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland 

Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, 

Telephone (404) 659–6500. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with provisions set 

forth in Section 552b(c) (4) and (6), Title 5 

U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services Office, 

CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will 

include the initial review, discussion, and 

evaluation of ‘‘HIV Prevention Projects for 

Community-Based Organizations, FOA 

PS10–003.’’ 

Contact Person For More Information: 

Monica Farmer, M.Ed., Public Health 

Analyst, Strategic Science and Program Unit, 

Office of the Director, Coordinating Center 

for Infectious Diseases, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., Mailstop E–60, Atlanta, GA 

30333, Telephone: (404) 498–2277. 

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: August 5, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–19638 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Science and Technology Directorate 

Notice of Video Quality in Public Safety 

Conference 

AGENCY: Science and Technology 

Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of open conference. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for 

Interoperability and Compatibility 

(OIC), in partnership with the Public 

Safety Communications Research 

(PSCR) program within the U.S 

Department of Commerce, will host the 

second Video Quality in Public Safety 

(VQiPS) conference in September 2009. 

The conference will provide 

stakeholders with the opportunity to 

discuss their successes and the 

challenges related to video quality and 

interoperability. Information will be 

presented by field experts regarding 

video technology, standards 

development, and video system 

integration. The conference will also 

review the work of the VQiPS Working 

Group, which is comprised of 

volunteers from each public safety 

discipline—local, state, and Federal 

law, fire, and emergency medical 

services practitioners; Federal partners; 

representatives from academia and nonprofit entities; and manufacturers. The 

Working Group coordinates efforts 

among organizations and agencies that 

are developing video standards for their 

own use. 

DATES: The conference will take place 

Tuesday, September 1, 2009, through 

Thursday, September 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held 

at the Institute for Telecommunication 

Sciences laboratories at 325 Broadway, 

Boulder, Colorado. Additional 

conference details can be found at 

http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/psvq/vqips/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cuong Luu, U.S. Department of 

Homeland Security, Science and 

Technology Directorate, Office for 

Interoperability and Compatibility. Email: VOIP_Working_Group@sra.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

emergency responders using incident 

video services, a clear picture can mean 

the difference between life and death. 

Video applications are quickly emerging 

as an essential component in seamless 

communications among emergency 

responders. In the past, public safety 

has looked to manufacturers to inform 

them of their video equipment needs, 

but as video technology has evolved, the 

array of options for public safety 

practitioners has grown and the 

interoperability challenges have become 

increasingly complex. Thus, the need 

has emerged for public safety to 

collectively articulate their video 

quality needs to the manufacturing 

community. 

In 2008, OIC within DHS and the U.S. 

Department of Commerce’s PSCR 

program formed the VQiPS Working 

Group, which is composed of volunteers 

from each public safety discipline. 

Participants include local, state, and 

Federal law, fire, and emergency 

medical services practitioners; Federal 

partners; representatives from academia 

and non-profit entities; and 

manufacturers. Together, Working 

Group members coordinate efforts 

among organizations and agencies that 

are developing video standards for their 

own use. 

Although each public safety 

discipline’s video content may seem 

very different on the surface, many 

common elements exist that imply 

similar video quality specifications. The 

Working Group is therefore developing 

a set of application-independent use 

cases and a user guide to help public 

safety agencies determine their 

particular use cases. The Working 

Group effort will help practitioners 

implement effective video systems for 

their specific needs. Future outputs of 

the Working Group will include a 

glossary of shared terminology related to 

video quality, video equipment, and 

specifications to aid public safety 

agencies in becoming more effective. 

As public safety agencies migrate to 

more powerful broadband systems, the 

use of video will undoubtedly increase. 

In preparation, OIC is bridging the gap 

between diverse agencies and 

preventing duplicative or competing 

efforts to define and deploy video 

systems. OIC is also acting as an 

objective technical resource to ensure 

future video technologies reflect the 

needs of the entire public safety 

community. 

More information about VQiPS is 

available at http:// 

www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/ 

currentprojects/videoquality/ 

videoquality.htm. 

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