[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33412]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; NIOSH Meetings

    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 committee meeting:

    Name: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 12, 1998. 8 a.m.-
5:30 p.m., February 13, 1998.
    Place: Old Town Alexandria Holiday Inn, 480 King Street, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.
    Status: Open business session, 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m., February 12, 
1998; Closed evaluation sessions 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 12, 
1998; and 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., February 13, 1998.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) in response to 
the Institute's standard grants review and funding cycles pertaining 
to research issues in occupational safety and health and allied 
areas. It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research 
endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals which will 
lead to improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of 
the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries 
and illnesses, as well as to support more focused research projects 
which will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational 
safety and health services and the prevention of work-related injury 
and illness. It is anticipated that research funded will promote 
these program goals.
    Matters to be discussed: The meeting will convene in open 
session from 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. on February 12, 1998, to address 
matters related to the conduct of Study Section business. The 
meeting will proceed in closed session from 8:30 a.m. until 
scheduled adjournment (5:30 p.m.) on February 12, 1998. The meeting 
will continue in closed session from 8 a.m. until scheduled 
adjournment (5:30 p.m.) or earlier on February 13, 1998. The purpose 
of the closed sessions is for the Safety and Occupational Health 
Study Section to consider safety and occupational health related 
grant applications. These portions of the meeting will be closed to 
the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c) 
(4) and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate 
Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-
463.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D., 
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination 
and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale 
Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-33412 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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