[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 27005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12417]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC) Meeting

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, (BSC, NCIPC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m., EDT (CLOSED).

ADDRESSES: Teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770) 
488-1430, Email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#317f72786172736272715255521f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9a7aaa0b9aaabbaaaa98a8d8ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors makes recommendations 
regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; and reviews 
progress toward injury and violence prevention. The Board also provides 
advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural 
research, and guidance on the needs, structure, progress and 
performance of intramural programs. The Board also provides guidance on 
extramural scientific program matters, including the: (1) Review of 
extramural research concepts for funding opportunity announcements; (2) 
conduct of secondary peer review of extramural research grants, 
cooperative agreements, and contracts applications received in response 
to the funding opportunity announcements as they relate to the Center's 
programmatic balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review 
recommendations to the Center Director relating to applications to be 
considered for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, and 
(5) review of program proposals.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
secondary peer review of extramural research grant and cooperative 
agreement applications received in response to three (3) Notice of 
Funding Opportunities (NOFO): RFA-CE-18-003, Research on Improving 
Pediatric mTBI (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) Outcomes Through Clinician 
Training, Decision Support, and Discharge Instructions; RFA-CE-18-002, 
Evaluation of Policies for the Primary Prevention of Multiple Forms of 
Violence; and RFA-CE-18-004, Research to Evaluate Medication Management 
of Opioids and Benzodiazepines to Reduce Older Adult Falls. Agenda 
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    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 Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-12417 Filed 6-8-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P


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