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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

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 (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).                     

*Times and Dates:*                         9 a.m.-5 p.m., October 26, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., October 27, 2000.                     

*Place:*                         Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, VA, 22314.                     

*Status:*                         Open 9 a.m.-10 a.m., October 26, 2000. Closed 10 a.m.-5 p.m., October 26, 2000. Closed 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., October 27, 2000.                     

*Purpose:*                         The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received 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 9-10 a.m. on October 26, 2000, to address matters related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of the meeting will proceed in closed session. 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 552b(c)(4) and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463.                     

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. 

*Contact Person for More Information:*                         Charles N. Rafferty, NIOSH Scientific Review Administrator, Bethesda, Maryland. Telephone (301) 435-3562, E-mail raffertc@csr.nih.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.                    

Dated: October 5, 2000. 

Joseph E. Salter, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 00-26136 Filed 10-11-00; 8:45 am] 

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