61978 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2005 / Notices 

Administrator of NCEH/ATSDR, are 

authorized under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) 

and Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public 

Health Service Act, as amended, to (1) 

conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and 

assist other appropriate public authorities, 

scientific institutions, and scientists in the 

conduct of research, investigations, 

experiments, demonstrations, and studies 

relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, 

control, and prevention of physical and 

mental diseases and other impairments; (2) 

assist States and their political subdivisions 

in the prevention of infectious diseases and 

other preventable conditions and in the 

promotion of health and well being; and (3) 

train state and local personnel in health 

work. The Board of Scientific Counselors, 

NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance 

to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC and 

Administrator, ATSDR; and the Director, 

NCEH/ATSDR, regarding program goals, 

objectives, strategies, and priorities in 

fulfillment of the agencies’ mission to protect 

and promote people’s health. The Board 

provides advice and guidance that will assist 

NCEH/ATSDR in ensuring scientific quality, 

timeliness, utility, and dissemination of 

results. The Board also provides guidance to 

help NCEH/ATSDR work more efficiently 

and effectively with its various constituents 

and to fulfill its mission in protecting 

America’s health. 

Matters to be Discussed: The agenda items 

will include but are not limited to an update 

on the futures initiatives of the Coordinating 

Center for Environmental Health and Injury 

Prevention; an update on the NCEH/ATSDR 

Director’s priorities; the Environmental 

Health Services Branch peer review report; 

the program response to the report; an 

overview of the Air Pollution and Respiratory 

Health Branch; overview of the Division of 

Toxicology; update on new laboratory 

methods for detecting botulism toxin; and 

updates from the Community and Tribal 

Subcommittee, the Health Department 

Subcommittee, and the Delisting Workgroup. 

Agenda items are tentative and subject to 

change. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Sandra Malcom, Committee Management 

Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, 

M/S E–28, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 404/ 

498–0003, fax 404/498–0059; e-mail: 

smalcom@cdc.gov. The deadline for 

notification of attendance is November 10, 

2005. 

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 NCEH/ATSDR. 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Diane Allen, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry 

The Community and Tribal 

Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), National 

Center for Environmental Health/ 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR). 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, NCEH/ATSDR 

announces the following subcommittee 

meeting: Teleconference. 

Name: Community and Tribal 

Subcommittee (CTS). 

Time and Date: 8 a.m.–1:30 p.m., 

November 16, 2005. 

Place: Century Center, 1825 Century 

Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. See 

Supplementary Information. 

Status: Open to the public, limited by the 

available space. The meeting room 

accommodates approximately 40 people. 

Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of 

Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR, the 

Community and Tribal Subcommittee will 

provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with a forum 

for community and tribal first-hand 

perspectives on the interactions and impacts 

of NCEH/ATSDR’s national and regional 

policies, practices and programs. 

Matters to Be Discussed: The meeting 

agenda will include discussions on NCEH/ 

ATSDR health disparities and environmental 

justice programs; the development of an 

agency environmental justice strategy; a 

review of new NCEH and ATSDR Web sites; 

discussion of new members to the 

subcommittee. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Supplementary Information: This meeting 

is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. To participate please dial 1–

877–315–6535 and enter conference code 

383520. Public Comment period is between 

11 a.m.–11:15 a.m. EST. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Sandra Malcom, Committee Management 

Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Road, 

M/S E–28, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 404/ 

498–0003; e-mail: smalcom@cdc.gov. The 

deadline for notification of attendance is 

November 14, 2005. 

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 NCEH/ATSDR. 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Diane Allen, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Advisory Council for the Elimination of 

Tuberculosis 

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 Council 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Council for the 

Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET). 

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., 

November 16, 2005. 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., 

November 17, 2005. 

Place: Corporate Square, Building 8, 1st 

Floor Conference Room, Atlanta, Georgia 

30333, Telephone (404) 639–8008. 

Status: Open to the public, limited only by 

the space available. The meeting room 

accommodates approximately 100 people. 

Purpose: This council advises and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary, 

Department of Health and Human Services, 

the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the 

Director, CDC, regarding the elimination of 

tuberculosis. Specifically, the Council makes 

recommendations regarding policies, 

strategies, objectives, and priorities; 

addresses the development and application 

of new technologies; and reviews the extent 

to which progress has been made toward 

eliminating tuberculosis. 

Matters to Be Discussed: Agenda items 

include issues pertaining to TB surveillance 

in the United States, Tuberculosis Coalition 

for Technical Assistance Activities and other 

TB related topics. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Paulette Ford-Knights, National Center for 

HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., M/S E–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, 

telephone 404/639–8008. 

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.