[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1062-1063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22]


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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)

    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 meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., January 22, 2010.
    Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy., NE., Building 106, First Floor, 
Rooms 1B, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.
    Status: Open: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., January 22, 2010. Closed: 
11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., January 22, 2010.
    Purpose: The board makes recommendations regarding policies, 
strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward 
injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury prevention-
related research and programs. The board provides advice on the 
appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and 
provides advice on the structure, progress and performance of 
intramural programs. The Board of Scientific Counselors is also 
designed to provide guidance on extramural scientific program 
matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural research concepts 
for funding

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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 it relates to the Center's programmatic balance and 
mission; (3) submission of secondary review recommendations to the 
Center Director of applications to be considered for funding 
support; (4) review of research portfolios; and (5) review of 
program proposals. The board shall provide guidance on the National 
Center of Injury Prevention and Control's programs and research 
activities by conducting scientific peer review of intramural 
research and programs within the National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control; by ensuring adherence to Office of 
Management and Budget requirements for intramural peer review; and 
by monitoring the overall direction, focus, and success of the 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
    Matters to be Discussed: As this meeting of the Board of 
Scientific Counselors, the board will be discussing the upcoming 
portfolio topics, activities promoting the Injury Research Agenda, 
and other scientific matters.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Dr. Gwendolyn Cattledge, 
PhD, MSEH, Deputy Associate Director for Science and the Designated 
Federal Officer for the Board of Scientific Counselors, NCIPC, CDC, 
4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, 
Telephone (770) 488-1430.
    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.

Gary J. Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-22 Filed 1-7-10; 8:45 am]
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