[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37858-37859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17128]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number: NIOSH 278]


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee. This 
meeting is open to the public. The public comment period is from 12:30 
p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Please note that the public comment period ends at 
the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, 
whichever is earlier. Each commenter will be provided up to five 
minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and 
will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments 
will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session 
via an on-line form at the following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html.
    This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space 
available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 33 people. The 
meeting is also open to the public via webcast. If you wish to attend 
in person or by webcast, please see the NIOSH Web site to register 
(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/) or call (404-498-2539) at least five 
business days in advance of the meeting. Teleconference is available 
toll-free; please dial (888) 397-9578, Participant Pass Code 63257516. 
Adobe Connect webcast will be available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/ for participants wanting to connect 
remotely.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 26, 2017, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 
p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: Patriots Plaza I, 395 E Street SW., Room 9000, Washington, 
DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alberto Garcia, M.S., Executive 
Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1090

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Tusculum Avenue, MS-R5, Cincinnati, OH 45226, telephone (513) 841-4596, 
fax (513) 841-4506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by 
delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service 
Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, 
experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and 
health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors provides 
guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board 
provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to 
developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting 
findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to 
which the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) 
address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Matters for Discussion: The agenda for the meeting addresses 
occupational safety and health issues related to: Stockpiled surgical 
gowns & respirators; the increased use and complexity of robots; 
NIOSH's disaster science responder research; and fentanyl exposures to 
emergency responders.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/). Members of the public who wish to address the NIOSH BSC 
are requested to contact the Executive Secretary for scheduling 
purposes (see contact information below). Alternatively, written 
comments to the BSC may be submitted via an on-line form at the 
following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html.
    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 L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-17128 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P