01-25049. Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee: Meeting

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: Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC).

Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., November 1, 2001.

Place: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Building 140, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, telephone [phone].

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.

Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine safety and health research, including grants and contracts for such research, 30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), section 102(b)(2).

Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda for this meeting will focus on NIOSH updates and overviews from various regional offices, international and stakeholder collaboration, and alternate fuels for mining systems.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Lewis V. Wade, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 715-H, Hubert Humphrey Building, P12 Washington, DC 20201-0004, telephone [phone], fax [phone].

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 1, 2001.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).