[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30534]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Infectious
Diseases: 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: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for
Infectious Diseases (NCID).
Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., December 2, 1998. 8:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m., December 3, 1998.
Place: Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 130 Clairmont
Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, NCID, provides
advice and guidance to the Director, CDC, and Director, NCID, in the
following areas: program goals and objectives; strategies; program
organization and resources for infectious disease prevention and
control; and program priorities.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include:
1. NCID Update
2. EID Plan: Release and Implementation
3. Scientific Updates:
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
Hepatitis C Update
4. Emergency Preparedness
5. International Outbreak Response
7. Prevention Research
8. Minority Health
9. Program Update: Hospital Infections Program
10. Late breaking scientific reports
11. Comments from CDC Director
12. Discussion and Recommendations
Other agenda items include announcements/introductions; follow-
up on actions recommended by the Board April 1998; consideration of
future directions, goals, and recommendations.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Written comments are welcome and should be received by the
contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Diane S. Holley, Office of
the Director, NCID, CDC, Mailstop C-20, 1600 Clifton Road, NE,
Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-0078.
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: November 9, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-30534 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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