[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4649]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS) [Task
Group], National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH).
Times and Dates: 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. March 12, 1999.
Place: Teleconference, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown,
WV, 26505.
Status: Open 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. March 12, 1999. Closed 9:45
a.m.-11:30 a.m. March 12, 1999.
Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section [Task
Group] will review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s)
received in response to the Institute's standard grants review and
funding cycles pertaining to research issues in occupational safety
and health and allied areas.
It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research
endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals which will
lead to improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of
the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries
and illnesses, as well as to support more focused research projects
which will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational
safety and health services and the prevention of work-related injury
and illness. It is anticipated that research funded will promote
these program goals.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will convene in open
session from 9:30-9:45 a.m. on March 12, 1999, to address matters
related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of
the meeting will proceed in closed session. The purpose of the
closed sessions is for the Safety and Occupational Health Study
Section to consider safety and occupational health related grant
applications. These portions of the meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4)
and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate
Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-
463.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person For More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination
and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale
Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.
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: February 19, 1999.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-4649 Filed 2-24-99; 8:45 am]
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