[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9910]
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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: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., April 30, 1998. 8:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m., May 1, 1998.
Place: CDC, Auditorium B, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta,
Georgia 30333.
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: Agenda items will include:
1. NCID Update
2. Program Updates:
Division of Quarantine
Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases
Division of AIDS, Tuberculosis, and STD Laboratory Research
3. Emerging Infectious Disease Plan--Update
4. Core Capabilities for Public Health Laboratories
5. Update: Rift Valley Fever
6. Scientific Updates: Late Breakers
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Other agenda items include announcements/introductions; follow-
up on actions recommended by the Board in December 1997; and
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.
Dated: April 8, 1998.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-9910 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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