98-13549. Mine Health Research Advisory Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
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[FR Doc No: 98-13549]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine 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 Health Research Advisory Committee (MHRAC).
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., June 26, 1998.
    Place: The Washington Court Hotel, Montpelier Room, 525 New 
Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Secretary; 
the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; and the Director, National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, on priorities in mine safety and health research, 
including grants and contracts for such research, 30 U.S.C. 
812(b)(2), ection 102(b)(2).
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include MHRAC history; 
funding; the Federal Advisory Committee Act; Research Program 
Transition: FY 1996-FY 1998; FY 1997 and FY 1998 Accomplishments in 
Disaster Prevention and Response; and Mining Research Gaps and 
Emerging Themes.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Larry Grayson, Ph.D., 
Executive Secretary, MHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Room 715-H, Humphrey Building, Washington, DC 20201, telephone 
[phone], fax [phone].

    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Nancy C. Hirsch,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-13549 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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