01-18287. Science and Program Review Subcommittee (SPRS) and the Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control (ACIPC): Meetings

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 subcommittee and committee meetings.

Name: Science and Program Review Subcommittee to ACIPC.

Time and Date: 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., August 7, 2001.

Place: The Westin Atlanta Airport, 4736 Best Road, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Status: Open: 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m., August 7, 2001; Closed: 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., August 7, 2001. Open to the public, limited only by the space available.

Purpose: The Subcommittee provides advice on the needs, structure, progress and performance of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control's programs. The Subcommittee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for funding support. The Subcommittee also advises on priorities for research to be supported by contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and provides concept review of program proposals and announcements.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include status of program announcements for fiscal year 2002, schedule of monitoring workshops, general announcements and updates, and second-level scientific and programmatic review, discussion, and evaluation of grant applications relating to the support of injury control research centers, individual research grants, and Small Business Innovation Research.

Name: Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control.

Time and Date: 4:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m., August 7, 2001.

Place: The Westin Atlanta Airport, 4736 Best Road, College Park, Georgia 30337.

Status: Open: 4:45 p.m.-5:10 p.m., August 7, 2001; Closed: 5:10 p.m.-5:45 p.m., August 7, 2001.

Purpose: The Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding feasible goals for the prevention and control of injury. The Committee makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward injury prevention and control. The Committee provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and also provides guidance on the needs, structure, progress and performance of intramural programs, and on extramural scientific program matters. The Committee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for funding support. The Committee also recommends areas of research to be supported by contracts and cooperative agreements and provides concept review of program proposals and announcements.

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include an update from the Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), format proposed for future ACIPC meetings, and consideration, discussion, and vote on SPRS funding recommendations regarding grant applications.

On August 7, 2001, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the SPRS will convene in closed session, and from 5:10 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., the ACIPC voting members will convene in closed session to discuss and evaluate grant applications. These portions of the meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c)(4) and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Deputy Director for Program Management, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Mr. Thomas E. Blakeney, Acting Executive Secretary, ACIPC, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., M/S K61, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone [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: July 10, 2001.

John Burckhardt,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.