[Federal Register: April 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 74)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

 
Community/Tribal Subcommittee and the Board of Scientific 
Counselors, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Meetings

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces the following subcommittee and 
committee meetings.

    Name: Community/Tribal Subcommittee.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 7, 2002; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., 
May 8, 2002.
    Place: Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, Atlanta, 
Georgia, 30361.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the available space. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This subcommittee brings to the Board advice, citizen 
input, and recommendations on community and tribal programs, 
practices, and policies of the Agency.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include an overview of the 
Office of Regional Operations; discussion on ATSDR's training 
courses; discussion on ATSTR's Disease Registry activities, 
highlights from the new Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual; 
update on the CTS Evaluation; overview of Public Health Assessment; 
review of Action Items; and a report on nomination of four new 
Special Consultants.
    Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, ATSDR.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., May 9, 2002; 8:30 a.m.-
12:10 p.m., May 10, 2002.
    Place: Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, Atlanta, 
Georgia, 30361.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the available space. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: The Board of Scientific Counselors, ATSDR, advises the 
Secretary and the Administrator, ATSDR, on ATSDR programs to ensure 
scientific quality, timeliness, utility, and dissemination of results. 
Specifically, the Board advises on the adequacy of science in ATSDR-
supported research, emerging problems that require scientific 
investigations, accuracy and currency of the science in ATSDR reports, 
and program areas to emphasize or de-emphasize. In addition, the Board 
recommends research programs and conference support for which the 
Agency awards grants to universities, colleges, research institutions, 
hospitals, and other public and private organizations.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda will include a review of Action 
Items; updates on the Agenda for Public Health Environmental Research; 
update of the CTS Evaluation; discussion on the formation of the Health 
Department Subcommittee; discussion on New Directions for Health 
Education and Promotion; presentation on the performance measures and 
strategic plan; update on the Bio-Chem Terrorism Developments; update 
on the Child Health Workgroup; discussion on the World Trade Center 
Residential Sampling, Herculaneum, Calcasieu Parish, and anthrax 
activities.
    Written comments are welcomed and should be received by the contact 
person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Robert Spengler, Sc.D., Executive 
Secretary, BSC, ATSDR, M/S E-28, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone 404/498-0003.
    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 CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: April 11, 2002.
Alvin Hall,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-9269 Filed 4-16-02; 8:45 am]
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