81 FR 6862 - Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 26 (February 9, 2016)

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental 
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the CDC, National Center for 
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(NCEH/ATSDR) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
subcommittee:
    Time and Date: 12:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m., EST, February 9, 2016.
    Place: This meeting will be held by teleconference. To participate 
in the teleconference, please dial 1-877-315-6535 Passcode: 383520.
    Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
conference lines available. The public is welcome to participate during 
the public comment period, which is tentatively scheduled from 1:30 
p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
    This Federal Register Notice is being published less than 15 days 
before the meeting because of the urgent nature of recent events 
involving the Flint, Michigan water contamination with lead. CDC is 
convening a meeting of the Lead Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors to initiate discussion of public health measures and 
assessments needed in response to this event.
    Purpose: The subcommittee will propose strategies and options to 
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on ways to prioritize NCEH/
ATSDR's activities, improve health outcomes, and address health 
disparities as it relates to lead exposures. The subcommittee will 
deliberate on ways to evaluate lead exposure and how to best conduct 
health evaluations through exposure and epidemiologic studies. 
Subcommittee proposals on lead prevention practices and national lead 
poisoning prevention efforts will be provided to the Board of 
Scientific Counselors for deliberation and possible adoption as formal 
recommendations to NCEH/ATSDR.
    Matters for Discussion: Agenda items will include the following: 
Blood lead testing and health surveillance strategies for the residents 
of Flint, Michigan, including methodological approaches for conducting 
retrospective and prospective assessments of blood lead levels and 
associated health outcomes.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Sandra Malcom, Committee 
Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F-45, 
Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone 770/488-0575, Fax: 770/488-3377; 
Email: [email protected].
    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.

Gary Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND prospective assessments of blood lead the use of appropriate automated,
HUMAN SERVICES levels and associated health outcomes. electronic, mechanical, or other
Agenda items are subject to change as technological collection techniques or
Centers for Disease Control and priorities dictate. other forms of information technology,
Prevention Contact Person for More Information: e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Sandra Malcom, Committee responses; and (e) Assess information
Board of Scientific Counselors, Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, collection costs.
National Center for Environmental 4770 Buford Highway, Mail Stop F–45, To request additional information on
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances Chamblee, Georgia 30345; telephone the proposed project or to obtain a copy
and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ 770/488–0575, Fax: 770/488–3377; of the information collection plan and
ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention Email: smalcom@cdc.gov. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
(LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of The Director, Management Analysis send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
Meeting and Services Office has been delegated comments and/or suggestions regarding
the authority to sign Federal Register the items contained in this notice
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
notices pertaining to announcements of should be directed to the Attention:
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
meetings and other committee CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
(Pub. L. 92–463), the CDC, National
management activities, for both the and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
Center for Environmental Health/
Centers for Disease Control and by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic comments should be received within 30
Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR)
Substances and Disease Registry. days of this notice.
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned subcommittee: Gary Johnson, Proposed Project
Time and Date: 12:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m., Acting Director, Management Analysis and CDC Model Performance Evaluation
EST, February 9, 2016. Services Office, Centers for Disease Control Program (MPEP) for Mycobacterium
Place: This meeting will be held by and Prevention. tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility Testing
teleconference. To participate in the [FR Doc. 2016–02574 Filed 2–4–16; 4:15 pm] (OMB Control No. 0920–0600, Expires
teleconference, please dial 1–877–315– BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 5/31/2016)—Extension—National
6535 Passcode: 383520. Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis,
Status: The meeting is open to the STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
public, limited only by the conference DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Centers for Disease Control and
lines available. The public is welcome HUMAN SERVICES Prevention (CDC).
to participate during the public
comment period, which is tentatively Centers for Disease Control and Background and Brief Description
scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Prevention As part of the continuing effort to
This Federal Register Notice is being support domestic public health
[30Day–16–0600]
published less than 15 days before the objectives for treatment of tuberculosis
meeting because of the urgent nature of Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork (TB), prevention of multi-drug
recent events involving the Flint, Reduction Act Review resistance, and surveillance programs,
Michigan water contamination with CDC is requesting approval for an
lead. CDC is convening a meeting of the The Centers for Disease Control and extension of three years from the Office
Lead Subcommittee of the Board of Prevention (CDC) has submitted the of Management and Budget to continue
Scientific Counselors to initiate following information collection request information collection from participants
discussion of public health measures to the Office of Management and Budget in the Model Performance Evaluation
and assessments needed in response to (OMB) for review and approval in Program for Mycobacterium
this event. accordance with the Paperwork Tuberculosis Susceptibility Testing.
Purpose: The subcommittee will Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for Extension of this information collection
propose strategies and options to the the proposed information collection is will not require changes in the scope of
Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on published to obtain comments from the the study, methodology, information
ways to prioritize NCEH/ATSDR’s public and affected agencies. collection instruments, or burden on the
activities, improve health outcomes, and Written comments and suggestions respondents.
address health disparities as it relates to from the public and affected agencies While the overall number of cases of
lead exposures. The subcommittee will concerning the proposed collection of TB in the U.S. has decreased, rates still
deliberate on ways to evaluate lead information are encouraged. Your remain high among foreign-born
exposure and how to best conduct comments should address any of the persons, prisoners, homeless
health evaluations through exposure following: (a) Evaluate whether the populations, and individuals infected
and epidemiologic studies. proposed collection of information is with HIV in major metropolitan areas.
Subcommittee proposals on lead necessary for the proper performance of To reach the goal of eliminating TB, the
prevention practices and national lead the functions of the agency, including Model Performance Evaluation Program
poisoning prevention efforts will be whether the information will have for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Drug
provided to the Board of Scientific practical utility; (b) Evaluate the Susceptibility Testing is used to monitor
Counselors for deliberation and possible accuracy of the agencies estimate of the and evaluate performance and practices
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adoption as formal recommendations to burden of the proposed collection of among national laboratories performing
NCEH/ATSDR. information, including the validity of M. tuberculosis susceptibility testing.
Matters for Discussion: Agenda items the methodology and assumptions used; Participation in this program is one way
will include the following: Blood lead (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and laboratories can ensure high-quality
testing and health surveillance strategies clarity of the information to be laboratory testing, resulting in accurate
for the residents of Flint, Michigan, collected; (d) Minimize the burden of and reliable testing results.
including methodological approaches the collection of information on those Extension of this information
for conducting retrospective and who are to respond, including through collection provides CDC with an

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FR Citation		81 FR 6862

81 FR 6862 - Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR), Lead Poisoning Prevention (LPP) Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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