81 FR 8072 - 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 31 (February 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8072]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03375]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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 
committee:

Time and Date

12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., EST, February 23, 2016

Place: This meeting will be held by teleconference. To participate in 
the teleconference, please dial 1-888-390-3409 Passcode: 7621651

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 1:15 
p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
    This Federal Register Notice is being published less than 15 days 
before the meeting due to the recent public health crisis involving the 
Flint, Michigan water contamination with lead. CDC is convening a 
meeting of the Lead Poisoning Prevention Subcommittee of the BSC, NCEH/
ATSDR for a 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: A 
discussion on the blood lead testing and health surveillance strategies 
for the residents of Flint, Michigan.
    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.

Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-03375 Filed 2-12-16; 4:15 pm]
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