82 FR 34675 - Sunshine Act Meeting: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34675]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15783]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Sunshine Act Meeting: Board of Scientific Counselors, National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

TIMES AND DATES: 
11:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., EDT, September 6, 2017
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., EDT, September 7, 2017

PLACE:  NCHS Headquarters, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 
20782.

STATUS:  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), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 
announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee. This 
meeting is open to the public; however, visitors must be processed in 
accordance with established federal policies and procedures. For 
foreign nationals or non-U.S. citizens, pre-approval is required 
(please contact Gwen Mustaf, 301-458-4500, [email protected], or Virginia 
Cain, [email protected] at least 10 days in advance for requirements). All 
visitors are required to present a valid form of picture identification 
issued by a state, federal or international government. As required by 
the Federal Property Management Regulations, Title 41, Code of Federal 
Regulation, Subpart 101-20.301, all persons entering in or on Federal 
controlled property and their packages, briefcases, and other 
containers in their immediate possession are subject to being x-rayed 
and inspected. Federal law prohibits the knowing possession or the 
causing to be present of firearms, explosives and other dangerous 
weapons and illegal substances. The meeting room accommodates 
approximately 78 people.

Matters to be Considered:  This committee is charged with providing 
advice and making recommendations to the Secretary, Department of 
Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCHS, 
regarding the scientific and technical program goals and objectives, 
strategies, and priorities of NCHS. The agenda includes welcome remarks 
by NCHS leadership; update from the Division of Health Care Statistics; 
update on National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) 
activities; update on improving data collection.
    Requests to make oral presentations should be submitted in writing 
to the contact person listed below. All requests must contain the name, 
address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation of the 
presenter. Written comments should not exceed five single-spaced typed 
pages in length and must be received by August 22, 2017. Agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information:  Virginia S. Cain, Ph.D., Director 
of Extramural Research, NCHS/CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2627, 
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4500, 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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-15783 Filed 7-24-17; 11:15 am]
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