82 FR 37859 - Meeting of Board of Scientific Counselors BSC National Center for Injury Prevention

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 155 (August 14, 2017)

Page Range		37859-37860
FR Document		2017-17129

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee. This meeting is open to the public. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial-in number, 1-877- 492-3517 and the passcode is 2576415. The phone line has 75 ports available for teleconference participants. The meeting room will only accommodate 50 people. There will be 15 minutes allotted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 from 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. for public comments. The public is welcome to submit written comment in advance of the meeting, to the contact person listed below. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Meeting of Board of Scientific Counselors BSC National Center for 
Injury Prevention

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting of the aforementioned committee. This meeting is open 
to the public. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by 
joining the teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial-in number, 1-877-
492-3517 and the passcode is 2576415. The phone line has 75 ports 
available for teleconference participants. The meeting room will only 
accommodate 50 people. There will be 15 minutes allotted on Wednesday, 
September 27, 2017 from 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. for public comments. The 
public is welcome to submit written comment in advance of the meeting, 
to the contact person listed below. Written comments received in 
advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 26, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 
4:40 p.m., EDT, and September 27, 2017, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: Crown Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia, 4355 Ashford 
Dunwoody Road NE., Atlanta, 30346 and via Teleconference: Dial-In 
Number: 1-877-492-3517, Participant Code: 2576415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., 
M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 
Buford Highway NE., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770) 
488-1430. Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Board will: (1) Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, 
and assist other appropriate public health authorities, scientific 
institutions, and scientists in the conduct of research, 
investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to 
the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical 
and mental diseases, and other impairments; (2) assist States and their 
political subdivisions in preventing and suppressing communicable and 
non-communicable diseases and other preventable conditions and in 
promoting health and well-being; and (3) conduct and assist in research 
and control activities related to injury.
    The Board of Scientific Counselors makes recommendations regarding 
policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; and reviews progress 
toward injury prevention goals and provides evidence in injury 
prevention-related research and programs. The Board also provides 
advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural 
research, the structure, progress and performance of intramural 
programs. The Board is designed to provide guidance on extramural 
scientific program matters, including the: (1) Review of extramural 
research concepts for funding opportunity announcements; (2) conduct of 
Secondary Peer Review of extramural research grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contracts applications received in response to the 
funding opportunity announcements as it relates to the Center's 
programmatic balance and mission; (3) submission of secondary review 
recommendations to the Center Director of applications to be considered 
for funding support; (4) review of research portfolios, and (5) review 
of program proposals.
    Matters To Be Considered: The Board of Scientific Counselors Agenda 
for the two-day meeting will be: September 26, 2017--Will discuss 
science matters to include research strategies needed to guide the 
Center's focus, as well as updates on the NCIPC extramural research 
program, the National Intimate and Sexual Violence Workgroup, and the 
Pediatric Mild-Traumatic Injury Workgroup. September 27, 2017--Will 
discuss science matters to include the Essentials for Childhood 
Workgroup Portfolio Review, the Suicide Strategic Plan, and Opioid 
Overdose CDC Coordination/Strategic Directions. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    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

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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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Tusculum Avenue, MS–R5, Cincinnati, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND subdivisions in preventing and
OH 45226, telephone (513) 841–4596, HUMAN SERVICES suppressing communicable and non-
fax (513) 841–4506. communicable diseases and other
Centers for Disease Control and preventable conditions and in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Prevention promoting health and well-being; and
Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant
(3) conduct and assist in research and
Secretary for Health, and by delegation Meeting of Board of Scientific
the Director, Centers for Disease Control control activities related to injury.
Counselors BSC National Center for
and Prevention, are authorized under Injury Prevention The Board of Scientific Counselors
Sections 301 and 308 of the Public makes recommendations regarding
Health Service Act to conduct directly AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and policies, strategies, objectives, and
or by grants or contracts, research, Prevention (CDC), Department of Health priorities; and reviews progress toward
experiments, and demonstrations and Human Services (HHS). injury prevention goals and provides
relating to occupational safety and ACTION: Notice of meeting. evidence in injury prevention-related
health and to mine health. The Board of research and programs. The Board also
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Scientific Counselors provides guidance provides advice on the appropriate
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
to the Director, National Institute for balance of intramural and extramural
Centers for Disease Control and
Occupational Safety and Health on research, the structure, progress and
Prevention (CDC) announces the
research and prevention programs. performance of intramural programs.
following meeting of the
Specifically, the Board provides The Board is designed to provide
aforementioned committee. This
guidance on the Institute’s research guidance on extramural scientific
meeting is open to the public. The
activities related to developing and program matters, including the: (1)
public is also welcome to listen to the
evaluating hypotheses, systematically Review of extramural research concepts
meeting by joining the teleconference at
documenting findings and
the USA toll-free, dial-in number, 1– for funding opportunity
disseminating results. The Board
877–492–3517 and the passcode is announcements; (2) conduct of
evaluates the degree to which the
2576415. The phone line has 75 ports Secondary Peer Review of extramural
activities of the National Institute for
available for teleconference participants. research grants, cooperative agreements,
Occupational Safety and Health: (1)
The meeting room will only and contracts applications received in
Conform to appropriate scientific
accommodate 50 people. There will be response to the funding opportunity
standards, (2) address current, relevant
15 minutes allotted on Wednesday, announcements as it relates to the
needs, and (3) produce intended results.
September 27, 2017 from 11:30 a.m.– Center’s programmatic balance and
Matters for Discussion: The agenda for 11:45 a.m. for public comments. The
the meeting addresses occupational mission; (3) submission of secondary
public is welcome to submit written review recommendations to the Center
safety and health issues related to: comment in advance of the meeting, to
Stockpiled surgical gowns & respirators; Director of applications to be considered
the contact person listed below. Written for funding support; (4) review of
the increased use and complexity of comments received in advance of the
robots; NIOSH’s disaster science research portfolios, and (5) review of
meeting will be included in the official
responder research; and fentanyl program proposals.
record of the meeting.
exposures to emergency responders. Matters To Be Considered: The Board
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Agenda items are subject to change as September 26, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 of Scientific Counselors Agenda for the
priorities dictate. p.m., EDT, and September 27, 2017, two-day meeting will be: September 26,
An agenda is also posted on the 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., EDT. 2017—Will discuss science matters to
NIOSH Web site (http://www.cdc.gov/ ADDRESSES: Crown Plaza Atlanta
include research strategies needed to
niosh/bsc/). Members of the public who Perimeter at Ravinia, 4355 Ashford guide the Center’s focus, as well as
wish to address the NIOSH BSC are Dunwoody Road NE., Atlanta, 30346 updates on the NCIPC extramural
requested to contact the Executive and via Teleconference: Dial-In Number: research program, the National Intimate
Secretary for scheduling purposes (see 1–877–492–3517, Participant Code: and Sexual Violence Workgroup, and
contact information below). 2576415. the Pediatric Mild-Traumatic Injury
Alternatively, written comments to the Workgroup. September 27, 2017—Will
BSC may be submitted via an on-line FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
discuss science matters to include the
form at the following Web site: http:// Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D.,
Essentials for Childhood Workgroup
www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/contact.html. M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for
Portfolio Review, the Suicide Strategic
Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford
The Director, Management Analysis Highway NE., Mailstop F–63, Atlanta, Plan, and Opioid Overdose CDC
and Services Office, has been delegated GA 30341, Telephone (770) 488–1430. Coordination/Strategic Directions.
the authority to sign Federal Register Email address: GCattledge@cdc.gov. Agenda items are subject to change as
notices pertaining to announcements of priorities dictate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
meetings and other committee The Director, Management Analysis
management activities, for both the Purpose: The Board will: (1) Conduct,
encourage, cooperate with, and assist and Services Office, has been delegated
Centers for Disease Control and
other appropriate public health the authority to sign Federal Register
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
authorities, scientific institutions, and notices pertaining to announcements of
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Substances and Disease Registry.
scientists in the conduct of research, meetings and other committee
Elaine L. Baker, investigations, experiments, management activities, for both the
Director, Management Analysis and Services demonstrations, and studies relating to Centers for Disease Control and
Office, Centers for Disease Control and the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control,
Prevention. and prevention of physical and mental
[FR Doc. 2017–17128 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] diseases, and other impairments; (2)
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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic the collection of information on those funded STD prevention services that are
Substances and Disease Registry. who are to respond, including through offered by health departments in the US.
the use of appropriate automated, The STD infrastructure survey will
Elaine L. Baker,
electronic, mechanical, or other aid CDC in understanding the scope of
Director, Management Analysis and Services technological collection techniques or
Office, Centers for Disease Control and the delivery of timely public STD
other forms of information technology, preventive and clinical services that are
Prevention.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of provided to reduce the number of newly
[FR Doc. 2017–17129 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am]
responses; and (e) Assess information acquired STDs and prevent STD-related
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P collection costs. sequelae. There is no national data
To request additional information on available that focuses on detailed STD
the proposed project or to obtain a copy prevention activities conducted by state
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND of the information collection plan and
HUMAN SERVICES and local health departments.
instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written The purpose of this survey is to
Centers for Disease Control and periodically, (i.e., every three years)
Prevention comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice examine STD prevention services
[30Day–17–17NS] should be directed to the Attention: provided by local and state health
CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management departments. The survey will include
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or all state health departments and a
Reduction Act Review by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written nationally representative sample of local
comments should be received within 30 health departments in the US. The local
The Centers for Disease Control and health department sample will allow for
days of this notice.
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the estimates by jurisdiction population size
following information collection request Proposed Project and US Census region.
to the Office of Management and Budget Assessing the Infrastructure for Public
(OMB) for review and approval in The survey contains sections on STD
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) program structure within the health
accordance with the Paperwork Prevention Services—NEW—National
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for department, STD-related clinical
Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, services (local health departments only),
the proposed information collection is STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP),
published to obtain comments from the partner and other prevention services,
Centers for Disease Control and and workforce and impacts of any
public and affected agencies. Prevention (CDC).
Written comments and suggestions budget reductions.
from the public and affected agencies Background and Brief Description CDC will administer the STD
concerning the proposed collection of Annually, there are nearly 20 million infrastructure survey to all 50 state
information are encouraged. Your cases of sexually transmitted diseases health departments and a random
comments should address any of the (STD) in the United States (US) causing sample of 668 local health departments
following: (a) Evaluate whether the an estimated $15.6 billion in direct from a list of local health departments
proposed collection of information is medical costs. A significant percentage maintained by the National Association
necessary for the proper performance of of reported cases of STDs are diagnosed of City and County Health Officials
the functions of the agency, including in publicly funded clinics, such as STD (NACCHO). Using a web-based survey,
whether the information will have clinics that are operated by state health multiple reminders will be sent to non-
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the departments (SHDs) and local health responders in order to reach the target
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the departments (LHDs). Additionally, state of 44 completed state and 334
burden of the proposed collection of and local health departments also completed local surveys for each data
information, including the validity of engage in other essential STD collection (different respondents per
the methodology and assumptions used; prevention activities such as partner data collection). The total estimated
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and services and disease surveillance. annual burden hours are 238. There is
clarity of the information to be Therefore, it is important to periodically no cost to respondents other than their
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of assess the current level of publicly- time.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response
respondent (in hours)

STD program director, LHDs .......................... LHD survey .................................................... 668 1 15/60
STD program director, SHDs .......................... SHD survey .................................................... 50 1 85/60
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on September 26, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., EDT, and September 27, 2017, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., EDT.
Contact		Gwendolyn H. Cattledge, Ph.D., M.S.E.H., Deputy Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway NE., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341, Telephone (770)
FR Citation		82 FR 37859

82 FR 37859 - Meeting of Board of Scientific Counselors BSC National Center for Injury Prevention

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 155 (August 14, 2017)

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