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Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC...

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Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS). This meeting is open to the public limited only by the audio (via teleconference) lines available. The public is welcome to listen to the meeting, please use the following URL https://www.cdc.gov/​nchs/​about/​bsc/​bsc_​meetings.htm that points to the BSC homepage. Further information and meeting agenda will be available on the BSC website including instructions for accessing the live meeting broadcast.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on May 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sayeedha Uddin, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary, NCHS/CDC, Board of Scientific Counselors, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 2627, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, Telephone (301) 458-4303; Email .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose: The Board 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.

Matters To Be Considered: The meeting agenda includes welcome remarks and a Center update by NCHS Director; presentation on National Center for Health Statistics Strategic Planning; presentation on Synthetic Data; presentation on Changes in National Health Interview Survey Data Collection During the COVID-19 pandemic; presentation on Innovation in Vital Statistics: Nowcasting Techniques; and presentation on Division of Health Care Statistics Cloud Migration.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.

Kalwant Smagh,

Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2021-06905 Filed 4-2-21; 8:45 am]

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