National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Initial Review Group, (NCIPC, IRG)

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), CDC announces the following meeting for the aforementioned committee:

Times and Date: 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., December 8, 2008 (Closed).

Place: Teleconference.

Status: The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5, U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Section 10(d) of Public Law 92-463.

Purpose: This group is charged with providing advice and guidance to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director, CDC, concerning the scientific and technical merit of grant and cooperative agreement applications received from academic institutions and other public and private profit and nonprofit organizations, including State and local government agencies, to conduct specific injury research that focuses on prevention and control.

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will include the reporting and voting of the peer reviews conducted in response to Fiscal Year 2008 Requests for Applications related to the following individual research announcements: (1) RFA-CD-08-001, “Elimination of Health Disparities Through Translation Research (R18)” and (2) RFA-CE-09-001, “Grants for the Injury Control Research Centers”. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Rick Waxweiler, PhD, Director, Extramural Research Program Office, NCIPC and Executive Secretary, NCIPC IRG, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., Mail Stop F-62, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, Telephone: (770) 488-4850.

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