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) announces the following subcommittee and committee meetings.
Name: Science and Program Review Subcommittee to ACIPC.
Time and Date: 8 a.m.-12 noon, November 7, 2001.
Place: The Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1745.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: The Subcommittee provides advice on the needs, structure, progress and performance of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) programs. The Subcommittee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for funding support. The Subcommittee also advises on priorities for research to be supported by contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements and provides concept review of program proposals and announcements.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include updates from the Subcommittee's Acting Executive Secretary and presentations on the biomechanics of injury.
Name: Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control.
Time and Dates: 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., November 7, 2001; 8 a.m.-2:50 p.m., November 8, 2001.
Place: The Westin Peachtree Plaza, 210 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1745.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: The Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding feasible goals for the prevention and control of injury. The Committee makes recommendations regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities, and reviews progress toward injury prevention and control.The Committee provides advice on the appropriate balance of intramural and extramural research, and also provides guidance on the needs, structure, progress and performance of intramural programs, and on extramural scientific program matters. The Committee provides second-level scientific and programmatic review for applications for research grants, cooperative agreements, and training grants related to injury control and violence prevention, and recommends approval of projects that merit further consideration for funding support. The Committee also recommends areas of research to be supported by contracts and cooperative agreements and provides concept review of program proposals and announcements.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include the NCIPC Injury Research Agenda; an update from the Director, NCIPC; feedback on issues from earlier ACIPC meetings; reports from the Science and Program Review Subcommittee, Family and Intimate Violence Prevention Subcommittee, and Motor Vehicles Priorities Work Group; role of ACIPC members and subcommittees; and NCIPC's 10th Anniversary Celebration. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Mr. Thomas E. Blakeney, Acting Executive Secretary, ACIPC, NCIPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, M/S K61, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-1481.
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.
Dated: October 11, 2001.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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