Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 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 committee meeting: *Name:* Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). *Time and Date:* 9:00 a.m.—2:45 p.m., September 11, 2003. *Place:* Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001, telephone

(202)628-2100, fax

(202)879-7938. *Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. *Purpose:* The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation the Director, CDC are authorized under sections 301 of the Public Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors, NIOSH shall provide advice to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on research and preventions programs. Specifically, the Board shall provide guidance on the Institute's research activities related to developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings and disseminating results. The Board shall evaluate the degree to which the activities of NIOSH:

(1)Conform to appropriate scientific standards,

(2)address current, relevant needs, and

(3)produce intended results. *Matters to be Discussed:* Agenda items include a report from the Director of NIOSH; evaluation options of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA); update on NIOSH Traumatic Injury Research; approaches to promoting a healthier U.S. Workforce; update on NIOSH Aerosols Research; and closing remarks. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Contact Person for More Information:* Roger Rosa, Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 715H, Washington, DC 20201, telephone

(202)205-7856, fax

(202)260-4464. 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: August 18, 2003. Diane C. Allen, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 03-21510 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]

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