Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BILLING CODE 4163-19-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Announcement of Meeting *Summary:* The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)is hosting a workshop on respiratory protection for airborne infectious agents. *Times and Dates:* 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., November 30, 2004. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., December 1, 2004. *Place:* The Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30326, Telephone
(404)365-0065, Fax
(404)365-8787. *Matters to be Discussed:* The CDC is hosting a public meeting to exchange information and seek individual input from the participants regarding the following topics: • The current state of scientific knowledge regarding transmission of certain infectious agents through the air, focusing on the scientific basis for respiratory protection of workers and patients; • The current state of scientific knowledge regarding respiratory protection as related to droplet nuclei and certain aerosol-transmitted agents; • Strategies for improving the quality and effectiveness of respiratory protection; and research needs to fill current knowledge gaps. Agenda items are subject to changes as priorities dictate. *Supplementary Information:* Rooms are reserved at the Westin Buckhead under a CDC room block for the evenings of Monday, November 29, 2004; Tuesday, November 30, 2004; and Wednesday, December 1, 2004; at the government rate of $113 per night. The CDC meeting must be referenced to receive this special rate. Interested parties should make hotel reservations directly with The Westin Buckhead at 1-800-937-8461 or
(404)365-0065 before the cut-off date of November 12, 2004. Interested parties should confirm their attendance to this meeting by completing the on-line registration form: *http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/resources/pressrel/announcements/113004wkshp/* or save the form and forward it by e-mail ( *npptlevents@cdc.gov* ) or fax
(304)225-2003) to the NPPTL Events Management Office. *For Further Information Contact:* National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Events Management, 3604 Collins Ferry Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2353, Telephone
(304)599-5941 x138, Fax
(304)225-2003, E-mail *npptlevents@cdc.gov.* 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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Dated: November 5, 2004. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 04-25183 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]