Notices. Notice of meeting

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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 Center for Health Statistics (BSC, NCHS) 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. Time will be available for public comment. DATES: The meeting will be held on October 24, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., EDT. ADDRESSES: Instructions to access the live meeting broadcast will be posted here: *https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Hines, M.H.S., Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, NCHS, CDC, 3311 Toledo Road, Mailstop P-08, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782;

Telephone:

(301)458-4715; Email: *RSHines@cdc.gov.* 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 will include a Center update by the NCHS Director in addition to updates on NCHS data collection, analysis, and reporting activities, including upcoming changes to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS); status of a National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) pilot and plans for obtaining clinician visit data; a new project to improve metadata and catalogs for the public to access restricted use data files; and new releases of linked data sets. The Board's Workgroup to Consider and Assess Measures of Discrimination for Use in NCHS Surveys will brief the Board with findings from 6 months of information-gathering and assessment work. The Committee will reserve time for public comment at the end of the day. Meeting times and topics are subject to change as priorities dictate. *Meeting Information:* Please visit the BSC, NCHS website for details: *https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/bsc/bsc_meetings.htm.* Further information and the meeting agenda will be available on the BSC website, including instructions for accessing the live meeting broadcast. 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. 2022-19013 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]