[Federal Register: February 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 26)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health 
Marketing (BSC, NCHM)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and pursuant to the requirements of 42 
CFR 83.15(a), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee:

Times and Dates:
    9 a.m.-5 p.m., February 25, 2010.
    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., February 26, 2010.

    Place: CDC, 2400 Century Parkway, Building 2400, Room 1A (1023), 
Atlanta, Georgia 30345.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people. The toll free 
dial-in number is 1 (877) 617-5977 with a pass code of 3468113.
    Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), and, by delegation, the Director, CDC, are authorized under 
Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 243) of the 
Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended to: Develop and 
implement disease prevention and control, environmental health, and 
health promotion and health education activities designed to improve 
the health of the people of the United States. Under these and 
additional PHSA and other authorities, CDC acts by identifying and 
defining preventable health problems, maintaining active 
surveillance of diseases through epidemiologic and laboratory 
investigations and data collection, analysis, and distribution; 
conducting operational research aimed at developing and testing 
effective disease prevention, control, and health promotion 
programs; administering a national occupational safety and health 
program; controlling the introduction and spread of infectious 
diseases, and providing consultation and assistance to other nations 
and international agencies to assist in improving their disease 
prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion 
activities. CDC carries out these functions through a number of 
National Centers, Institutes and Offices with expertise and 
responsibilities in specific areas.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include: A discussion 
of the recent organizational changes at CDC, specifically 
presentations on the vision, mission, goals and organizational 
structure of the new Office of Communications; discussions on 
program activities, including scientific programs, that will enable 
the board to provide recommendations and advice on the future course 
for health communications and marketing at CDC; and a discussion of 
focus areas and new ideas to implement and expand health marketing 
science at CDC.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Dionne R. Mason, Committee 
Management Specialist, NCHM, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mail Stop 
E-21, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Telephone: (404) 498-2314, Fax (404) 
498-2221; E-mail: zsu0@cdc.gov. The deadline for notification of 
attendance is February 17, 2010.
    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: February 1, 2010.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-2766 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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