# Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Infectious Diseases: Meeting
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 Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID).
*Time and Date:* 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., December 6, 2001.
*Place:* CDC, Auditorium B, Building 1, Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
*Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
*Purpose:* The Board of Scientific Counselors, NCID, provides advice and guidance to the Director, CDC, and Director, NCID, in the following areas: program goals and objectives; strategies; program organization and resources for infectious disease prevention and control; and program priorities.
*Matters to be Discussed:* Agenda items will include:
1. Opening Session: NCID Update
a. Institute of Medicine
b. Global Strategy
c. Budget
2. Program Update:
a. West Nile
b. Dengue
c. Influenza
d. Malaria
e. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
3. Bioterrorism Updates and Discussion
a. Organizational Approach/Structure
b. Anthrax Investigations
c. Smallpox Activities
d. Other issues, e.g., antimicrobial resistance/widespread use of antibiotics
4. Board meets with Director, CDC
5. Discussions and Recommendations Other agenda items include announcements/introductions; follow-up on actions recommended by the Board May 2001; consideration of future directions, goals, and recommendations.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
An unavoidable administrative delay prevented meeting the 15-day publication requirement.
Written comments are welcome and should be received by the contact person listed below prior to the opening of the meeting.
*Contact Person For More Information:* Diane S. Holley, Office of the Director, NCID, CDC, Mailstop C-19, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, email *[email protected];* telephone 404/639-0078.
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: November 15, 2001.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.