Announcement of Meeting

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title: "Announcement of Meeting"
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section_name: "Announcement of Meeting"
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currency: "2004-11-12"
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agency: "Health and Human Services Department"
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document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2004-11-12"
agencies:
  - "Health and Human Services Department"
  - "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"
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#  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 ( *[email protected]* ) 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 *[email protected].*

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.