# Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 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 announces the following Subcommittee meeting.
*Name:* Ethics Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD), CDC.
*Times and Dates:*
1 p.m.-5 p.m., February 25, 2009.
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., February 26, 2009.
*Place:* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333.
*Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people. To accommodate public participation in the meeting, a conference telephone line will be available. The public is welcome to participate during the public comment periods by calling (866) 919-3560 and entering code 4168828. The public comment periods are tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. on February 25, 2009 and from 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. on February 26, 2009.
*Purpose:* The Ethics Subcommittee will provide counsel to the ACD, CDC, regarding a broad range of public health ethics questions and issues arising from programs, scientists and practitioners.
*Matters To Be Discussed:* The agenda will include the following topics: CDC's Healthiest Nation Initiative, ethical guidance for ventilator distribution, ethical guidance for use of travel restrictions, and follow-up on outstanding activities/reports. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
*Contact Person for More Information:* For security reasons, members of the public interested in attending the meeting should contact Drue Barrett, PhD, Designated Federal Official, Ethics Subcommittee, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., M/S D-50, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Telephone (404) 639-4690. E-mail: *[email protected].* The deadline for notification of attendance is February 18, 2009.
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: January 29, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.