# Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Public Health Informatics (BSC, NCPHI)
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 meeting of the aforementioned committee:
*Time and Date:* 1 p.m.-5 p.m., August 7, 2009 (Closed).
*Place:* Teleconference.
*Status:* The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463.
*Purpose:* The committee shall advise the Secretary, HHS, and the Director, CDC, concerning strategies and goals for the programs and research within the national centers; shall conduct peer-review of scientific programs; and monitor the overall strategic direction and focus of the national centers. The board, after conducting its periodic reviews, shall submit a written description of the results of the review and its recommendations to the Director, CDC. The board shall perform second-level peer review of applications for grants-in-aid for research and research training activities, cooperative agreements, and research contract proposals relating to the broad areas within the national center.
*Matters To Be Discussed:* The board will perform a secondary review of previously rated grant applications received by NCPHI based on RFA-HK-09-001; Centers of Excellence in Public Health Informatics (P01) and reviewed by an expert panel convened by NCPHI on July 22—24, 2009.
*Contact Person for More Information:* Dr. Scott McNabb, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., (E-78), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone (404) 498-6427, Fax (404) 498-6235.
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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry.
Dated: July 17, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.