# 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:* 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., September 2, 2009.
*Place:* Hyatt Regency, 265 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 *Tel:* (404) 577-1234, *Fax:* (404) 588-4137.
**Maps & Directions**
*This meeting will also be teleconferenced:* Toll Free Number: (866) 713-5586, Participant's pass code 4624038.
*Status:* Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
*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 discuss BSC, NCPHI-related matters, including an update on NCPHI Programs and other BSC-related activities.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
*Contact Person for More Information:* Dr. Scott McNabb, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop 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: August 10, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.