The National Preparedness and Response Science Board (NPRSB), also known as the National Biodefense Science Board, will be holding a public teleconference on March 30, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.
Individuals who wish to participate should send an email to NPRSB@HHS.GOV with ‘‘NPRSB Registration’’ in the subject line. The meeting will occur by teleconference. To attend via teleconference and for further instructions, please visit the NPRSB Web site at WWW.PHE.GOV/NPRSB.
The Board is designated to provide expert advice and guidance on scientific, technical, and other matters of special interest to HHS regarding current and future chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological agents, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate.
This public meeting via teleconference will be dedicated to the NPRSB’s deliberation and vote on the findings from the ASPR Future Strategies Working Group. Subsequent agenda topics will be added as priorities dictate. Any additional agenda topics will be available on the meeting web page.
Members of the public are invited to attend by teleconference via a toll-free call-in phone number which is available at WWW.PHE.GOV/NPRSB. All members of the public are encouraged to provide written comment to the NPRSB prior to March 29, 2015, and should be sent by email to nprsb@hhs.gov with ‘‘NPRSB Public Comment’’ as the subject line.
Public comments received by close of business one week prior to each teleconference will be distributed to the NPRSB in advance.