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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health
Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on
Standards and Security (SSS).
Time and Date: January 13, 2005, 9 a.m.–
5 p.m.; January 14, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue SW., Room 705A,
Washington, DC 20201.
Status: Open.
Purpose: On January 13th, the
Subcommittee will hear additional
stakeholder testimony on e-prescribing, with
emphasis on federal-sector activities. On the
14th, the meeting will focus on updates on
HIPAA-related activities, including revisions
to claims forms and a year-ahead look from
the Workgroup for Electronic Data
Interchange (WEDI).
Contact Person For More Information:
Substantive program information as well as
summaries of meetings and a roster of
Committee members may be obtained from
Maria Friedman, Health Insurance Specialist,
Security and Standards Group, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services, MS: C5–
24–04, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
MD 21244–1850, telephone: (410) 786–6333
or Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive
Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for
Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Room 1100, 3311 Toledo
Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782,
telephone: (301) 458–4245. Information also
is available on the NCVHS home page of the
HHS Web site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/
where an agenda for the meeting will be
posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on
(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.
Dated: January 4, 2005.
James Scanlon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science
and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
2nd NVAC Workshop on Strengthening
the Supply of Vaccines in the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS) is hereby
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giving notice that the National Vaccine
Program Office is sponsoring the ‘‘2nd
NVAC Workshop on Strengthening the
Supply of Vaccines in the U.S.’’ The
purpose of this workshop is to bring
stakeholders together to: Develop a
progress report on the recommendations
made in 2002; identify both continuing
and new factors that may threaten a
stable vaccine supply; and outline
specific actions that can have a durable
effect in resolving impediments to the
consistent and reliable availability of
approved vaccines. The meeting is open
to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
January 24–25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Wyndham City Center: 1143
New Hampshire Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20037
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms.
Emma English, Program Analyst,
National Vaccine Program Office,
Department of Health and Human
Services, Room 729H Hubert H.
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201;
(202) 690–5566; nvac@osophs.dhhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 2101 of the Public Service
Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa–1), the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
was mandated to establish the National
Vaccine Program to achieve optimal
prevention of human infectious diseases
through immunization and to achieve
optimal prevention against adverse
reactions to vaccines. The National
Vaccine Advisory Committee was
established to provide advice and make
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for Health on matters related
to the program’s responsibilities.
A tentative agenda will be made
available on or about January 10 for
review on the NVPO Web site: https://
www.hhs.gov/nvpo.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to space available. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify the
designated contact person. Members of
the public will have the opportunity to
provide comments at the meeting.
Preregistration is requested for both
public attendance and comment. Any
individual who wishes to attend the
meeting should contact Ms. English.
Dated: January 6, 2005.
Bruce Gellin,
Director, National Vaccine Program Office,
Executive Secretary, National Vaccine
Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have
delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
Aging the authority under Title II, Older
Americans Act Amendments of 2000,
Public Law 106–501, to execute
functions pertaining to the White House
Conference on Aging.
This delegation shall be exercised
under the Department’s existing
delegation and policy on regulations
consistent with the statutory
requirements for conducting the White
House Conference on Aging.
I have ratified the actions taken by the
Assistant Secretary for Aging or other
White House Conference on Aging
officials that involve the exercise of this
authority prior to the effective date of
this delegation.
This delegation was effective on the
date of signature.
Dated: December 29, 2004.
Tommy G. Thompson,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry; Scientific
Counselors Board; Teleconference;
Notice of Meeting
The Program Peer Review
Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC), National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference.
ACTION:
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), NCEH/ATSDR
announces the following subcommittee
meeting:
Name: Program Peer Review Subcommittee
(PPRS).
Time and Date: 12:30 p.m.–3 p.m., eastern
standard time, February 14, 2005.
Place: The teleconference will originate at
the National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry in Atlanta, Georgia. Please
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details
on accessing the teleconference.
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Status: Open to the public, teleconference
access limited only by availability of
telephone ports.
Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of
Scientific counselors (BSC), NCEH/ATSDR
the Program Peer Review Subcommittee
establishes and monitors working groups of
technical experts that perform program peer
reviews of National Center for Environmental
Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry. The Subcommittee,
working with the NCEH/ATSDR, Office of
Science (OS), will establish a schedule and
process for program peer reviews, nominate
working group members, review summary
reports and recommendations, and report
back to the BSC. The OS will establish
agency policy for program peer review and
directly support each working group by
collating program documents, and organizing
the working groups review and site visit.
Each NCEH/ATSDR program eligible for
review will be reviewed every 5 years
according to CDC/ATSDR policy.
Matters to be Discussed: The
teleconference agenda will include a review
of action items from the previous meeting,
discussion and updates on the program peer
review process and an update on the Hazards
Substances Emergency Events Surveillance
System.
This
conference call is scheduled to begin at
12:30 p.m. eastern standard time. To
participate in the teleconference, please
dial (877) 315–6535 and enter
conference code 383520.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drue Barrett, Ph.D., Executive Secretary,
PRRS, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E–28, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone (404) 498–0003.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health Advisory Board on
Radiation and Worker Health
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
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Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following committee
meeting:
Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH), and Subcommittee
for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile
Reviews, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date:
8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., February 7, 2005.
Committee Meeting Times and Dates: 1
p.m.–5 p.m., February 7, 2005. 8 a.m.–4:45
p.m., February 8, 2005. 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.,
February 8, 2005. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.,
February 9, 2005.
Place: Adam’s Mark St. Louis, 4th and
Chestnut Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102,
telephone 314–241–7400, fax 314–241–9839.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the space available. The meeting space
accommodates approximately 500 people.
Background: The ABRWH was established
under the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA) of 2000 to advise the President,
delegated to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS), on a variety of policy
and technical functions required to
implement and effectively manage the new
compensation program. Key functions of the
Board include providing advice on the
development of probability of causation
guidelines which have been promulgated by
HHS, as a final rule, advice on methods of
dose reconstruction which have also been
promulgated by HHS, as a final rule, advice
on the scientific validity and quality of dose
estimation and reconstruction efforts being
performed for purposes of the compensation
program, and advice on petitions to add
classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000 the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
operating the Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the
CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility
for CDC. The charter was issued on August
3, 2001, and renewed on August 3, 2003.
Purpose: This board is charged with (a)
providing advice to the Secretary, HHS on
the development of guidelines under
Executive Orders 13179; (b) providing advice
to the Secretary, HHS on the scientific
validity and quality of dose reconstruction
efforts performed for this Program; and (c)
upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advise
the Secretary on whether there is a class of
employees at any Department of Energy
facility who were exposed to radiation but for
whom it is not feasible to estimate their
radiation dose, and on whether there is
reasonable likelihood that such radiation
doses may have endangered the health of
members of this class.
Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda for this
meeting will focus on Program Status Reports
from NIOSH and the Department of Labor;
Site Profile Review of Bethlehem Steel; Task
3 Procedures Review; Site Profile Review of
Mallinckrodt (Destrehan Street Facility);
Travel Policy; Status Report of SC&A Task
Orders and Costs; SEC Petition Evaluation
Report—Mallinckrodt to include NIOSH
Reports and Recommendations and
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Petitioners Comments on Report;
Subcommittee Report & Board Discussion on
First Set of Case Reviews; SEC Petition
Evaluation Report—Iowa Army Ammunition
Plant (IAAP) to include NIOSH Reports and
Recommendations and Petitioners Comments
on Report; and Board working sessions.
There will be an evening public comment
period scheduled for February 8, 2005, and
public comment periods on all meeting days.
The Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction
and Site Profile Reviews will convene on
February 7, 2005, from 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. and
will focus on review of draft minutes;
discussion of Case Sampling Matrix,
Summary of First Set of Case Reviews/
Preparation of Recommendation for Full
Board and selection of Third Set of
Individual Dose Reconstruction Cases for
Board Review.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate. In the event an individual
cannot attend, written comments may be
submitted. Any written comments received
will be provided at the meeting and should
be submitted to the contact person below
well in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Elliott, Executive Secretary,
ABRWH, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia
Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226,
telephone 513/533–6825, fax 513/533–
6826.
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: January 10, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Citizens Advisory Committee on Public
Health Service Activities and Research
at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites:
Savannah River Site Health Effects
Subcommittee (SRSHES)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) announce
the following meeting.
Name: Citizens Advisory Committee on
Public Health Service Activities and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry; Scientific Counselors Board;
Teleconference; Notice of Meeting
ACTION: The Program Peer Review Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR):
Teleconference.
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In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), NCEH/ATSDR announces the following
subcommittee meeting:
Name: Program Peer Review Subcommittee (PPRS).
Time and Date: 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m., eastern standard time,
February 14, 2005.
Place: The teleconference will originate at the National Center
for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for details on accessing the teleconference.
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Status: Open to the public, teleconference access limited only
by availability of telephone ports.
Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of Scientific counselors
(BSC), NCEH/ATSDR the Program Peer Review Subcommittee establishes
and monitors working groups of technical experts that perform
program peer reviews of National Center for Environmental Health and
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The
Subcommittee, working with the NCEH/ATSDR, Office of Science (OS),
will establish a schedule and process for program peer reviews,
nominate working group members, review summary reports and
recommendations, and report back to the BSC. The OS will establish
agency policy for program peer review and directly support each
working group by collating program documents, and organizing the
working groups review and site visit. Each NCEH/ATSDR program
eligible for review will be reviewed every 5 years according to CDC/
ATSDR policy.
Matters to be Discussed: The teleconference agenda will include
a review of action items from the previous meeting, discussion and
updates on the program peer review process and an update on the
Hazards Substances Emergency Events Surveillance System.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This conference call is scheduled to begin
at 12:30 p.m. eastern standard time. To participate in the
teleconference, please dial (877) 315-6535 and enter conference code
383520.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drue Barrett, Ph.D., Executive
Secretary, PRRS, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E-28, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 498-0003.
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: January 10, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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