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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Public Health
Burden of Antimicrobial Resistant
Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Panel 1,
Potential Extramural Project (PEP),
R02
The National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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:
Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special Emphasis
Panel (SEP): Public Health Burden of
Antimicrobial Resistant Streptococcus
Pneumoniae, Panel 1, Potential Extramural
Project (PEP), R02.
Times and Dates: 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m., July
11, 2005 (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.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will
include the review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to: Public Health Burden of
Antimicrobial Resistant Streptococcus
Pneumoniae, Panel 1, Potential Extramural
Project (PEP), R02.
Contact Person for More Information: J.
Felix Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Scientific
Program Administrator, National
Immunization Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., Mailstop E–05, Atlanta, GA 30333,
Telephone 404.639.6101.
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: June 13, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Name: Discussion of Concepts for
Standards for Approval of Respirators
for Use against Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear Agents
(CBRN) and Guidelines for their Use;
and Concepts for Standards for a MultiFunction Powered Air Purifying
Respirator (PAPR).
Dates and Times: July 19, 2005; 10
a.m.–4 p.m. July 20, 2005; 8:30 a.m.–3
p.m.
The Meeting on July 19 will address
concepts for standards for CBRN Closed
Circuit, Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA) and guidelines for
use of NIOSH approved CBRN
respirators. The Meeting on July 20 will
address concepts for standards for a
CBRN Powered Air Purifying Respirator
and a Multi-Function PAPR.
Place: Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh
South, 164 Fort Couch Road, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Purpose: NIOSH will continue
discussions of concepts for standards
and testing processes for PAPR and
Closed Circuit, SCBA suitable for
respiratory protection against CBRN
agents. NIOSH will also introduce
concepts for establishing multi-function
PAPR requirements and guidelines for
use of NIOSH-approved CBRN
respirators. NIOSH, along with the U.S.
Army Research, Development and
Engineering Command (RDECOM) and
the National Institute for Standards and
Technology (NIST), will present
information to attendees concerning the
concept development for the CBRN
PAPR standard and the CBRN Closed
Circuit, SCBA standard. Participants
will be given an opportunity to ask
questions on these topics and to present
individual comments for consideration.
Interested participants may obtain a
copy of the CBRN PAPR, the MultiFunction PAPR concept paper, the
CBRN Closed Circuit, Self Contained
Breathing Apparatus concept paper, and
concepts for the guidance documents, as
well as earlier versions of other concept
papers used during the standard
development effort, from the NIOSH
National Personnel Protective
Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) web
site, address: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
npptl. The June 20, 2005, concept
papers will be used as the basis for
discussion at the public meeting.
Municipal, state, and federal responder
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groups, particularly in locations
considered potential terrorism targets,
have been developing and modifying
response and consequence management
plans for domestic security and
preparedness issues. Since the World
Trade Center and anthrax incidents,
most emergency response agencies have
operated with a heightened appreciation
of the potential scope and sustained
resource requirements for coping with
such events. The federal Interagency
Board for Equipment Standardization
and Interoperability (IAB) has worked to
identify personal protective equipment
that is already available on the market
for responders’ use. The IAB has
identified the development of standards
or guidelines for respiratory protection
equipment as a top priority. NIOSH,
NIST, the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA), and the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration have entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding
defining each agency or organization’s
role in developing, establishing, and
enforcing standards or guidelines for
responders’ respiratory protective
devices. NIST has initiated Interagency
Agreements with NIOSH and RDECOM
to aid in the development of appropriate
protection standards or guidelines.
NIOSH has the lead in developing
standards or guidelines to test, evaluate,
and approve respirators. NIOSH,
RDECOM, and NIST hosted public
meetings on April 17 and 18, 2001; June
18 and 19, 2002; October 16 and 17,
2002; April 29, 2003; June 25, 2003;
October 16, 2003; May 4, 2004; and
December 15, 2004; presenting their
progress in assessing respiratory
protection needs of responders to CBRN
incidents. The methods or models for
developing hazard and exposure
estimates and the status in evaluating
test methods and performance standards
that may be applicable as future CBRN
respirator standards or guidelines were
discussed at these meetings. Three
NIOSH CBRN respirator standards and
several NFPA standards for ensembles,
SCBA, and protective clothing were the
first adopted by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). On February
26, 2004, DHS adopted, as DHS
standards, three NIOSH criteria for
testing and certifying respirators for
protection against CBRN exposures.
NIOSH uses the criteria to test (1) SCBA
for use by emergency responders against
CBRN, (2) PAPR for use by emergency
responders against CBRN exposures,
and (3) escape respirators for protection
against CBRN.
Status: This meeting is hosted by
NIOSH and will be open to the public,
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limited only by the space available. The
meeting room will accommodate
approximately 150 people. Interested
parties should make hotel reservations
directly with the Holiday Inn Select
Pittsburgh South (412–833–5300 or 1–
800–HOLIDAY) before the cut-off date
of June 27, 2005. A special group rate
of $94 per night for meeting guests has
been negotiated for this meeting. The
NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting must be
referenced to receive this rate. Interested
parties should confirm their attendance
to this meeting by completing a
registration form and forwarding it by email (npptlevents@cdc.gov) or fax (304–
225–2003) to the NPPTL Event
Management Office. A registration form
may be obtained from the NIOSH
Homepage (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh)
by selecting conferences and then the
event.
An opportunity to make presentations
regarding the discussions of concepts
for standards and testing processes for
PAPR standards and for Closed Circuit,
SCBA Breathing Apparatus standards
suitable for respiratory protection
against CBRN agents, multi-function
PAPRs for industrial applications, and
guidelines for use of NIOSH-approved
CBRN respirators will be given.
Requests to make such presentations at
the public meeting should be made by
e-mail to the NPPTL Event Management
Office (npptlevents@cdc.gov). All
requests to present should include the
name, address, telephone number,
relevant business affiliations of the
presenter, a brief summary of the
presentation, and the approximate time
requested for the presentation. Oral
presentations should be limited to 15
minutes. After reviewing the requests
for presentation, NPPTL Event
Management will notify each presenter
of the approximate time that their
presentation is scheduled to begin. If a
participant is not present when their
presentation is scheduled to begin, the
remaining participants will be heard in
order. At the conclusion of the meeting,
an attempt will be made to allow
presentations by any scheduled
participants who missed their assigned
times. Attendees who wish to speak but
did not submit a request for the
opportunity to make a presentation may
be given this opportunity at the
conclusion of the meeting, at the
discretion of the presiding officer.
Comments on the topics presented in
this notice and at the meeting should be
mailed to: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert
A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226, Telephone 513–533–8303, Fax
513–533–8285. Comments may also be
submitted by e-mail to
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attachments should be formatted in
Microsoft Word. Comments should be
submitted to NIOSH no later than
August 19, 2005. Comments regarding
the Multi-Function PAPR should
reference Docket Number NIOSH–008 in
the subject heading. Comments
regarding CBRN PAPR should reference
Docket Number NIOSH–010 in the
subject heading. Comments regarding
the CBRN Closed Circuit, SCBA should
reference Docket Number NIOSH–039.
Contact for Additional Information:
NPPTL Event Management, 3604 Collins
Ferry Road, Suite 100, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505–2353, Telephone
304–599–5941 x138, Fax 304-225–2003,
E-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov.
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: June 14, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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Food and Drug Administration
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
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opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
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With respect to the following
collection of information, FDA invites
comments on these topics: (1) Whether
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collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Name: Discussion of Concepts for Standards for Approval of
Respirators for Use against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and
Nuclear Agents (CBRN) and Guidelines for their Use; and Concepts for
Standards for a Multi-Function Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR).
Dates and Times: July 19, 2005; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 20, 2005; 8:30
a.m.-3 p.m.
The Meeting on July 19 will address concepts for standards for CBRN
Closed Circuit, Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and
guidelines for use of NIOSH approved CBRN respirators. The Meeting on
July 20 will address concepts for standards for a CBRN Powered Air
Purifying Respirator and a Multi-Function PAPR.
Place: Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh South, 164 Fort Couch Road,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Purpose: NIOSH will continue discussions of concepts for standards
and testing processes for PAPR and Closed Circuit, SCBA suitable for
respiratory protection against CBRN agents. NIOSH will also introduce
concepts for establishing multi-function PAPR requirements and
guidelines for use of NIOSH-approved CBRN respirators. NIOSH, along
with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command
(RDECOM) and the National Institute for Standards and Technology
(NIST), will present information to attendees concerning the concept
development for the CBRN PAPR standard and the CBRN Closed Circuit,
SCBA standard. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask
questions on these topics and to present individual comments for
consideration. Interested participants may obtain a copy of the CBRN
PAPR, the Multi-Function PAPR concept paper, the CBRN Closed Circuit,
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus concept paper, and concepts for the
guidance documents, as well as earlier versions of other concept papers
used during the standard development effort, from the NIOSH National
Personnel Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) web site, address:
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl. The June 20, 2005, concept papers will
be used as the basis for discussion at the public meeting. Municipal,
state, and federal responder groups, particularly in locations
considered potential terrorism targets, have been developing and
modifying response and consequence management plans for domestic
security and preparedness issues. Since the World Trade Center and
anthrax incidents, most emergency response agencies have operated with
a heightened appreciation of the potential scope and sustained resource
requirements for coping with such events. The federal Interagency Board
for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability (IAB) has worked to
identify personal protective equipment that is already available on the
market for responders' use. The IAB has identified the development of
standards or guidelines for respiratory protection equipment as a top
priority. NIOSH, NIST, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),
and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have entered into
a Memorandum of Understanding defining each agency or organization's
role in developing, establishing, and enforcing standards or guidelines
for responders' respiratory protective devices. NIST has initiated
Interagency Agreements with NIOSH and RDECOM to aid in the development
of appropriate protection standards or guidelines. NIOSH has the lead
in developing standards or guidelines to test, evaluate, and approve
respirators. NIOSH, RDECOM, and NIST hosted public meetings on April 17
and 18, 2001; June 18 and 19, 2002; October 16 and 17, 2002; April 29,
2003; June 25, 2003; October 16, 2003; May 4, 2004; and December 15,
2004; presenting their progress in assessing respiratory protection
needs of responders to CBRN incidents. The methods or models for
developing hazard and exposure estimates and the status in evaluating
test methods and performance standards that may be applicable as future
CBRN respirator standards or guidelines were discussed at these
meetings. Three NIOSH CBRN respirator standards and several NFPA
standards for ensembles, SCBA, and protective clothing were the first
adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). On February
26, 2004, DHS adopted, as DHS standards, three NIOSH criteria for
testing and certifying respirators for protection against CBRN
exposures. NIOSH uses the criteria to test (1) SCBA for use by
emergency responders against CBRN, (2) PAPR for use by emergency
responders against CBRN exposures, and (3) escape respirators for
protection against CBRN.
Status: This meeting is hosted by NIOSH and will be open to the
public,
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limited only by the space available. The meeting room will accommodate
approximately 150 people. Interested parties should make hotel
reservations directly with the Holiday Inn Select Pittsburgh South
(412-833-5300 or 1-800-HOLIDAY) before the cut-off date of June 27,
2005. A special group rate of $94 per night for meeting guests has been
negotiated for this meeting. The NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting must be
referenced to receive this rate. Interested parties should confirm
their attendance to this meeting by completing a registration form and
forwarding it by e-mail (npptlevents@cdc.gov) or fax (304-225-2003) to
the NPPTL Event Management Office. A registration form may be obtained
from the NIOSH Homepage (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh) by selecting
conferences and then the event.
An opportunity to make presentations regarding the discussions of
concepts for standards and testing processes for PAPR standards and for
Closed Circuit, SCBA Breathing Apparatus standards suitable for
respiratory protection against CBRN agents, multi-function PAPRs for
industrial applications, and guidelines for use of NIOSH-approved CBRN
respirators will be given. Requests to make such presentations at the
public meeting should be made by e-mail to the NPPTL Event Management
Office (npptlevents@cdc.gov). All requests to present should include
the name, address, telephone number, relevant business affiliations of
the presenter, a brief summary of the presentation, and the approximate
time requested for the presentation. Oral presentations should be
limited to 15 minutes. After reviewing the requests for presentation,
NPPTL Event Management will notify each presenter of the approximate
time that their presentation is scheduled to begin. If a participant is
not present when their presentation is scheduled to begin, the
remaining participants will be heard in order. At the conclusion of the
meeting, an attempt will be made to allow presentations by any
scheduled participants who missed their assigned times. Attendees who
wish to speak but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make
a presentation may be given this opportunity at the conclusion of the
meeting, at the discretion of the presiding officer.
Comments on the topics presented in this notice and at the meeting
should be mailed to: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert
A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226, Telephone 513-533-8303, Fax 513-533-8285. Comments may also
be submitted by e-mail to niocindocket@cdc.gov. E-mail attachments
should be formatted in Microsoft Word. Comments should be submitted to
NIOSH no later than August 19, 2005. Comments regarding the Multi-
Function PAPR should reference Docket Number NIOSH-008 in the subject
heading. Comments regarding CBRN PAPR should reference Docket Number
NIOSH-010 in the subject heading. Comments regarding the CBRN Closed
Circuit, SCBA should reference Docket Number NIOSH-039.
Contact for Additional Information: NPPTL Event Management, 3604
Collins Ferry Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2353,
Telephone 304-599-5941 x138, Fax 304-225-2003, E-mail
npptlevents@cdc.gov.
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: June 14, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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