National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, 49288-49289 [05-16637]

Download as PDF 49288 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices The following additional requirements apply to this project: • AR–1 Human Subjects Requirements • AR–2 Requirements for Inclusion of Women and Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Research • AR–3 Animal Subjects Requirements • AR–6 Patient Care • AR–7 Executive Order 12372 • AR–8 Public Health System Reporting Requirements • AR–9 Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements • AR–10 Smoke-Free Workplace Requirements • AR–11 Healthy People 2010 • AR–12 Lobbying Restrictions • AR–14 Accounting System Requirements • AR–15 Proof of Non-Profit Status • AR–16 Security Clearance Requirement • AR–22 Research Integrity • AR–23 States and Faith-Based Organizations • AR–24 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Requirements • AR–25 Release and Sharing of Data Additional information on these requirements can be found on the CDC Web site at the following Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/ funding/ARs.htm. VI.3. Reporting You must provide CDC with an original, plus two hard copies of the following reports: 1. Interim progress report, (use form PHS 2590, OMB Number 0925–0001, rev. 9/2004 as posted on the CDC Web site) due 90 days before the end of the budget period. 2. Financial status report, due 90 days after the end of the budget period. 3. Final financial and performance reports, due 90 days after the end of the project period. These reports must be mailed to the Grants Management Specialist listed in the ‘‘Agency Contacts’’ section of this announcement. VII. Agency Contacts We encourage inquiries concerning this announcement. For general questions, contact: Technical Information Management Section, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770–488–2700. For scientific/research issues, contact: Dr. Trudy Messmer, Scientific Review Administrator, CDC/NCID, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C–19, Atlanta, GA 30333. VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:03 Aug 22, 2005 Jkt 205001 Telephone: (404) 639–3770. E-mail: TMessmer@cdc.gov. For questions about peer review, contact: Ms. Barbara Stewart, Public Health Analyst, CDC/NCID, 1600 Clifton Road, MS C–19, Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone: (404) 639–3770. E-mail: BStewart@cdc.gov. For financial, grants management, or budget assistance, contact: Sharron P. Orum, Grants Management Specialist, CDC Procurement and Grants Office, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770–488–2716. Email: spo2@cdc.gov. VIII. Other Information This and other CDC funding opportunity announcements can be found on the CDC Web site, Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov. Click on ‘‘Funding’’ then ‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements.’’ Dated: August 17, 2005. William P. Nichols, Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–16694 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 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 Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting: Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews, ABRWH. Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., CT, August 24, 2005. Committee Meeting Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., CT, August 25, 2005. 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., CT, August 26, 2005. Place: Westin St. Louis Hotel, 811 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri, telephone 314–621–2000, fax 314–552– 5700. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 100 people. A closed portion of the meeting will held on August 25, 2005, CT 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background: The ABRWH was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of 2000 to advise the President 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 Health and Human Services (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 July 27, 2005. Purpose: This board is charged with (a) Providing advice to the Secretary, HHS on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 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 the 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: The agenda for the subcommittee meeting is the Bethlehem Site Profile; Selection of the 4th round of 20 dose reconstructions; Mallinckrodt Site Profile Review; and a discussion of Site Profile Candidates for review by the S. Cohen and Associates (SC&A). The agenda for the Board meeting will include reports from the Subcommittee meeting; the Mallinckrodt SEC petition; a heads-up on upcoming SEC petitions under § 83.14 of the SEC rule (42 CFR 83); and policy on SC&A Capitol Hill visits. The Board will convene in closed session on August 25, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT. The closed session will involve finalization of work tasks for the SC&A Contract for the next fiscal year. There will be a general public comment period E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices scheduled for August 25, 2005 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CT. A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth regarding subject matter considered confidential under the terms of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and the Determination of the Director of the Management and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Pub. L. 92–463. 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. Contact Person For More Information: Dr. Lewis V. Wade, Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513– 533–6825, fax 513–533–6826. Due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved, the Federal Register notice is being published less than fifteen days before the date of the meeting. 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: August 16, 2005. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–16637 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–M 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announce the following meeting. Name: Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at Department of Energy Sites: VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:03 Aug 22, 2005 Jkt 205001 Savannah River Site Health Effects Subcommittee (SRSHES). Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., September 15, 2005. Place: The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way, Augusta, Georgia 30904, telephone 1–800–476–6888, and fax 706–731– 0826. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people. Background: Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in December 1990 with the Department of Energy (DOE), and replaced by MOUs signed in 1996 and 2000, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was given the responsibility and resources for conducting analytic epidemiologic investigations of residents of communities in the vicinity of DOE facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and other persons potentially exposed to radiation or to potential hazards from non-nuclear energy production use. DHHS delegated program responsibility to CDC. In addition, an MOU was signed in October 1990 and renewed in November 1992, 1996, and in 2000, between the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and DOE. The MOU delineates the responsibilities and procedures for ATSDR’s public health activities at DOE sites required under sections 104, 105, 107, and 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or ‘‘Superfund’’). These activities include health consultations and public health assessments at DOE sites listed on, or proposed for, the Superfund National Priorities List and at sites that are the subject of petitions from the public; and other healthrelated activities such as epidemiologic studies, health surveillance, exposure and disease registries, health education, substance-specific applied research, emergency response, and preparation of toxicological profiles. Purpose: This subcommittee is charged with providing advice and recommendations to the Director, CDC, and the Administrator, ATSDR, regarding community concerns pertaining to CDC’s and ATSDR’s public health activities and research at this DOE site. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for community interaction, and serve as a vehicle for members of the public to express concerns and provide recommendations to CDC and ATSDR. Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a Review of the Savannah River Site (SRS) Report; National Institute for PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49289 Occupational Safety and Health Update, and Completed Work Involving the Site; and a Summary of ATSDR Current SRS Activities. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person for More Information: Mr. Phillip Green, Executive Secretary, SRSHES, Radiation Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE. (E–39), Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone (404) 498– 1800, fax (404) 498–1811. 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 ATSDR. Dated: August 16, 2005. Alvin Hall, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–16636 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Title: Performance Measurement OnLine Tool (PMOTOOL). OMB No.: New Collection. Description: The Performance Measurement On-line Tool was designed by the Children’s Bureau to collect data, in an automated format, from specified discretionary grants funded by the Children’s Bureau. The data collected by this instrument will be submitted by individual discretionary grantees funded under the following programs: Abandoned Infants Assistance Program, Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program, Adoption Opportunities Program, Child Abuse and Neglect Program and the Child Welfare Training Program. Grantees will submit this information on a semiannual basis in conjunction with their semi-annual program progress report. The purpose of this data collection is to assist the Children’s Bureau in responding to the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an OMB-mandated reporting system that focuses on quantifiable outcome measures, directly related to the expected social impact or public benefit of each Federal program. E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1

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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 Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting:
    Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and 
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews, ABRWH.
    Subcommittee Meeting Time and Date: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., CT, August 24, 
2005.
    Committee Meeting Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., CT, August 25, 
2005. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., CT, August 26, 2005.
    Place: Westin St. Louis Hotel, 811 Spruce Street, St. Louis, 
Missouri, telephone 314-621-2000, fax 314-552-5700.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting space accommodates approximately 100 people. A closed 
portion of the meeting will held on August 25, 2005, CT 1 p.m. to 3 
p.m.
    Background: The ABRWH was established under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of 2000 to 
advise the President 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 Health and Human Services (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 July 27, 2005.
    Purpose: This board is charged with (a) Providing advice to the 
Secretary, HHS on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 
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 the 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: The agenda for the subcommittee meeting is 
the Bethlehem Site Profile; Selection of the 4th round of 20 dose 
reconstructions; Mallinckrodt Site Profile Review; and a discussion of 
Site Profile Candidates for review by the S. Cohen and Associates 
(SC&A). The agenda for the Board meeting will include reports from the 
Subcommittee meeting; the Mallinckrodt SEC petition; a heads-up on 
upcoming SEC petitions under Sec.  83.14 of the SEC rule (42 CFR 83); 
and policy on SC&A Capitol Hill visits. The Board will convene in 
closed session on August 25, 2005 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT. The closed 
session will involve finalization of work tasks for the SC&A Contract 
for the next fiscal year. There will be a general public comment period

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scheduled for August 25, 2005 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CT.
    A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public in accordance 
with provisions set forth regarding subject matter considered 
confidential under the terms of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and the 
Determination of the Director of the Management and Services Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-463.
    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.
    Contact Person For More Information: Dr. Lewis V. Wade, Executive 
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, 
telephone 513-533-6825, fax 513-533-6826.
    Due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved, the Federal 
Register notice is being published less than fifteen days before the 
date of the meeting.
    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: August 16, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-16637 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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