National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, 55401 [05-18905]
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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: Working Group of the Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(ABRWH), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Time and Date: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., October 6,
2005.
Place: Westin Cincinnati Hotel, 21 E. 5th
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. Telephone:
(513) 621–7700; Fax: (513) 852–5670.
Status: Open to the public, but without a
public comment period.
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 CDC.
NIOSH implements this responsibility for
CDC.
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
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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: The agenda for
this working group meeting will focus on the
discussions of Site Profile Reviews,
particularly Bethlehem Steel, Y–12, and the
Savannah River Site; discussions of Task 3 of
the contract with S. Cohen & Associates
(SC&A) Review; and other SC&A Review
activities.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
In the event a member of the working
group 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.
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: September 16, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–18905 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am]
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
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Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of
Disapproval of Oklahoma State Plan
Amendment 04–06
Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces an
administrative hearing to be held on
October 27, 2005, at 9 a.m. in
Conference Room 820, 1301 Young
Street, Dallas, Texas, to reconsider our
decision to disapprove Oklahoma State
Plan Amendment 04–06.
Closing Date: Requests to participate
in the hearing as a party must be
received by the presiding officer by
October 6, 2005.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Scully-Hayes, Presiding
Officer, CMS, Lord Baltimore Drive,
Mail Stop LB–23–20, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244, Telephone: (410) 786–
2055.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces an administrative
hearing to reconsider CMS’ decision to
disapprove Oklahoma State Plan
Amendment (SPA) 04–06, which was
submitted on September 23, 2004.
Under SPA 04–06, Oklahoma sought to
increase the per diem rate for residential
behavioral management services
provided to children residing in
therapeutic foster care homes. By letter
dated June 20, 2005, CMS disapproved
the SPA because it does not comport
with the requirements set forth in title
XIX of the Social Security Act (the Act)
as discussed below:
At issue in this reconsideration is
whether the State’s payment
methodology complies with section
1902(a)(4) of the Act, which requires
that the State plan must provide for
such methods of administration as are
found by the Secretary to be necessary
for the proper and efficient
administration of the plan. The
regulations at 42 CFR 430.10 and 430.12
require that the State plan and
amendments contain all information
necessary for the CMS to determine
whether the plan can be approved to
serve as a basis for Federal financial
participation in the State program. The
State’s payment methodology is not
explained in sufficient detail for CMS to
determine whether the proposed
increase is consistent with proper and
efficient administration of the plan, as
required by section 1902(a)(4).
Also at issue is whether an increase
in the State’s per diem rate is consistent
with section 1902(a)(30)(A) of the Act,
which requires that States have methods
and procedures to ensure that payments
are consistent with efficiency, economy,
and quality of care. The State’s per diem
rate represents a bundled payment
methodology wherein the State pays a
single rate for one or more of a group of
different services furnished to an
eligible individual during a fixed period
of time. The payment is the same
regardless of the number of services
furnished, the specific costs, or
otherwise available rates. The State has
not provided sufficient information to
determine whether the bundled rate for
behavioral management services, and
the proposed increase, accurately reflect
true costs or reasonable fees for the
services included in the bundle, and
whether the proposed increase in
Medicaid payment is due to permissible
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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: Working Group of the Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH).
Time and Date: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., October 6, 2005.
Place: Westin Cincinnati Hotel, 21 E. 5th Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45202. Telephone: (513) 621-7700; Fax: (513) 852-5670.
Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
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 CDC. NIOSH implements this
responsibility for CDC.
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 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: The agenda for this working group
meeting will focus on the discussions of Site Profile Reviews,
particularly Bethlehem Steel, Y-12, and the Savannah River Site;
discussions of Task 3 of the contract with S. Cohen & Associates
(SC&A) Review; and other SC&A Review activities.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event a member of the working group 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.
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: September 16, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-18905 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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