National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, 77399 [05-24640]
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Dated: December 23, 2005.
Elaine Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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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).
Audio Conference Call Time and Date: 10
a.m.–4 p.m., EST, Monday, January 9, 2006.
Place: Audio conference call via FTS
conferencing. The USA toll-free dial-in
number is 1–888–390–6586, pass code 41964.
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, Department 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 the
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. The charter was issued on August 3,
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2001 and renewed at appropriate intervals,
and will expire on August 3, 2007.
Purpose: The 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: Agenda for the
conference call includes reviews of the
Bethlehem Steel Site Profile, Y–12 Site
Profile, a report from the working group
regarding discussions concerning the Board’s
review of SEC petitions, and science issues.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
In the event a member 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: 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 the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: December 22, 2005.
Diane Allen,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05–24640 Filed 12–29–05; 8:45 am]
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National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Announces the
Following Meeting and Opening of the
Public Comment Period
Name: The Draft Document: NIOSH
Current Intelligence
Bulletin: Evaluation of Health Hazard
and Recommendations for Occupational
Exposure to Titanium Dioxide.
Meeting Date and Time: February 27,
2006, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Place: Robert A. Taft Laboratories,
Taft Auditorium, NIOSH, CDC, 4676
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226.
Purpose: To explain and discuss the
scientific basis for the draft document,
‘‘NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin:
Evaluation of Health Hazard and
Recommendations for Occupational
Exposure to Titanium Dioxide,’’ current
research on titanium dioxide, and
information on occupational exposure
to titanium dioxide. Special emphasis
will be placed on discussion of the
following:
(1) What animal and human data best
describe the health concerns from
exposure to titanium dioxide; (2) What
strategies are being used to control
occupational exposure to titanium
dioxide (e.g., engineering controls, work
practices, personal protective
equipment); (3) In which workplaces
and occupations can exposure to
titanium dioxide occur; (4) What
challenges exist in measuring workplace
exposures to titanium dioxide; (5) What
are areas for future collaborative efforts
(e.g., research, communication,
development of exposure measurement
and control strategies)?
The public is invited to attend and
will have the opportunity to provide
comments.
NIOSH seeks to obtain materials,
including published and unpublished
reports and research findings, to
evaluate the possible health risks of
occupational exposure to titanium
dioxide (including particle size-specific
information). Examples of requested
information include, but are not to be
limited to, the following: (1)
Identification of industries or
occupations in which exposures to
titanium dioxide may occur; (2) Trends
in the production and use of titanium
dioxide; (3) Description of work tasks
and scenarios with a potential for
exposure to titanium dioxide; (4)
Current and historical exposure
measurement data in various types of
industries and jobs; (5) Case reports or
other health information demonstrating
health effects in workers exposed to
titanium dioxide; (6) Reports of
experimental in vivo and in vitro
studies that provide evidence of a doserelationship between the particle size of
a substance and its biological activity;
(7) Reports of experimental inhalation
studies with rodents demonstrating a
relationship between the particle size or
surface area of a substance and lung
inflammation, fibrosis, and biochemical
mediators; (8) Description of work
practices and engineering controls used
to reduce or prevent workplace
exposure to titanium dioxide. (9)
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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).
Audio Conference Call Time and Date: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., EST,
Monday, January 9, 2006.
Place: Audio conference call via FTS conferencing. The USA toll-
free dial-in number is 1-888-390-6586, pass code 41964.
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, Department 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 the 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. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001 and
renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2007.
Purpose: The 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: Agenda for the conference call includes
reviews of the Bethlehem Steel Site Profile, Y-12 Site Profile, a
report from the working group regarding discussions concerning the
Board's review of SEC petitions, and science issues.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event a member 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: 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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: December 22, 2005.
Diane Allen,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-24640 Filed 12-29-05; 8:45 am]
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