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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, renewed at
appropriate intervals, and will expire on
July 27, 2007.
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 the meeting includes Y–12 (1948–
1957) SEC; NIOSH identified SEC
classes; Site Profiles for Bethlehem
Steel, Rocky Flats, and Savannah River
Site; Letter from Steel Workers; SEC
Rule rewrite; Task 3 Review of SC&A
Contract; Report on additions to the list
of 22 Cancers; Conflict of Interest; Dose
Reconstruction Reviews; and an update
on science issues. The evening public
comment sessions are scheduled for
January 24 from 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
and January 25 from 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
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.
The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated
the authority to sign Federal Register
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meetings and other committee
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Dated: December 27, 2005.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting 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
The National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following public
meetings and request for information:
Name: NIOSH Opportunity to Provide
Input for the National Occupational
Research Agenda (NORA) with a special
emphasis on the Agriculture, Forestry,
and Fishing Sector, and the Health Care
and Social Assistance Sector, with
regional and multi-sector input.
Meeting Dates, Times, and Places:
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AFF)
Sector, Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 9
a.m.–5 p.m. pst, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. MultiSector Public Comments, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
AFF Specific Public Comments.
Museum of History and Industry
(MOHAI, 2700 24th Avenue East,
Seattle, WA 98112–2099. And
HealthCare and Social Assistance
Sector, Monday, January 23, 2006, 9
a.m.–5 p.m. cst, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. MultiSector Public Comments, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
HSA Specific Public Comments.
The University of Texas School of
Public Health Auditorium, 1200
Herman Pressler, Houston, Texas 77030.
Status: Meetings are open to the
public, limited only by the space
available.
Background: A large part of our lives
is shaped by the work we do. NORA is
a framework to guide occupational
safety and health research for the
nation. It is an ongoing endeavor to
focus research to reduce work-related
injury and illness. As the program
approaches a ten-year milestone, NIOSH
is hosting public meetings to seek input
from individuals and organizations on
important research issues and agendas.
Information about the public meetings
and registration can be found on the
NORA Web page at https://www.cdc.gov/
niosh/nora/townhall.
Given that NORA represents a broadbased partnership involving
government, business, the worker
community, academia, and others,
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public input is essential for planning
future directions for the initiative,
which will be based on eight different
industry sector groups. Each meeting
will be structured to provide an
opportunity for regional and multisector input during the morning,
followed where appropriate by an
afternoon session to focus on individual
sector issues.
All participants are requested to
register for the free meeting at the
NORA Web page or onsite the day of the
meeting. Participants wishing to speak
are encouraged to register early. The
public meetings are open to everyone,
including all workers, professional
societies, organized labor, employers,
researchers, health professionals,
government officials, and elected
officials. Broad participation is desired.
Purpose: The public meetings will
address both regional and sectorspecific priorities for research. During
the morning session, stakeholders will
be invited to speak for 5 minutes on an
important occupational safety and
health issue, including those that occur
in multiple sectors. Where noted in the
agenda, the afternoon session will focus
on sector-specific problems facing the
nation. Again, participants will be asked
to make 5-minute presentations
describing what they perceive to be the
top concerns within their sector or subsector. Participants are encouraged to
attend both the regional and sectorspecific sessions, or they may elect to
participate in only one session.
Types of occupational safety and
health issues might include diseases,
injuries, exposures, populations at risk,
and needs of occupational safety and
health systems. For example, falls from
heights might be a top injury issue for
the residential construction industry.
Low back pain and related back
disorders might be a top disease concern
for the urban transit industry. If
possible, please include as much
information as might be useful for
understanding the safety or health
research priority you identify. Such
information could include
characterization of the frequency and
severity with which the injury, illness,
or hazardous exposure is occurring and
of the factors you believe might be
causing the health or safety issue. Input
is also requested on the types of
research that you believe might make a
difference and the partners (e.g., specific
industry associations, labor
organizations, research organizations,
governmental agencies) who should be
involved in informing research efforts
and in solving the problem.
All presentations will be entered into
the NORA Docket, which is maintained
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by NIOSH. All comments in the NORA
Docket will be used to help shape
sector-specific and related cross-sector
research agendas for the nation.
These events are part of a series of
public meetings which will occur in the
months preceding the NORA
Symposium (April 18–20, 2006 in
Washington, DC). Upcoming meetings
will include: Wholesale and Retail
Trade; Manufacturing; Mining; Services;
Regional Issues; and a summary session.
Future Federal Register announcements
will provide more information on these
meetings. Previous meetings have
discussed Transportation, Warehousing,
and Utilities, and Construction.
Contact Person for More Information:
Sid Soderholm, Ph.D., NORA
Coordinator, (202) 401–0721.
Address: Comments may also be emailed to niocindocket@cdc.gov, or sent
via postal mail to: Docket NIOSH–047,
Robert A. Taft Laboratories (C–34), 4676
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH
45226.
Stakeholders are also invited to
submit comments electronically at the
NORA Web page https://www.cdc.gov/
niosh/nora. Comments submitted to the
Web page by others can also be viewed
there.
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 27, 2005.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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Comment Request; Requirements for
Collection of Data Relating to the
Prevention of Medical Gas Mixups at
Health Care Facilities—Survey
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Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
measures, taken by certain health care
medical facilities that use medical
oxygen, to prevent mixups with other
gases.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by March 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to https://www.fda.gov/
dockets/ecomments. Submit written
comments on the collection of
information to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
room 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. All
comments should be identified with the
docket number found in brackets in the
heading of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Nelson, Office of Management
Programs (HFA–250), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–1482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in
44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c)
and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
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3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
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With respect to the following
collection of information, FDA invites
comments on these topics: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of FDA’s functions, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Requirements for Collection of Data
Relating to the Prevention of Medical
Gas Mixups at Health Care Facilities—
Survey (OMB Control Number 0910–
0548)—Extension
FDA has received four reports of
medical gas mixups occurring during
the past 7 years. These reports were
received from hospitals and nursing
homes and involved 7 deaths and 15
injuries to patients who were thought to
be receiving medical grade oxygen, but
who were actually receiving a different
gas (e.g., nitrogen, argon) that had been
mistakenly connected to the facility’s
oxygen supply system. In 2001, FDA
published guidance making
recommendations to help hospitals,
nursing homes, and other health care
facilities avoid the tragedies that result
from medical gas mixups and alerting
these facilities to the hazards. This
survey is intended to assess the degree
of facilities’ compliance with safety
measures to prevent mixups and to
determine if further steps are warranted
to ensure the safety of patients.
FDA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
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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)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following public meetings and request for information:
Name: NIOSH Opportunity to Provide Input for the National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) with a special emphasis on the
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector, and the Health Care and
Social Assistance Sector, with regional and multi-sector input.
Meeting Dates, Times, and Places: Agriculture, Forestry, and
Fishing (AFF) Sector, Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. pst, 9
a.m.-12 p.m. Multi-Sector Public Comments, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. AFF Specific
Public Comments.
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI, 2700 24th Avenue East,
Seattle, WA 98112-2099. And HealthCare and Social Assistance Sector,
Monday, January 23, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. cst, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Multi-
Sector Public Comments, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. HSA Specific Public Comments.
The University of Texas School of Public Health Auditorium, 1200
Herman Pressler, Houston, Texas 77030.
Status: Meetings are open to the public, limited only by the space
available.
Background: A large part of our lives is shaped by the work we do.
NORA is a framework to guide occupational safety and health research
for the nation. It is an ongoing endeavor to focus research to reduce
work-related injury and illness. As the program approaches a ten-year
milestone, NIOSH is hosting public meetings to seek input from
individuals and organizations on important research issues and agendas.
Information about the public meetings and registration can be found on
the NORA Web page at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/townhall.
Given that NORA represents a broad-based partnership involving
government, business, the worker community, academia, and others,
public input is essential for planning future directions for the
initiative, which will be based on eight different industry sector
groups. Each meeting will be structured to provide an opportunity for
regional and multi-sector input during the morning, followed where
appropriate by an afternoon session to focus on individual sector
issues.
All participants are requested to register for the free meeting at
the NORA Web page or onsite the day of the meeting. Participants
wishing to speak are encouraged to register early. The public meetings
are open to everyone, including all workers, professional societies,
organized labor, employers, researchers, health professionals,
government officials, and elected officials. Broad participation is
desired.
Purpose: The public meetings will address both regional and sector-
specific priorities for research. During the morning session,
stakeholders will be invited to speak for 5 minutes on an important
occupational safety and health issue, including those that occur in
multiple sectors. Where noted in the agenda, the afternoon session will
focus on sector-specific problems facing the nation. Again,
participants will be asked to make 5-minute presentations describing
what they perceive to be the top concerns within their sector or sub-
sector. Participants are encouraged to attend both the regional and
sector-specific sessions, or they may elect to participate in only one
session.
Types of occupational safety and health issues might include
diseases, injuries, exposures, populations at risk, and needs of
occupational safety and health systems. For example, falls from heights
might be a top injury issue for the residential construction industry.
Low back pain and related back disorders might be a top disease concern
for the urban transit industry. If possible, please include as much
information as might be useful for understanding the safety or health
research priority you identify. Such information could include
characterization of the frequency and severity with which the injury,
illness, or hazardous exposure is occurring and of the factors you
believe might be causing the health or safety issue. Input is also
requested on the types of research that you believe might make a
difference and the partners (e.g., specific industry associations,
labor organizations, research organizations, governmental agencies) who
should be involved in informing research efforts and in solving the
problem.
All presentations will be entered into the NORA Docket, which is
maintained
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by NIOSH. All comments in the NORA Docket will be used to help shape
sector-specific and related cross-sector research agendas for the
nation.
These events are part of a series of public meetings which will
occur in the months preceding the NORA Symposium (April 18-20, 2006 in
Washington, DC). Upcoming meetings will include: Wholesale and Retail
Trade; Manufacturing; Mining; Services; Regional Issues; and a summary
session. Future Federal Register announcements will provide more
information on these meetings. Previous meetings have discussed
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities, and Construction.
Contact Person for More Information: Sid Soderholm, Ph.D., NORA
Coordinator, (202) 401-0721.
Address: Comments may also be e-mailed to niocindocket@cdc.gov, or
sent via postal mail to: Docket NIOSH-047, Robert A. Taft Laboratories
(C-34), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
Stakeholders are also invited to submit comments electronically at
the NORA Web page https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora. Comments submitted to
the Web page by others can also be viewed there.
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 27, 2005.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E5-8192 Filed 12-30-05; 8:45 am]
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