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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 2006 / Notices
Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by statute and the Comptroller
General of the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) was
directed to name the remaining 14
members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group business meeting
on April 30th and May 1st will be
devoted to ongoing Working Group
business. Topics to be addressed are
expected to include: a summary of
citizen input to date, the development
of interim recommendations, and the
process for obtaining public comments
on these interim recommendations.
Submission of Written Information
The Working Group invites written
submissions on those topics to be
addressed at the Working Group
business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations
wishing to provide written information
for consideration by the Citizens’ Health
Care Working Group should submit
information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Separate
submissions by topic will facilitate
review of ideas submitted on each topic
by the Working Group and the public.
Dated: April 12, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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projects. This information is exempt
from mandatory disclosure under the
above-cited statutes.
1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Research
Dissemination and Implementation.
Date: June 15–16, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 15 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems
Research.
Date: June 15–16, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 15 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Quality and Effectiveness Research.
Date: June 22–23, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 22 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Technology and Decision Sciences.
Date: June 22–23, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 22 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
5. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Research Training.
Date: June 29–30, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 29 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
All the meetings above will take place at:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
John Eisenberg Conference Center, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain
a roster of members, agenda or minutes of the
nonconfidential portions of the meetings
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research, Education and Priority
Populations, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Suite
2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone
(301) 427–1554.
Agenda items for these meetings are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Dated: April 11, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Notice of Meetings
In accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act as
amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of
scientific peer review groups. The
subcommittees listed below are part of
the Agency’s Health Services Research
Initial Review Group Committee.
The subcommittee meetings will be
closed to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant
applications are to be reviewed and
discussed at these meetings. These
discussions are likely to involve
information concerning individuals
associated with the applications,
including assessments of their personal
qualifications to conduct their proposed
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Safety and Health (NIOSH) from
evaluating these petitions that are to be
considered by the Advisory Board on
Radiation and Worker Health April 25–
27, 2006 (see notice: Federal Register/
Vol. 71, No. 66/Thursday, April 6, 2006/
Notices, p. 17470).
Summary of petitions and NIOSH
findings:
1. Y–12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Qualified Petitioners: Survivors of Y–
12 Plant Department of Energy (DOE)
contractor employees.
Initial Proposed Class Definition,
Subject to Revision as Warranted by the
Evaluation: All steamfitters, pipefitters,
and plumbers who worked at Y–12 from
October, 1944 through December, 1957.
Basis of the Petition: Documentation
or statements provided by affidavit
indicating that radiation exposures and
doses to members of the proposed class
were not monitored either through
personal or area monitoring.
NIOSH Finding and NIOSH Proposed
Class Definition: NIOSH does not have
access to sufficient information to
estimate radiation dose with sufficient
accuracy for employees of the DOE or
DOE contractors or subcontractors who
were monitored or should have been
monitored for thorium exposures while
working in Building 9202, 9204–1,
9204–3, 9206, or 9212 at Y–12 during
the period January 1948 through
December 1957. NIOSH has determined
that health was endangered for those
workers who were employed for at least
250 aggregated work days within the
parameters established for this class or
in combination with work days within
the parameters for one or more classes
of employees in the SEC.
2. Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Summary of Special Exposure Cohort
Petitions and National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
Findings
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements
of 42 CFR 83.15(a), the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) gives
notice of petitions to add classes of
employees to the Special Exposure
Cohort (SEC) and the findings of the
National Institute for Occupational
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Qualified Petitioner: Labor
organization representing or formerly
having represented DOE or DOE
contractor or subcontractor employees
who would be included in the proposed
class of employees.
Initial Proposed Class Definition,
Subject to Revision as Warranted by the
Evaluation: All represented members,
past, present and current, of United
Steelworkers of America (USWA) Local
8031 and its predecessors, that worked
at the Rocky Flats Plant, Golden,
Colorado, from April 1952 to February
15, 2005.
Bases of the Petition:
a. Documents or statements provided
by affidavit indicating that radiation
exposures and doses to members of the
proposed class were not monitored,
either through personal or area
monitoring.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Notice of Meetings
In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of scientific peer
review groups. The subcommittees listed below are part of the Agency's
Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee.
The subcommittee meetings will be closed to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5
U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant applications are to
be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. These discussions are
likely to involve information concerning individuals associated with
the applications, including assessments of their personal
qualifications to conduct their proposed projects. This information is
exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.
1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Research Dissemination and
Implementation.
Date: June 15-16, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 15
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems Research.
Date: June 15-16, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 15
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Quality and Effectiveness
Research.
Date: June 22-23, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 22
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Technology and Decision
Sciences.
Date: June 22-23, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 22
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
5. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Research Training.
Date: June 29-30, 2006 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 29
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
All the meetings above will take place at: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, John Eisenberg Conference Center, 540 Gaither
Road, Rockville Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members,
agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of the meetings
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer,
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations,
AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850,
Telephone (301) 427-1554.
Agenda items for these meetings are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Dated: April 11, 2006.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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