National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), 47045 [E7-16557]

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L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the following committee meeting: Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Audio Conference Call Time and Date: 11 a.m.–4 p.m., EST, Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll free dial in number is 1–866–643–6504 with a pass code of 9448550. Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period. Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 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 Advisory Board include providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines which have been promulgated by the Department of 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:18 Aug 21, 2007 Jkt 211001 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 Advisory 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, most recently, August 3, 2007, and will expire on August 3, 2009. Purpose: This Advisory 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, advising 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 conference call includes: Report of Board Member Votes Recorded Since the Last Board Meeting; Update on Rocky Flats Follow-Up Actions; Update on SC&A Review of TBD 6000 and General Steel Industries Appendix; Report on SC&A Contract Talks for FY08; Discussions of Initial Steps for a Board Contractor for FY09 and Beyond; Report on Privacy Act ‘‘Clearance’’ Procedures; Update on Letters to DOE and DOL on Chapman Valve; Work Group Updates; Status of and Plans for Future Board Activities; and Board Working Time. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. Recommended changes to the agenda from the Office of General Counsel resulted in the Federal Register notice being published less that fifteen days before the date of the meeting. Because there is not a public comment period, written comments may be submitted. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention announces the following committee meeting:

    Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    Audio Conference Call Time and Date: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., EST, 
Tuesday, September 4, 2007.
    Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll 
free dial in number is 1-866-643-6504 with a pass code of 9448550.
    Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
    Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act 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 Advisory Board include providing 
advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines 
which have been promulgated by the Department of 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 Advisory 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, most recently, August 3, 
2007, and will expire on August 3, 2009.
    Purpose: This Advisory 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, advising 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 conference call 
includes: Report of Board Member Votes Recorded Since the Last Board 
Meeting; Update on Rocky Flats Follow-Up Actions; Update on SC&A 
Review of TBD 6000 and General Steel Industries Appendix; Report on 
SC&A Contract Talks for FY08; Discussions of Initial Steps for a 
Board Contractor for FY09 and Beyond; Report on Privacy Act 
``Clearance'' Procedures; Update on Letters to DOE and DOL on 
Chapman Valve; Work Group Updates; Status of and Plans for Future 
Board Activities; and Board Working Time.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Recommended changes to the agenda from the Office of General 
Counsel resulted in the Federal Register notice being published less 
that fifteen days before the date of the meeting.
    Because there is not a public comment period, written comments 
may be submitted. Any written comments received will be included in 
the official record of 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, 
OH 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: August 16, 2007.
Michael Tropauer,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-16557 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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