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Dated: August 11, 2008.
Christine M. Branche,
Acting Director, National Institute for
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The Innovations Portfolio is focused
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innovative solutions that may lead to
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different from those already being
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solve pressing healthcare problems.
Thus, the main focus of the portfolio is
problem solving in order to accelerate
improvement in healthcare.
Ideas are sought for topics to be
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strategies to foster innovative
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and ideas may address new and
emerging priority issues and areas that
should be the focus of research in the
Innovations Portfolio, mechanisms for
identifying and engaging partners for
this important work, or any related
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Dated: August 4, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Subcommittee for Dose
Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR),
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
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 meeting for the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.—5 p.m., August
20, 2008.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395
Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018.
Telephone (859)334–4611, Fax (859)334–
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Status: Open to the public, but without a
public comment period. To access by
conference call dial the following
information 1(866)659–0537, Participant Pass
Code 9933701.
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
ofprobability of causation guidelines that
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 CDC.
NIOSH implements this responsibility for
CDC. The charter was issued on August 3,
2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, and
will expire on August 3, 2009.
Purpose: The 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, 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. The Subcommittee for Dose
Reconstruction Reviews was established to
aid the Advisory Board in carrying out its
duty to advise the Secretary, HHS, on dose
reconstruction.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the
Subcommittee meeting includes a discussion
of cases under review from the 6th, 7th, and
8th sets of individual dose reconstructions;
and selection of cases for future review.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
ABRWH determines that agency business
requires its consideration of this matter on
less than 15 days notice to the public and
that no earlier notice of this meeting was
possible.
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 personbelow well in advance of
the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information:
Christine Branche, Ph.D., Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 395 E. Street, SW.,
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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 11, 2008.
Lorenzo J. Falgiano,
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
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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 meeting for the aforementioned
subcommittee:
Time and Date: 9:30 a.m.--5 p.m., August 20, 2008.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, Hebron,
Kentucky 41018. Telephone (859)334-4611, Fax (859)334-4619.
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Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
To access by conference call dial the following information
1(866)659-0537, Participant Pass Code 9933701.
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 ofprobability of causation guidelines that
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 CDC. NIOSH implements this
responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001,
renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2009.
Purpose: The 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, 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. The Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews was
established to aid the Advisory Board in carrying out its duty to
advise the Secretary, HHS, on dose reconstruction.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the Subcommittee meeting
includes a discussion of cases under review from the 6th, 7th, and
8th sets of individual dose reconstructions; and selection of cases
for future review.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
ABRWH determines that agency business requires its consideration
of this matter on less than 15 days notice to the public and that no
earlier notice of this meeting was possible.
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 personbelow well in
advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Christine Branche, Ph.D.,
Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 395 E. Street, SW., Suite 9200,
Washington, DC 20201, Telephone (513)533-6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC-
INFO, E-mail ocas@cdc.gov.
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 11, 2008.
Lorenzo J. Falgiano,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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