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Information also is available on the NCVHS
home page of the HHS Web site: https://
www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further
information including an agenda will be
posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on
(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.
Dated: February 4, 2009.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. E9–2877 Filed 2–10–09; 8:45 am]
Dated: February 3, 2009.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. E9–2876 Filed 2–10–09; 8:45 am]
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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS)
announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS), Populations
Subcommittee Meeting.
Time and Date: February 27, 2009 8:30
a.m.—1 p.m.
Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 505A,
Washington, DC 20201.
Status: Open.
Purpose: The Populations Subcommittee
will hear testimony from invited experts on
Federal data capacity to support health
policy in the area of modeling health
insurance data, to include coverage, access,
utilization, quality, and cost of care. The
meeting will conclude with a roundtable
discussion between the Populations
Subcommittee and speakers.
Contact Person for More Information:
Substantive program information as well as
summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members may be obtained from
Debbie Jackson, lead staff for Populations
Subcommittee, NCVHS, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, National Center for
Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Room
2339, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20782,
telephone (301) 458–4614 or Marjorie S.
Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS,
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville,
Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458–4245.
Information also is available on the NCVHS
home page of the HHS Web site: https://
www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further
information including an agenda will be
posted when available.
Should you require reasonable
accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on
(301) 458–4EEO (4336) as soon as possible.
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Background
National Toxicology Program (NTP);
Report on Carcinogens (RoC); Request
for Public Comments on the RoC
Expert Panel’s Recommendation on
Listing Status for Cobalt-Tungsten
Carbide Powders and Hard Metals in
the 12th RoC and the Scientific
Justification for the Recommendation
AGENCY: National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS); National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
ACTION: Request for comments.
SUMMARY: The NTP invites public
comment on the recommendation from
an expert panel on the listing status for
cobalt-tungsten carbide powders and
hard metals in the 12th RoC and the
scientific justification for the
recommendation. The recommendation
and scientific justification for cobalttungsten carbide powders and hard
metals are available electronically in
Part B of the Expert Panel Report
(https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29682, see
Expert Panel Report Part B) or in printed
text from the RoC Center (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below).
The RoC Center convened a sevenmember expert panel of scientists, plus
one technical scientific expert, from the
public and private sectors on December
9–10, 2008. The panel was asked (1) to
apply the RoC listing criteria to the
relevant scientific evidence and make a
recommendation regarding listing status
(i.e., known to be a human carcinogen,
reasonably anticipated to be a human
carcinogen, or not to list) for cobalttungsten carbide powders and hard
metals in the 12th RoC and (2) to
provide the scientific justification for
the recommendation.
DATES: The Expert Panel Report (Part B)
for cobalt-tungsten carbide powders and
hard metals will be available for public
comment by February 4, 2009. Written
comments should be submitted by
March 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director, RoC Center
[NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD K2–14,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, FAX:
919–541–0144, or lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
Courier address: Report on Carcinogens
PO 00000
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Center, NIEHS, 530 Davis Drive, Room
2006, Durham, NC 27713].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Ruth Lunn, RoC Center, 919–316–4637
or lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Cobalt-tungsten carbide hard metals
are composites of carbides (including
tungsten carbide alone or in
combination with small amounts of
other carbides) with a metallic cobalt
binder, pressed into a compact, solid
form at high temperatures by a process
known as ‘‘sintering.’’ Cobalt-tungsten
carbide hard metals are used primarily
in cutting tools. Cobalt-tungsten carbide
hard metals are manufactured and used
in the United States. Occupational
exposure to cobalt-tungsten carbide
hard-metal particles can occur during
hard-metal production, recycling of
hard-metal products, and grinding and
sharpening of hard-metal tools.
As part of the RoC review process
(available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/
29353), the NTP announced the
availability of the draft background
document for cobalt-tungsten carbide
powders and hard metals (73FR60288),
invited public comments on the draft
background document, and announced
the cobalt-tungsten carbide powders and
hard metals expert panel meeting. The
RoC Center convened a seven-member
expert panel of scientists from the
public and private sectors to evaluate
cobalt-tungsten carbide powders and
hard metals. An additional, non-voting,
expert scientist was also in attendance
to respond to technical concerns from
the panel. The expert panel met on
December 9–10, 2008, in a public forum
at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The panel
was charged to peer review the draft
background document for cobalttungsten carbide powders and hard
metals and then to make a
recommendation on its listing status in
the 12th RoC and to provide a scientific
justification for that recommendation.
Details about the meeting, including
public comments received and the
expert panel reports, are available on
the RoC Web site (https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29682). The expert
panel report for cobalt-tungsten carbide
powders and hard metals contains two
parts: Part A has the peer-review
comments on the draft background
document and Part B has the
recommendation on listing status and
its scientific justification. The expert
panel recommended that cobalttungsten carbide powders and hard
metals be listed in the 12th RoC as
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Populations Subcommittee Meeting.
Time and Date: February 27, 2009 8:30 a.m.--1 p.m.
Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 505A, Washington, DC 20201.
Status: Open.
Purpose: The Populations Subcommittee will hear testimony from
invited experts on Federal data capacity to support health policy in
the area of modeling health insurance data, to include coverage,
access, utilization, quality, and cost of care. The meeting will
conclude with a roundtable discussion between the Populations
Subcommittee and speakers.
Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members may be obtained from Debbie Jackson, lead staff
for Populations Subcommittee, NCVHS, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road,
Room 2339, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20782, telephone (301) 458-4614 or
Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center
for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
3311 Toledo Road, Room 2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone
(301) 458-4245. Information also is available on the NCVHS home page
of the HHS Web site: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further
information including an agenda will be posted when available.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336)
as soon as possible.
Dated: February 4, 2009.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. E9-2877 Filed 2-10-09; 8:45 am]
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