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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting of the
aforementioned committee:
Notice.
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Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory
Board), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
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Dated: March 3, 2010.
Jack Killen,
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at https://nccam.nih.gov/about/plans.
Participating: The Workshop will take
place on March 26, 2010 from 8:15 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. on the NIH campus in
Bethesda, Maryland.
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Time and Date: 11 a.m.–3 p.m., March 31,
2010.
Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS
Conferencing. The USA toll free dial in
number is 1(866)659–0537 with a pass code
of 9933701.
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
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CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility
for CDC. The charter was issued on August
3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
most recently, August 3, 2009, and will
expire on August 3, 2011.
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: SEC Petitions for:
Canoga Avenue Facility (Los Angeles County,
CA), University of Rochester Atomic Energy
Project, Blockson Chemical, and Chapman
Valve; NIOSH 10–Year Review of OCAS
Program; OCAS Facility Records Search
Methods; NIOSH Office of Compensation
Analysis and Support Analysis of SEC Class
Definitions; Board Subcommittee and Work
Group Updates; and, OCAS SEC Petition
Evaluations Update for May 2010 Board
Meeting.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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 in advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information:
Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A., Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road,
NE., Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, GA 30333,
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: March 3, 2010.
Elaine L. Baker,
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
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory
Board), 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 (CDC), announces the following meeting of the aforementioned
committee:
Time and Date: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., March 31, 2010.
Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll
free dial in number is 1(866)659-0537 with a pass code of 9933701.
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,
2009, and will expire on August 3, 2011.
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: SEC Petitions for: Canoga Avenue Facility (Los Angeles
County, CA), University of Rochester Atomic Energy Project, Blockson
Chemical, and Chapman Valve; NIOSH 10-Year Review of OCAS Program;
OCAS Facility Records Search Methods; NIOSH Office of Compensation
Analysis and Support Analysis of SEC Class Definitions; Board
Subcommittee and Work Group Updates; and, OCAS SEC Petition
Evaluations Update for May 2010 Board Meeting.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
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 in advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A.,
Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E-
20, Atlanta, GA 30333, 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: March 3, 2010.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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