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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
World Trade Center Health Program
Scientific/Technical Advisory
Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory
Committee), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH)
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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: 1 p.m.–5 p.m., March 28,
2012.
Place: This meeting is available via
telephone and Web Conference. Audio will
be available by telephone and visuals will be
available by Web Conference. The USA tollfree, dial-in number is 1–800–593–0693. To
be connected to the meeting, you will need
to provide the following participant code to
the operator: 4447238. To obtain further
instructions on how to access the meeting
online through Web Conference, see the
instructions at the Committee’s Web site:
https://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/topics/wtc/stac/
meetings/.
Public Comment Times and Date: 1:10
p.m.–1:55 p.m., March 28, 2012.
Please note that the public comment period
ends at the time indicated above or following
the last call for comments, whichever is
earlier. Members of the public who want to
comment must sign up by providing their
name by mail, facsimile, email, or telephone,
as given below. Each commenter will be
provided up to five minutes for comment. A
limited number of time slots are available
and will be assigned on a first come-first
served basis. Written comments will also be
accepted from those unable to attend the
public session.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
the number of telephone lines. The
conference line will accommodate up to 300
callers; therefore it is suggested that those
interested in calling in to listen to the
committee meeting share a line when
possible.
Background: The Advisory Committee was
established by Public Law 111–347 (The
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act of 2010, Title XXXIII of
the Public Health Service Act), enacted on
January 2, 2011 and codified at 42 U.S.C.
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Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory
Committee is to review scientific and
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medical evidence and to make
recommendations to the World Trade Center
(WTC) Program Administrator regarding
additional WTC Health Program eligibility
criteria and potential additions to the list of
covered WTC-related health conditions. Title
XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act
established within the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), the World Trade
Center (WTC) Health Program, to be
administered by the WTC Program
Administrator. The WTC Health Program
provides: (1) Medical monitoring and
treatment benefits to eligible emergency
responders and recovery and cleanup
workers (including those who are Federal
employees) who responded to the September
11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and (2) initial
health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment
benefits to residents and other building
occupants and area workers in New York
City, who were directly impacted and
adversely affected by such attacks
(‘‘survivors’’). Certain specific activities of
the WTC Program Administrator are reserved
to the Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her
discretion; other WTC Program
Administrator duties not explicitly reserved
to the Secretary, HHS, are assigned to the
Director, NIOSH. The administration of the
Advisory Committee established under
Section 300mm–1(a) is left to the Director of
NIOSH in his role as WTC Program
Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide
funding, staffing, and administrative support
services for the Advisory Committee. The
charter was issued on May 12, 2011, and will
expire on May 12, 2013.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for
the Advisory Committee meeting includes
the petition to add cancer, or types of cancer,
to the list of covered WTC-related health
conditions. The agenda is subject to change
as priorities dictate. In the event an
individual cannot attend, written comments
may be submitted. The comments should be
limited to two pages and submitted to the
contact person below by March 23, 2012.
Efforts will be made to provide the two-page
written comments received by the deadline
below to the committee members before the
meeting. Comments in excess of two pages
will be made publicly available at the NIOSH
docket (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/
archive/docket248.html).
Public Comment Sign-up and Submissions
to the Docket: To sign up to provide public
comments or to submit comments to the
docket, send information to the NIOSH
Docket Office by one of the following means:
Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft
Laboratories, MS–C–34, 4676 Columbia
Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Facsimile: (513) 533–8285.
Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
Telephone: (513) 533–8611.
Submissions to the docket should reference
docket #248.
Policy on Redaction of Committee Meeting
Transcripts (Public Comment): Transcripts
will be prepared and posted to NIOSH
Docket 248 within 60 days after the meeting.
If a person making a comment gives his or
her name, no attempt will be made to redact
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that name. NIOSH will take reasonable steps
to ensure that individuals making public
comments are aware of the fact that their
comments (including their name, if provided)
will appear in a transcript of the meeting
posted on a public Web site. Such reasonable
steps include a statement read at the start of
the meeting stating that transcripts will be
posted and names of speakers will not be
redacted. If individuals in making a
statement reveal personal information (e.g.,
medical information) about themselves, that
information will not usually be redacted. The
CDC Freedom of Information Act coordinator
will, however, review such revelations in
accordance with the Freedom of Information
Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact
such information. Disclosures of information
concerning third party medical information
will be redacted.
Contact Person for More Information: Paul
J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated Federal
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia
Parkway Mail Stop R–45, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226, telephone 1 (888) 982–4748; email:
wtc-stac@cdc.gov.
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Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register Notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities, for
both the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: March 21, 2012.
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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
World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory
Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), 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: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., March 28, 2012.
Place: This meeting is available via telephone and Web
Conference. Audio will be available by telephone and visuals will be
available by Web Conference. The USA toll-free, dial-in number is 1-
800-593-0693. To be connected to the meeting, you will need to
provide the following participant code to the operator: 4447238. To
obtain further instructions on how to access the meeting online
through Web Conference, see the instructions at the Committee's Web
site: https://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/topics/wtc/stac/meetings/.
Public Comment Times and Date: 1:10 p.m.-1:55 p.m., March 28,
2012.
Please note that the public comment period ends at the time
indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever
is earlier. Members of the public who want to comment must sign up
by providing their name by mail, facsimile, email, or telephone, as
given below. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for
comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be
assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will
also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the number of
telephone lines. The conference line will accommodate up to 300
callers; therefore it is suggested that those interested in calling
in to listen to the committee meeting share a line when possible.
Background: The Advisory Committee was established by Public Law
111-347 (The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010,
Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act), enacted on January
2, 2011 and codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm-300mm-61.
Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to review
scientific and medical evidence and to make recommendations to the
World Trade Center (WTC) Program Administrator regarding additional
WTC Health Program eligibility criteria and potential additions to
the list of covered WTC-related health conditions. Title XXXIII of
the Public Health Service Act established within the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), the World Trade Center (WTC) Health
Program, to be administered by the WTC Program Administrator. The
WTC Health Program provides: (1) Medical monitoring and treatment
benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup
workers (including those who are Federal employees) who responded to
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and (2) initial health
evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and
other building occupants and area workers in New York City, who were
directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks
(``survivors''). Certain specific activities of the WTC Program
Administrator are reserved to the Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her
discretion; other WTC Program Administrator duties not explicitly
reserved to the Secretary, HHS, are assigned to the Director, NIOSH.
The administration of the Advisory Committee established under
Section 300mm-1(a) is left to the Director of NIOSH in his role as
WTC Program Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide funding, staffing,
and administrative support services for the Advisory Committee. The
charter was issued on May 12, 2011, and will expire on May 12, 2013.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Committee
meeting includes the petition to add cancer, or types of cancer, to
the list of covered WTC-related health conditions. The agenda is
subject to change as priorities dictate. In the event an individual
cannot attend, written comments may be submitted. The comments
should be limited to two pages and submitted to the contact person
below by March 23, 2012. Efforts will be made to provide the two-
page written comments received by the deadline below to the
committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two
pages will be made publicly available at the NIOSH docket (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket248.html).
Public Comment Sign-up and Submissions to the Docket: To sign up
to provide public comments or to submit comments to the docket, send
information to the NIOSH Docket Office by one of the following
means:
Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C-34,
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Facsimile: (513) 533-8285.
Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
Telephone: (513) 533-8611.
Submissions to the docket should reference docket 248.
Policy on Redaction of Committee Meeting Transcripts (Public
Comment): Transcripts will be prepared and posted to NIOSH Docket
248 within 60 days after the meeting. If a person making a comment
gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name.
NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making
public comments are aware of the fact that their comments (including
their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting
posted on a public Web site. Such reasonable steps include a
statement read at the start of the meeting stating that transcripts
will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted. If
individuals in making a statement reveal personal information (e.g.,
medical information) about themselves, that information will not
usually be redacted. The CDC Freedom of Information Act coordinator
will, however, review such revelations in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact
such information. Disclosures of information concerning third party
medical information will be redacted.
Contact Person for More Information: Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D.,
Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway Mail
Stop R-45, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 1 (888) 982-4748;
email: wtc-stac@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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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