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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)
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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: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.,
February 7, 2013.
Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS
Conferencing. The USA toll-free, dial-in
number is 1–866–659–0537 and the pass
code is 9933701.
Status: Open to the public, but without a
verbal public comment period. Written
comment should be provided to the contact
person below in advance of the meeting.
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
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3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
most recently, August 3, 2011, and will
expire on August 3, 2013.
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: General Steel
Industries SEC Petition Board
Recommendation; Review of Responses to
Public Comments from the September 2012
Advisory Board Meeting; Subcommittee and
Work Group Updates; SEC Petition
Evaluations Update for the March 2013
Advisory Board Meeting; Plans for the March
2013 Advisory Board Meeting; and Advisory
Board Correspondence.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Because there is not an oral 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,
Georgia 30333, Telephone: (513) 533–6800,
Toll Free 1–800–CDC–INFO, Email
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 the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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Centers for Disease Control and
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Disease, Disability, and Injury
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
The meeting announced below
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and Control of Vector-Borne and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Uganda,
Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) CK13–001, initial review.
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 aforementioned meeting:
Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.,
February 19, 2013.
Place: Teleconference.
Status: The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set
forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5
U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
Management Analysis and Services Office,
CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting will
include the initial review, discussion, and
evaluation of applications received in
response to ‘‘Identification, Surveillance, and
Control of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases in Uganda, FOA CK13–
001.’’
Contact Person for More Information:
Gregory Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Scientific
Review Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE.,
Mailstop E60, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,
Telephone: (404) 718–8833.
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.
Dana Redford,
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 on Procedures Review,
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 (CDC)
announces the following meeting for the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.,
February 5, 2013.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395
Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018,
Telephone: (859) 334–4611, Fax: (859) 334–
4619.
Status: Open to the public, but without an
oral public comment period. To access by
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conference call dial the following
information: (866) 659–0537, Participant Pass
Code 9933701.
Background: The ABRWH 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
compensation program. Key functions of the
ABRWH include providing advice on the
development of probability 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 ABRWH 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, 2013.
Purpose: The ABRWH 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 a
reasonable likelihood that such radiation
doses may have endangered the health of
members of this class. The Subcommittee on
Procedures Review was established to aid the
ABRWH in carrying out its duty to advise the
Secretary, HHS, on dose reconstructions. The
Subcommittee on Procedures Review is
responsible for overseeing, tracking, and
participating in the reviews of all procedures
used in the dose reconstruction process by
the NIOSH Division of Compensation
Analysis and Support (DCAS) and its dose
reconstruction contractor.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the
Subcommittee meeting includes discussion
of the following ORAU and DCAS
procedures: OCAS TIB–0009 (‘‘Estimation of
Ingestion Intakes’’), DCAS TIB–0013
(‘‘Selected Geometric Exposure Scenario
Considerations for External Dose
Reconstruction at Uranium Facilities’’),
DCAS OTIB–0010 (‘‘Best Estimate External
Dose Reconstruction for Glovebox Workers’’),
DCAS IG–001 (‘‘External Dose
Reconstruction Implementation Guidelines’’),
DCAS IG–003 (‘‘Radiation Exposures Covered
for Dose Reconstructions under Part B of the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act’’), DCAS IG–005
(‘‘Use of Classified Information’’), Program
Evaluation Report 014 (‘‘Construction Trades
Workers’’), Program Evaluation Report 017
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(‘‘Evaluation of Incomplete Internal Dose
Records from Idaho, Argonne-East and
Argonne-West National Laboratories’’),
Program Evaluation Report 029 (‘‘Hanford’’),
ORAUT–PROC–0044 (‘‘Special Exposure
Cohort’’); Discussion of New Summaries of
Completed Reviews; and a continuation of
the comment-resolution process for other
dose reconstruction procedures under review
by the Subcommittee.
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
This meeting is open to the public, but
without an oral public comment period. In
the event an individual wishes to provide
comments, written comments may be
submitted. Any written comments received
will be provided at the meeting and should
be submitted to the contact person below in
advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information:
Theodore Katz, Executive Secretary, NIOSH,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E–20,
Atlanta Georgia 30333, Telephone: (513)
533–6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC–INFO, Email
dcas@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.
Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
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HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Subcommittee for Dose
Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR),
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH or the
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 for the
aforementioned subcommittee:
Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.,
February 4, 2013.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395
Progress Drive, Hebron, Kentucky 41018,
Telephone: (859)334–4611, Fax: (859)334–
4619.
Status: Open to the public, but without an
oral public comment period. To access by
conference call dial the following
information 1(866)659–0537, Participant Pass
Code 9933701.
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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 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, 2013.
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:
reconsidering the Board’s dose
reconstruction case review process; dose
reconstruction program quality management
and assurance activities, including: current
findings from NIOSH internal dose
reconstruction blind reviews; and discussion
of dose reconstruction cases under review
(sets 8–9, Savannah River Site, Rocky Flats
Plant, and Los Alamos National Laboratory
cases from sets 10–13).
The agenda is subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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 person below well in advance of
the meeting.
Contact person for More Information:
Theodore Katz, Executive Secretary, NIOSH,
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E–20,
Atlanta Georgia 30333, Telephone: (513)533–
6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC–INFO, Email
ocas@cdc.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subcommittee on Procedures Review, 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 (CDC) announces the following meeting for the aforementioned
subcommittee:
Time and Date: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., February 5, 2013.
Place: Cincinnati Airport Marriott, 2395 Progress Drive, Hebron,
Kentucky 41018, Telephone: (859) 334-4611, Fax: (859) 334-4619.
Status: Open to the public, but without an oral public comment
period. To access by
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conference call dial the following information: (866) 659-0537,
Participant Pass Code 9933701.
Background: The ABRWH 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 compensation program. Key
functions of the ABRWH include providing advice on the development
of probability 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 ABRWH 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, 2013.
Purpose: The ABRWH 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 a reasonable likelihood that such radiation
doses may have endangered the health of members of this class. The
Subcommittee on Procedures Review was established to aid the ABRWH
in carrying out its duty to advise the Secretary, HHS, on dose
reconstructions. The Subcommittee on Procedures Review is
responsible for overseeing, tracking, and participating in the
reviews of all procedures used in the dose reconstruction process by
the NIOSH Division of Compensation Analysis and Support (DCAS) and
its dose reconstruction contractor.
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda for the Subcommittee meeting
includes discussion of the following ORAU and DCAS procedures: OCAS
TIB-0009 (``Estimation of Ingestion Intakes''), DCAS TIB-0013
(``Selected Geometric Exposure Scenario Considerations for External
Dose Reconstruction at Uranium Facilities''), DCAS OTIB-0010 (``Best
Estimate External Dose Reconstruction for Glovebox Workers''), DCAS
IG-001 (``External Dose Reconstruction Implementation Guidelines''),
DCAS IG-003 (``Radiation Exposures Covered for Dose Reconstructions
under Part B of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act''), DCAS IG-005 (``Use of Classified
Information''), Program Evaluation Report 014 (``Construction Trades
Workers''), Program Evaluation Report 017 (``Evaluation of
Incomplete Internal Dose Records from Idaho, Argonne-East and
Argonne-West National Laboratories''), Program Evaluation Report 029
(``Hanford''), ORAUT-PROC-0044 (``Special Exposure Cohort'');
Discussion of New Summaries of Completed Reviews; and a continuation
of the comment-resolution process for other dose reconstruction
procedures under review by the Subcommittee.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
This meeting is open to the public, but without an oral public
comment period. In the event an individual wishes to provide
comments, written comments may be submitted. Any written comments
received will be provided at the meeting and should be submitted to
the contact person below in advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Theodore Katz, Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E-20, Atlanta
Georgia 30333, Telephone: (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC-INFO,
Email dcas@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.
Dana Redford,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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