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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the National Preparedness
and Response Science Board
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice
that the National Preparedness and
Response Science Board (NPRSB), also
known as the National Biodefense
Science Board will be holding a public
meeting on January 30, 2015.
DATES: The January 30, 2015, NPRSB
public meeting is scheduled from 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST. The agenda is
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Please check the NPRSB Web site,
located at WWW.PHE.GOV/NPRSB, for
the most up-to-date information on the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: Thomas P. O’Neil Federal
Office Building, 200 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. To attend via
teleconference, call toll-free 888–946–
7304, international dial-in 1–212–547–
0362, pass-code 7491964. Please call 15
minutes prior to the beginning of the
conference call to facilitate attendance.
Pre-registration is required for public
attendance. Individuals who wish to
attend the meeting in person should
submit an inquiry via the NPRSB
Contact Form located at www.phe.gov/
NPRSBComments.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please submit an inquiry via the NPRSB
Contact Form located at www.phe.gov/
NPRSBComments.
Pursuant
to section 319M of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and
section 222 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), HHS established
the NPRSB. The Board shall provide
expert advice and guidance to the
Secretary on scientific, technical, and
other matters of special interest to HHS
regarding current and future chemical,
biological, nuclear, and radiological
agents, whether naturally occurring,
accidental, or deliberate. The Board may
also provide advice and guidance to the
Secretary and/or the Assistant Secretary
for Preparedness and Response on other
matters related to public health
emergency preparedness and response.
Background: This public meeting will
be dedicated to swearing in the six new
voting members who will replace the
members whose 3-year terms will expire
on December 31, 2014, and the re-
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appointment of two current members.
Subsequent agenda topics will be added
as priorities dictate.
Availability of Materials: The meeting
agenda and materials will be posted on
the NPRSB Web site at www.phe.gov/
nprsb prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
All written comments must be received
prior to January 30, 2015. Please submit
comments via the NPRSB Contact Form
located at www.phe.gov/
NPRSBComments. Individuals who plan
to attend in-person and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should submit a
request via the NPRSB Contact Form
located at www.phe.gov/
NPRSBcomments.
Dated: December 1, 2014.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
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 announces the
following committee meeting:
Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT,
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
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. The public is
welcome to submit written comments in
advance of the meeting, to the contact person
below. Written comments received in
advance of the meeting will be included in
the official record of the meeting. The public
is also welcome to listen to the meeting by
joining the teleconference at the USA tollfree, dial-in number, 1–866–659–0537 and
the passcode is 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 of
probability of causation guidelines, which
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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, 2013, and will
expire on August 3, 2015.
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 For Discussion: The agenda for the
conference call includes: Work Group and
Subcommittee Reports; SEC Petitions Update
for the March 2014 Advisory Board Meeting;
Plans for the March 2015 Advisory Board
Meeting; and Advisory Board
Correspondence.
Contact Person for More Information:
Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A., Designated
Federal Officer, 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.
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 (CDC)
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 announces the following committee meeting:
Time and Date: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, January 6,
2015
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. The public is welcome to submit
written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact person
below. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be
included in the official record of the meeting. The public is also
welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the teleconference at
the USA toll-free, dial-in number, 1-866-659-0537 and the passcode
is 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 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,
2013, and will expire on August 3, 2015.
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 For Discussion: The agenda for the conference call
includes: Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; SEC Petitions Update
for the March 2014 Advisory Board Meeting; Plans for the March 2015
Advisory Board Meeting; and Advisory Board Correspondence.
Contact Person for More Information: Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A.,
Designated Federal Officer, 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.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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