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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 204 / Monday, October 22, 2018 / Notices
Dated: October 17, 2018.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC announces the following meeting
for the Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC). This
meeting is open to the public, limited
only by the space available. The meeting
room accommodates approximately 38
people. If you wish to attend in person
or by phone, please contact Marie
Chovanec by email at MChovanec@
cdc.gov or by phone at 412–386–5302 at
least 5 business days in advance of the
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
November 29, 2018, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., MST
and on November 30, 2018, 8 a.m.–12
p.m. MST.
ADDRESSES: University of Arizona,
ENR2 Building, Room S215, 1064 E.
Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 United
States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey H. Welsh, Designated Federal
Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626
Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
15236, telephone 412–386–4040; email
juw5@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This committee is charged
with providing advice to the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human
Services; the Director, CDC; and the
Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine
safety and health research, including
grants and contracts for such research,
30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
Matters to be Considered: The agenda
will include discussions on mining
safety and health research projects and
outcomes, including real-time DPM
monitor; industrial minerals sector
research priorities; MSHRAC metal
mine automation workgroup report;
cemented backfill research; recent
research in coal mine explosion and fire
prevention; engaging in the miner
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health program; stability evaluation of
active gas wells in longwall abutment
pillars; and durable support for western
US underground metal mines. The
meeting will also include updates from
the NIOSH Associate Director for
Mining, the Spokane Mining Research
Division, and the Pittsburgh Mining
Research Division. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Evidence to Inform Standards that
Ensure Turnout Gear Remains
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use of appropriate automated,
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Background and Brief Description
Turnout gear is a type of personal
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million U.S. fire fighters to shield the
body from carcinogens, flames, heat,
and chemical/biological agents. It serves
as a barrier to external hazards while
simultaneously allowing for the escape
of metabolic heat to prevent elevated
core body temperatures. To provide the
necessary performance characteristics,
turnout gear design is complex,
consisting of three major layers that
work as a composite—a thermal liner, a
moisture barrier, and an outer shell.
Consensus standards provide
performance requirements and
retirement criteria for turnout gear. The
retirement criteria is based on visual
inspections and a 10-year age cap with
visual inspection being less effective for
the moisture barrier and thermal liner
layers. Recent data of turnout gear
donated from fire departments
demonstrates that turnout gear from 2 to
10 years old was unable to meet all
performance requirements. Thus, under
the current retirement criteria, turnout
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting for the Mine Safety and Health Research
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC). This meeting is open to the public,
limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates
approximately 38 people. If you wish to attend in person or by phone,
please contact Marie Chovanec by email at [email protected] or by phone
at 412-386-5302 at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 29, 2018, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.,
MST and on November 30, 2018, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. MST.
ADDRESSES: University of Arizona, ENR2 Building, Room S215, 1064 E.
Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721 United States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey H. Welsh, Designated Federal
Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
15236, telephone 412-386-4040; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice to the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, CDC;
and the Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine safety and health
research, including grants and contracts for such research, 30 U.S.C.
812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
mining safety and health research projects and outcomes, including
real-time DPM monitor; industrial minerals sector research priorities;
MSHRAC metal mine automation workgroup report; cemented backfill
research; recent research in coal mine explosion and fire prevention;
engaging in the miner health program; stability evaluation of active
gas wells in longwall abutment pillars; and durable support for western
US underground metal mines. The meeting will also include updates from
the NIOSH Associate Director for Mining, the Spokane Mining Research
Division, and the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-22988 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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