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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. NIOSH 339]
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request
for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC, announces the following meeting
of the Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting
is open to the public, limited only by
the ports available. The audio
conference line has 150 ports for callers.
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 (information
below).
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
October 27, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received
on or before October 20, 2020. Docket
number NIOSH–339, will close on
October 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. NIOSH–339 by
the following method listed below. CDC
does not accept comment by email.
• Mail: Docket number NIOSH–339 c/
o Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum
Avenue, MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
Docket Number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/
default.html, including any personal
information provided. For access to the
docket to read background documents
or comments received, go to https://
www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/
default.html.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C–24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone
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(513) 533–6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC–
INFO, Email ocas@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 Advisory Board’s charter was
issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at
appropriate intervals, rechartered on
March 22, 2020, and will terminate on
March 22, 2022.
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 Considered: The agenda
will include discussions on: Work
Group and Subcommittee Reports;
Update on the Status of SEC Petitions;
Plans for the December 2020 Advisory
Board Meeting; and Advisory Board
Correspondence. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Meeting Information: Audio
Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1–
866–659–0537; the pass code is
9933701.
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Public Participation
Comments received are part of the
public record and are subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider
confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure. If you include your name,
contact information, or other
information that identifies you in the
body of your comments, that
information will be on public display.
CDC will review all submissions and
may choose to redact, or withhold,
submissions containing private or
proprietary information such as Social
Security numbers, medical information,
inappropriate language, or duplicate/
near duplicate examples of a mass-mail
campaign. CDC will carefully consider
all comments submitted into the docket.
CDC does not accept comment by email.
Written Public Comment: Written
comments will also be accepted from
those unable to attend the public
session per the instructions provided in
the address section above. Written
comments received in advance of the
meeting will be included in the official
record of the meeting.
The Director, Strategic Business
Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit,
Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. NIOSH 339]
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC, announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation
and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, limited
only by the ports available. The audio conference line has 150 ports
for callers. 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 (information below).
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 27, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before October 20, 2020.
Docket number NIOSH-339, will close on October 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. NIOSH-339
by the following method listed below. CDC does not accept comment by
email.
Mail: Docket number NIOSH-339 c/o Sherri Diana, NIOSH
Docket Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/default.html,
including any personal information provided. For access to the docket
to read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/default.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC-
INFO, Email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 Advisory Board's charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed
at appropriate intervals, rechartered on March 22, 2020, and will
terminate on March 22, 2022.
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 Considered: The agenda will include discussions on:
Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC
Petitions; Plans for the December 2020 Advisory Board Meeting; and
Advisory Board Correspondence. Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Meeting Information: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is
9933701.
Public Participation
Comments received are part of the public record and are subject to
public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information,
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments,
that information will be on public display. CDC will review all
submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions
containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security
numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near
duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider
all comments submitted into the docket. CDC does not accept comment by
email.
Written Public Comment: Written comments will also be accepted from
those unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided
in the address section above. Written comments received in advance of
the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.
The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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