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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 23, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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.
AGENCY:
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 or Advisory
Board). This meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the space
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
February 24, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. EST. Written comments must
be received on or before February 17,
2021.
You may submit comments
by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C–
34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
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.
ADDRESSES:
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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: 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
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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,
and rechartered under Executive Order
13889 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: Savannah
River Site; Work Group and
Subcommittee Reports; Update on the
Status of SEC Petitions; and plans for
the April 2021 Advisory Board Meeting.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH),
Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews
(SPR), 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.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
CDC announces the following meeting
for the Subcommittee for Procedure
Reviews (SPR) of the Advisory Board on
Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH
or Advisory Board). This meeting is
open to the public, but without a public
comment period. 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 welcomed to listen to the
meeting by joining the audio conference
(information below). The audio
conference line has 150 ports for callers.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
February 18, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., EST. Written comments must
be received on or before February 11,
2021.
You may submit comments
by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C–
34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
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.
ADDRESSES:
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: 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
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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.
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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 or Advisory Board). This meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the space 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 February 24, 2021, from 10:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received on or before
February 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
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.
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 charter was issued on August 3, 2001,
renewed at appropriate intervals, and rechartered under Executive Order
13889 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:
Savannah River Site; Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the
Status of SEC Petitions; and plans for the April 2021 Advisory Board
Meeting. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
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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