Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 36554 [2021-14685]

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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 130 (Monday, July 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14685]


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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 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 or the Advisory Board). This meeting is open 
to the public, limited only by the space available. The are 200 spaces 
for the audio conference and computer lines combined. 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 a 
teleconference line and/or computer connection (information below).

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 18, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 
6:30 p.m., EDT, and August 19, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., EDT. 
A public comment session will be held on August 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. 
and will conclude at 6:30 p.m., EDT or following the final call for 
public comment, whichever comes first. Written comments must be 
received on or before August 11, 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: The USA toll-free 
dial-in numbers are: +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose); +1 646 828 7666 US 
(New York); +1 551 285 1373 US; +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose); The 
Meeting ID is: 161 786 4323 and the Passcode is: 76650371; Web 
conference by Zoom meeting connection: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1617864323?pwd=NWFzTmNlbUtmOFFmMlNlbmZ0WUczZz09.

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 
the following: NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program 
Update; Department of Energy Program Update; SEC Petitions Update; 
Procedures Review Finalization/Document Approvals; Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory (X-10), Y-12 SEC Petition #250 Addendum Update (Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee; 1987-1994), and a Board Work Session. 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-14685 Filed 7-9-21; 8:45 am]
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