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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health, Subcommittee for
Procedure Reviews, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with regulatory
provisions, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces a meeting of the
Subcommittee on Procedures Reviews
(SPR) of the Advisory Board on
Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH
or the Advisory Board). This meeting is
open to the public, but without an oral
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
teleconference (information below). The
audio conference line has 150 ports for
callers.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
21, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
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EDT. Written comments must be
received on or before June 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail to: Rashaun Roberts, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
C–24, 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, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C–24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone:
(513) 533–6800; 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 that
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 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, 2022, and will
terminate on March 22, 2024.
Purpose: The 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, advise the Secretary on
whether there is a class of employees at
any Department of Energy facility who
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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. SPR
is responsible for overseeing, tracking,
and participating in the reviews of all
procedures used in the dose
reconstruction process by the NIOSH
Division of Compensation Analysis and
Support (DCAS) and its dose
reconstruction contractor (Oak Ridge
Associated Universities—ORAU).
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
will include discussions on the
following: (a) ORAUT–OTIB–0052,
DCAS–PER–049, DCAS–PER–092, Peek
Street; DCAS–PER–073 (Birdsboro),
Battelle-TBD–5000, and example of a
‘‘not suitable closeout for matrix’’
presentation, (b) Newly issued Sandford
Cohen & Associates reviews, (c)
Preparation for August 2023 full
ABRWH meeting, and (d) Newly issued
Guidance Documents and Supplemental
Topics. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate. For
additional information, please contact
Toll Free 1(800) 232–4636.
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
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Centers for Disease Control and
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[Docket No. CDC–2023–0031; NIOSH 232]
Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, National Firefighter
Registry Subcommittee
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 regulatory
provisions, the Centers for Disease
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Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting of the
Board of Scientific Counselors, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (BSC, NIOSH), National
Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This
is a virtual meeting. It is open to the
public, limited only by the number of
web conference lines (500 web
conference lines are available). Time
will be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
13, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received
on or before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to attend the
meeting, please register at the NIOSH
website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
bsc/nfrs/registration.html or by
telephone at (404) 498–2581 no later
than June 6, 2023.
You may submit comments, identified
by Docket No. CDC–2023–0031;
NIOSH–232, by either of the methods
listed below. CDC does not accept
comments by email.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Ms. Sherri Diana, NIOSH
Docket Office, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C–34,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Attn: Docket
No. CDC–2023–0031; NIOSH–232.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
docket number. Docket number CDC–
2023–0031; NIOSH–232 will close June
6, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Designated Federal Officer, Board of
Scientific Counselors, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Mailstop V24–4, Atlanta, Georgia
30329–4027. Telephone: (404) 498–
2581; Email: ENovicki@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Health
and Human Services, the Assistant
Secretary for Health, and by delegation,
the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), are authorized
under Sections 301 and 308 of the
Public Health Service Act to conduct
directly, or by grants or contracts,
research, experiments, and
demonstrations relating to occupational
safety and health and to mine health.
The Board of Scientific Counselors,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
provides advice to the NIOSH Director
on NIOSH research and prevention
programs. The Board also provides
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guidance on the Institute’s research
activities related to developing and
evaluating hypotheses, systematically
documenting findings, and
disseminating results. In addition, the
Board evaluates the degree to which the
activities of NIOSH: (1) conform to those
standards of scientific excellence
appropriate for federal scientific
institutions in accomplishing objectives
in occupational safety and health; (2)
address currently relevant needs in the
fields of occupational safety and health
either alone or in conjunction with
other known activities inside and
outside of NIOSH; and (3) produce their
intended results in addressing
important research questions in
occupational safety and health, both in
terms of applicability of the research
findings and dissemination of the
findings.
Purpose: The BSC, NIOSH National
Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
provides scientific expertise to the
Board that assists the BSC, NIOSH in
advising the NIOSH Director about the
Institute’s efforts to establish and
operate the National Firefighter
Registry. Specifically, the Subcommittee
advises the Board on the following
issues pertaining to the ‘‘required
strategy’’ as mandated by the Firefighter
Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (the Act):
(1) increase awareness of the National
Firefighter Registry and encourage
participation among all groups of
firefighters; (2) consider data collection
needs; (3) consider data storage and
electronic access of health information;
and (4) in consultation with subject
matter experts, develop a method for
estimating the number and type of fire
incidents attended by a firefighter.
Additional responsibilities of the
Subcommittee are to provide guidance
to the Board regarding the inclusion and
maintenance of data on firefighters as
required by the Act.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
for the meeting includes the National
Firefighter Registry project overview,
status, national launch and updates,
communication strategies, targeted
enrollment approach, follow-up
questionnaire planning, and future
planning applicable to stakeholders.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
The agenda is also posted on the
NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/
niosh/bsc/nfrs/.
public record and are subject to public
disclosure. The comments will be
included in the official record of the
meeting. 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.
Written comments received by June 6,
2023, will be provided to the
Subcommittee prior to the meeting.
Oral Public Comment: The public is
welcome to participate during the
public comment period, from 11:45 a.m.
to 12 p.m., EDT, June 13, 2023. Each
commenter will be provided up to five
minutes for comment. A limited number
of time slots are available and will be
assigned on a first-come, first-served
basis. Members of the public who wish
to address the Subcommittee are
requested to contact the Designated
Federal Officer for scheduling purposes
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above).
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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Public Participation
Written Public Comment: Written
comments will be accepted per the
instructions provided in the addresses
section above. Comments received in
advance of the meeting are part of the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH 232]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, National Firefighter Registry
Subcommittee
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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for
Disease
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Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter Registry
Subcommittee. This is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public,
limited only by the number of web conference lines (500 web conference
lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:15
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before June 6, 2023.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to attend the meeting, please register at the
NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html
or by telephone at (404) 498-2581 no later than June 6, 2023.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-0031;
NIOSH-232, by either of the methods listed below. CDC does not accept
comments by email.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Ms. Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Attn: Docket No. CDC-2023-0031;
NIOSH-232.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and docket number. Docket number CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH-232 will close
June 6, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop V24-4, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 498-2581; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation, the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are authorized under
Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service Act to conduct
directly, or by grants or contracts, research, experiments, and
demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health and to mine
health.
The Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) provides advice to the
NIOSH Director on NIOSH research and prevention programs. The Board
also provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related
to developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting
findings, and disseminating results. In addition, the Board evaluates
the degree to which the activities of NIOSH: (1) conform to those
standards of scientific excellence appropriate for federal scientific
institutions in accomplishing objectives in occupational safety and
health; (2) address currently relevant needs in the fields of
occupational safety and health either alone or in conjunction with
other known activities inside and outside of NIOSH; and (3) produce
their intended results in addressing important research questions in
occupational safety and health, both in terms of applicability of the
research findings and dissemination of the findings.
Purpose: The BSC, NIOSH National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
provides scientific expertise to the Board that assists the BSC, NIOSH
in advising the NIOSH Director about the Institute's efforts to
establish and operate the National Firefighter Registry. Specifically,
the Subcommittee advises the Board on the following issues pertaining
to the ``required strategy'' as mandated by the Firefighter Cancer
Registry Act of 2018 (the Act): (1) increase awareness of the National
Firefighter Registry and encourage participation among all groups of
firefighters; (2) consider data collection needs; (3) consider data
storage and electronic access of health information; and (4) in
consultation with subject matter experts, develop a method for
estimating the number and type of fire incidents attended by a
firefighter. Additional responsibilities of the Subcommittee are to
provide guidance to the Board regarding the inclusion and maintenance
of data on firefighters as required by the Act.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting includes the
National Firefighter Registry project overview, status, national launch
and updates, communication strategies, targeted enrollment approach,
follow-up questionnaire planning, and future planning applicable to
stakeholders. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
The agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/.
Public Participation
Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted per the
instructions provided in the addresses section above. Comments received
in advance of the meeting are part of the public record and are subject
to public disclosure. The comments will be included in the official
record of the meeting. 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.
Written comments received by June 6, 2023, will be provided to the
Subcommittee prior to the meeting.
Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, from 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT, June 13,
2023. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A
limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a
first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public who wish to
address the Subcommittee are requested to contact the Designated
Federal Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT above).
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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