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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health, 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.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with regulatory
provisions, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces a meeting of the Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This
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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 teleconference (information
below). The audio conference line has
150 ports for callers.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
October 12, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., EDT. Written comments must be
received on or before October 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by mail to: Rashaun Roberts, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, 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
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 Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health implements this
responsibility for CDC.
The charter was issued on August 3,
2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
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and rechartered under Executive Order
13889 on March 22, 2022, and will
terminate on March 22, 2024.
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: Update on Cybersecurity
Modernization Initiative; Work Group
and Subcommittee Reports; Update on
the Status of SEC Petitions; and plans
for the December 2023 Advisory Board
Meeting. Agenda items are subject to
change as priorities dictate. For
additional information, please contact
Toll Free 1(800) 232–4636.
The Director, Office of Strategic
Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business
Initiatives, 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, Subcommittee on
Procedures Reviews, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2023 / Notices
In accordance with regulatory
provisions, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting for 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 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
November 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., EST. Written comments must be
received on or before November 9, 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, MS C–24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Telephone:
(513) 533–6800; Email: ocas@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Advisory Board on
Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH
or 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. In December
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SUMMARY:
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2000, the President delegated
responsibility for funding, staffing, and
operating the Advisory Board to HHS,
which subsequently delegated this
authority to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). The
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (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, 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. The
ABRWH Subcommittee on Procedures
Reviews (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: 1. Carry-over items from June
21, 2023, SPR Meeting including a.
Sandford Cohen & Associates (SC&A)
follow-up review of PER–049 (Paducah
Gaseous Diffusion Plant) internal dose
assessment using hypothetical intakes
versus bioassay data and b. SC&A’s Peek
Street memo on the review of two
additional cases provided by NIOSH; 2.
Newly issued SC&A reviews including
a. DCAS–PER–040 ‘‘Mallinckrodt TBD
Revisions,’’ b. DCAS–PER–051 ‘‘Weldon
Spring Plant,’’ c. DCAS–PER–083
‘‘Weldon Spring Plant TBD Revision,’’
d. DCAS–PER–067 ‘‘Allegheny Ludlum
Appendix Q Revisions,’’ and e.
ORAUT–RPRT–0097 ‘‘Breathing Zone to
General Area Air Concentration Ratios
in Small Workrooms’’; 3. Preparation for
the December 2023 Full ABRWH
Meeting: Review of SPR
accomplishments and current activities;
4. Preparation for the April 2024 Full
ABRWH Meeting: Review of technical
guidance documents ready for full
Board approval; and 5. Newly Issued
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Guidance 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, Office of Strategic
Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business
Initiatives, 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, Subcommittee on
Procedures Reviews, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health
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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting
for 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 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 November 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., EST. Written comments must be received on or before November
9, 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, MS C-
24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Telephone: (513) 533-6800; Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(ABRWH or 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. In
December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for funding,
staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently
delegated this authority to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (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,
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. The ABRWH
Subcommittee on Procedures Reviews (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: 1. Carry-over items from June 21, 2023, SPR Meeting
including a. Sandford Cohen & Associates (SC&A) follow-up review of
PER-049 (Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant) internal dose assessment
using hypothetical intakes versus bioassay data and b. SC&A's Peek
Street memo on the review of two additional cases provided by NIOSH; 2.
Newly issued SC&A reviews including a. DCAS-PER-040 ``Mallinckrodt TBD
Revisions,'' b. DCAS-PER-051 ``Weldon Spring Plant,'' c. DCAS-PER-083
``Weldon Spring Plant TBD Revision,'' d. DCAS-PER-067 ``Allegheny
Ludlum Appendix Q Revisions,'' and e. ORAUT-RPRT-0097 ``Breathing Zone
to General Area Air Concentration Ratios in Small Workrooms''; 3.
Preparation for the December 2023 Full ABRWH Meeting: Review of SPR
accomplishments and current activities; 4. Preparation for the April
2024 Full ABRWH Meeting: Review of technical guidance documents ready
for full Board approval; and 5. Newly Issued Guidance 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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