[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13295-13296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06602]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the
Advisory Board), 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). This meeting is open to the public, limited only
by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately
150 people and 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 April 17, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 6
p.m., EDT. A public comment session will be held on April 17, 2019 at 6
p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m. or following the final call for public
comment, whichever comes first.
ADDRESSES: Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, 112 Washington Place,
Pittsburg, PA 15219; Phone: (412) 471-4000, Fax: (412) 394-1017 and
audio conference call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free dial-in
number is 1 (866) 659-0537; the pass code is 9933701. Web conference by
Skype: Meeting CONNECTION: https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Federal
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329, 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
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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 under Executive Order 13811 on
February 12, 2018, and will terminate on September 30, 2019.
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; SEC
Petitions for: Sandia National Laboratory (Albuquerque, New Mexico,
1997-2011), Area IV Santa Susanna Field Laboratory (Ventura County,
California, 1991-1993), Superior Steel Company (Carnegie,
Pennsylvania), and Idaho National Laboratory (Scoville, Idaho, 1963-
1970); and a Board Work Session. Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
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.
Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-06602 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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