[Federal Register: December 26, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting:
Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH),
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Time and Date: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., January 7, 2003. 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m., January 8, 2003.
Place: The Westin Cincinnati, 21 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45202, telephone 513/621-7700, fax 513/852-5670.
Status: Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., January 7, 2003. Open 8 a.m.-9:45
a.m., January 8, 2003. Closed 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., January 8, 2003.
Background: The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(``the Board'') was established under the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of 2000 to
advise the President, through the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS), on a variety of policy and technical functions
required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation
program. Key functions of the Board include providing advice on the
development of probability of causation guidelines which have been
promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final
rule, evaluation of the scientific validity and quality of dose
reconstructions conducted by the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) for qualified cancer claimants, and advice
on the addition of classes of workers to the Special Exposure
Cohort.
In December 2000 the President delegated responsibility for
funding, staffing, and operating the Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements
this responsibility for CDC. The charter was signed on August 3,
2001, and in November 2001, the President completed the appointment
of an initial roster of 10 Board members. In April, and again in
August 2002, the President appointed additional members to ensure
more balanced representation on the Board.
Purpose: This 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 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 Discussed: The meeting will convene in open
session from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on January 7, 2003, and 8 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
on January 8, 2003, to address matters related to program and dose
reconstruction contract status, Atomic Weapons Employer site profile
development, and hear a report from the Dose Reconstruction
Workgroup. The remainder of the meeting will proceed in closed
session.
The purpose of the closed session is to include development,
review, and discussion of a proposed Independent Government Cost
Estimate (IGCE) for a technical support
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contract intended to assist the Board in fulfilling its statutory
duty to advise the Secretary, HHS regarding dose reconstruction
efforts under the EEOICPA. The IGCE will include contract cost
estimates, the disclosure of which would adversely impact the
Government's negotiating position and strategy in regards to this
contract by giving potential bidders and undue advantage in
determining the price associated with their bids. The information
being discussed will include information of a confidential nature.
This portion of the meeting will be closed to the public in
accordance with provisions set forth regarding subject matter
considered confidential under the terms of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B),
48 CFR 5.401(b)(1) and (4), and 48 CFR 7.304(d), and the
Determination of the Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Pub.
L. 92-463.
This notice is being published 15 days less than meeting date,
due to administrative delay. Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Larry Elliott, Executive
Secretary, ABRWH, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226, telephone 513/841-4498, fax 513/458-7125.
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, 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.
Dated: December 16, 2002.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 02-32511 Filed 12-24-02; 8:45 am]
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