[Federal Register: June 27, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 124)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice
of Meeting
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the
Following Meeting.
Name: Review and Discussion of Draft Document: Criteria for a
Recommended Standard--Occupational Exposure to Refractory Ceramic
Fibers.
Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., August 19, 2003.
Place: Robert A. Taft Laboratories, Taft Auditorium, NIOSH, CDC,
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Status: Forum will include scientists and representatives from
various government agencies, industry, labor, and other
stakeholders, and is open to the public, limited only by the space
available. The meeting room accommodates 50 people. Due to limited
space, notification of intent to attend the meeting must be made
with Karen Dragon no later than Tuesday, August 5, 2003. Ms. Dragon
can be reached by telephone at 513/533-8303 or by email at
ked2@cdc.gov. Requests to attend the meeting will be accommodated on
a first-come basis.
Purpose: To discuss current research with refractory ceramic
fibers (RCFs) and specific issues related to the scientific and
technical information presented in the criteria document. Special
emphasis will be placed on discussion of the following:
(1) What we can learn from animal studies with RCFs and
associated health effects or other biological endpoints;
(2) What we can learn from epidemiological studies with RCFs and
associated health effects or other biological endpoints;
(3) Strategies to control occupational exposure to RCFs (e.g.,
engineering controls, work practices, recommended exposure limit,
action limit, personal protective equipment, and specific industries
or job functions where controlling exposures is more challenging);
(4) Areas for future collaborative efforts (e.g., research,
communication, outreach, and information dissemination, development
and dissemination of additional engineering control technologies).
The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to
provide comments.
Contact Person for General Information: Karen Dragon, Education
and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-
34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513/533-8303, fax 513/533-
8285, e-mail ked2@cdc.gov. Contact Person for Technical Information: Thomas Lentz,
Education and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia
Parkway, MS C-32, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513/533-8260,
fax 513/533-8230, e-mail tbl7@cdc.gov. Written research, data, or supporting materials to be
considered, distributed, or discussed during the meeting should be
submitted to the NIOSH Docket Office, ATTN: Diane Miller, Robert A.
Taft Laboratories, M/S C-32, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226, telephone 513/533-8450, fax 513/533-8230. Comments may also
be submitted by e-mail to: NIOCINDOCKET@CDC.GOV. E-mail attachments
should be formatted as WordPerfect 6/7/8/9, or Microsoft Word.
Comments should be submitted to NIOSH no later than August 5, 2003,
and should reference docket number NIOSH-009 in the subject heading.
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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry.
Dated: June 23, 2003.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-16284 Filed 6-26-03; 8:45 am]
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