[Federal Register: September 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 180)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Meeting
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following meeting:
Name: Conceptual Discussions for Quality Assurance Standards Module
for Respiratory Protective Equipment.
Date and Time: October 16, 2003; 3 pm-5 pm.
Place: The Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place, 2 Waterfront Place,
Morgantown, West Virginia.
Status: This meeting is hosted by NIOSH and will be open to the
public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room will
accommodate approximately 175 people. Interested parties should make
hotel reservations directly with the Radisson Hotel at
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Waterfront Place (304/296-1700 or 1-800-333-3333) before the cut-off
date of October 2, 2003. The following special group rates have been
negotiated for meeting guests: $66.00 per night for federal guests and
$79.00 per night for non-federal guests. The NIOSH National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Public Meeting must be
referenced to receive these special rates. Interested parties should
confirm their attendance to this meeting by completing a registration
form and forwarding it by e-mail (npptlevents@cdc.gov) or fax (304-285-
4459) to the NIOSH Event Management Office. A registration form may be
obtained from the NIOSH Homepage (www.cdc.gov/niosh) by selecting
Conferences and then the event.
An opportunity to make presentations regarding the conceptual
quality assurance standards module will be given. Requests to make such
presentations at the public meeting should be made by e-mail
(npptlevents@cdc.gov) to the NIOSH Event Management Office. All
requests to present should include the name, address, telephone number,
relevant business affiliations of the presenter, a brief summary of the
presentation, and the approximate time requested for the presentation.
Oral presentations should be limited to 15 minutes.
After reviewing the requests for presentations, NIOSH Event
Management will notify each presenter of the approximate time that
their presentation is scheduled to begin. If a participant is not
present when their presentation is scheduled to begin, the remaining
participants will be heard in order. At the conclusion of the meeting,
an attempt will be made to allow presentations by any scheduled
participants who missed their assigned times. Attendees who wish to
speak but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make a
presentation may be given this opportunity at the conclusion of the
meeting, at the discretion of the presiding officer. Comments on the
topics presented in this notice and at the meeting should be mailed to
the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone 513-533-8303, Fax
513/533-8285. 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 November 16, 2003, and should reference Docket
Number NIOSH-001 in the subject heading.
Purpose: NIOSH has initiated conceptual discussions for quality
assurance standards for respiratory protective equipment. The concepts
for the update of 42 CFR part 84 to address quality assurance
provisions, establish fees, improve labels and update certain
administrative provisions were presented in a public meeting held on
June 25, 2003. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask
questions on these topics and to present individual comments for
consideration. Interested participants may obtain a copy of the quality
assurance concept paper from the NPPTL web site, address: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl.
The July 21, 2003, concept paper and the information
presented at the June 25, 2003, public meeting will be used as the
basis for discussion at the October 16, 2003, public meeting. Responses
to the comments received since the June 25, 2003, meeting will also be
discussed. NIOSH has the lead in developing standards or guidelines to
test, evaluate, and approve respirators for use in occupational
settings. International trade has led to changes in accepted quality
assurance practice in manufacturing environments throughout the world.
In attempting to keep respirator standards abreast of current
manufacturing practice, NIOSH has met with the public and respirator
manufacturers to receive input on the development of new respirator
quality assurance standards. NIOSH hosted the most recent of these
public meetings on June 25, 2003, where concepts developed up to that
date were presented.
CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NIOSH Event Management, 3610
Collins Ferry Road, PO Box 880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880,
Telephone 304-285-4750, Fax 304-285-4459, E-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov. 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: September 11, 2003.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-23685 Filed 9-16-03; 8:45 am]
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