[Federal Register: June 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 122)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Publication of Closed Meeting Summary of the Advisory Board on 
Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

    Committee 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.
    Background: The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health met 
on June 3, 2004, in closed session to discuss the Proposed Independent 
Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) for the Board's Task Order contract and 
a submitted proposal of work. This contract, once awarded, will provide 
technical support to assist the Board in fulfilling its statutory duty 
to advise the Secretary, HHS, regarding the dose reconstruction efforts 
under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 
Act. A Determination to Close the meeting was approved and published, 
as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    Summary of the Meeting: Attendance was as follows:

Board Members:
    Paul L. Ziemer, PhD, Chair;
    Larry J. Elliott, Executive Secretary;
    Antonio Andrade, PhD, Member;
    Roy L. DeHart, M.D., M.P.H., Member;
    Richard L. Espinosa, Member;
    Michael H. Gibson, Member;
    Mark A. Griffon, Member;
    James M. Melius, M.D., Dr.P.H., Member;
    Wanda I. Munn, Member;
Robert W. Presley, Member;
    Genevieve S. Roessler, PhD, Member;
NIOSH Staff:
    Cori Homer, Liz Homoki-Titus, and Jim Neton;
    Ray S. Green, Court Recorder.

Summary/Minutes

    Dr. Ziemer called to order the ABRWH in closed session on June 3, 
2004, at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the closed meeting was to discuss the 
Proposed IGCE for the Board's Task Order contract and a submitted 
proposal of work.
    General topics discussed:
     Closed session procedures.
     IGCE for task proposals of the task order contract.
    Dr. Paul Ziemer adjourned the closed session of the ABRWH meeting 
at 1:40 p.m. with no further business being conducted by the ABRWH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Executive Secretary, 
ABRWH, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, 
telephone 513/533-6825, fax 513/533-6826.

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    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: June 17, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-14470 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]

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