[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15799]
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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: Initial Discussions for Concepts of Total Inward Leakage
(TIL) Requirements and Test Methods for Halfmask Respirators
Including Elastomeric and Filtering Facepiece Styles.
Date and Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., August 25, 2004.
Place: Marriott Key Bridge Hotel located at 1401 Lee Highway,
Arlington, 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 50 people. Sleeping Rooms are reserved
under a NIOSH/National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
(NPPTL) Public Meeting room block for the evening of Tuesday, August
24, 2004, at the government rate of $150 per night. The NIOSH/NPPTL
public meeting must be referenced to receive this special rate.
Interested parties should make hotel reservations directly with the
Marriott at 1-800-228-9290 or 703/524-6400 before the cut-off date
of August 4, 2004. Interested parties should confirm their
attendance to this meeting by completing a registration form and
forwarding it by e-mail ([email protected]) or fax (304-285-4459)
to the NPPTL 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 discussions
of concepts for standards and testing processes for TIL requirements
and test methods suitable for halfmask respirators will be given.
Requests to make such presentations at the public meeting should be
made by e-mail or the NPPTL Event Management Office
([email protected]). 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, NPPTL 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 [email protected]. E-mail attachments
should be formatted in Microsoft Word. Comments should be submitted
to Niosh no later than September 25, 2004, and should reference
Docket Number NIOSH\036 in the subject heading.
Purpose: NIOSH will initiate discussions of conceptual
standards and testing processes for TIL requirements and test
methods suitable for halfmask respirators. NIOSH also wishes to
obtain comments from individuals regarding the tentative schedules
and priorities for future TIL respirator and other personal
protective equipment standards development efforts. NIOSH will
present information to attendees concerning the concept development
for the overall TIL program and the initial concept for TIL testing
for halfmask respirator testing and certification requirements.
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 TIL concept paper
from the NIOSH NPPTL web site, address: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl. The
April 20, 2004, concept paper will be used as the basis for
discussion at the public meeting. NIOSH wishes to obtain comments
from individuals regarding the priorities for future standards
efforts following the completion of the halfmask TIL standard.
For Further Information Contact: NPPTL Event Management, 3610
Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-
0880, Telephone 304-285-4750, Fax 304-285-4459, E-mail
[email protected].
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: July 7, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-15799 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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