[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2837]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number NIOSH-063]
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 public meeting:
Name: Stakeholders' Meeting to Seek Input on the NIOSH Fire
Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
Meeting Date and Time: March 22, 2006, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Place: Washington Court Hotel, Atrium Ballroom, 525 New Jersey
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001.
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 120 people. Interested parties should make
hotel reservations directly with the Washington Court Hotel (202-
628-2100 or 800-321-3010) and reference the NIOSH Fire Fighter
Meeting. Interested parties should confirm their attendance to this
meeting by completing a registration form and forwarding it by e-
mail to the NIOSH Event Management Office, [email protected] or
fax (304-225-2003). A registration form may be obtained from the
NIOSH Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/registration.pdf.
Purpose: The public meeting will seek stakeholder input on the
progress and future directions of the NIOSH FFFIPP to ensure that
the program is meeting the needs of the stakeholders, and to
identify ways in which the program can be improved to increase its
impact on the safety and health of fire fighters across the United
States. NIOSH will compile and consider all comments received at the
meeting and through the NIOSH docket and use them in making
decisions on how to proceed with FFFIPP.
Background: NIOSH convened a similar stakeholders' meeting in
January 1998 to seek input to help guide the planning for the
FFFIPP. The input provided by stakeholders at that meeting was very
valuable in providing insight into stakeholder needs and in helping
to establish the FFFIPP. The March 2006 meeting will be held to
again seek stakeholder input.
A document, ``National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention
Program, 1998-2005'' may be obtained from the NIOSH Web site http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/progress.html or http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/pdfs/progress.pdf. This document summarizes FFFIPP progress,
possible future directions, and specific areas of NIOSH interest for
stakeholder input. Copies of the document will also be available at
the March 22, 2006 stakeholders' meeting.
Format of Meeting: The NIOSH Director, Dr. John Howard, will
provide opening remarks, followed by NIOSH presentations that
provide an overview of the FFFIPP and possible future directions.
Representatives from seven stakeholder groups have accepted
invitations to give 15-minute presentations on the usefulness of the
FFFIPP and program products in their efforts to improve fire fighter
safety and health, and their suggestions for enhancing the impact of
the program and future directions. Stakeholders who will be giving
presentations represent the United States Fire Administration,
National Volunteer Fire Council, National Fire Protection
Association, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, National
Wildfire Coordinating Group, International Association of Fire
Chiefs, and International Association of Fire Fighters.
An opportunity to make oral presentations will be provided to
other interested parties, given available time on the agenda. The
agenda currently includes time for fifteen 5-minute presentations
from other stakeholders. Requests to make such presentations at the
meeting should be made by e-mail to the NIOSH Event Management
Office ([email protected]). All requests to present should include
the name, address, telephone number, relevant business affiliations
of the presenter, and a brief summary of the presentation. Oral
presentations will be limited to 5 minutes. After reviewing the
requests for presentation, 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. The meeting will end with an interactive session
providing the opportunity for clarification of stakeholder comments.
Written comments without an oral presentation are also
encouraged, and should be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Office as
outlined in the next section.
Docket: Written comments on the usefulness of the FFFIPP program
and products for improving fire fighter safety and health and
suggestions for enhancing the impact of the program and future
directions should be mailed to: 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 April 22, 2006, and should reference the
Docket Number in the subject heading.
For Additional Information: Logistical Contact: NIOSH Event
Management, 3604 Collins Ferry Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, West
Virginia 26505-2353, Telephone 304-599-5941 x138, Fax 304-225-2003,
E-mail [email protected]; Technical Contact: Dawn Castillo, Chief,
Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety
Research, 304-285-6012.
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: February 23, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-2837 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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