[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28697-28698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9798]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention announces the following committee meeting:
Name: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health and
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR).
Committee Meeting Times and Dates:
9 a.m.-5 p.m., June 11, 2007.
8 a.m.-3 p.m., June 12, 2007.
Public Comment Times and Dates:
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., June 11, 2007.
Place: Westin Westminster, 10600 Westminster Boulevard,
Westminster, Colorado 80020, Phone 303.410.5000, Fax 303.410.5005.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting space accommodates approximately 75 people.
Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) Act of
2000 to advise the President on a variety of policy and technical
functions required to implement and effectively manage the new
compensation program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include
providing advice on the development of probability of causation
guidelines which have been promulgated by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on methods of dose
reconstruction which have also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule,
advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose estimation and
reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of the compensation
program, and advice on petitions to add classes of workers to the
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for
funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which
subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this
responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001,
renewed at appropriate intervals, and will expire on August 3, 2007.
Purpose: This Advisory 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
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radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of this
class.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Board meeting
includes Selection of 8th Round of Dose Reconstruction Cases for
Review; SEC Petitions for Rocky Flats, Bethlehem Steel, Sandia
Livermore, Chapman Valve, and Dow-Madison; Use of Data from Other
Sites; Timeliness of Program Activities; and Board Schedule and Board
Working Time.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. In the event
an individual cannot attend, written comments may be submitted. Any
written comments received will be provided at the meeting and should be
submitted to the contact person below well in advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Dr. Lewis V. Wade, Executive
Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226,
Telephone 513.533.6825, Fax 513.533.6826.
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: May 15, 2007.
Elaine L. Baker,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-9798 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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