[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 186 (Monday, September 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49390-49391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23301]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory
Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and pursuant to the requirements of 42
CFR 83.15(a), CDC announces the following meeting of the aforementioned
committee:
Board Public Meeting Times and Dates (All times are Eastern
Time):
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., October 20, 2009.
9 a.m.-5:45 p.m., October 21, 2009.
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., October 22, 2009.
Public Comment Times and Dates (All times are Eastern Time):
4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., October 20, 2009.
6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., October 21, 2009.
Place: Danfords Hotel and Marina, 25 East Broadway, Port
Jefferson, New York; Phone: (631) 928-5200; Fax: (631) 928-9082.
Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll free dial
in number is 1-866-659-0537 with a pass code of 9933701.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting space accommodates approximately 100 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,
2011.
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 radiation
doses may have endangered the health of members of this class.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Board
meeting includes: NIOSH Program Status Update; Department of Labor
(DOL) Update; Department of Energy (DOE) Update; OCAS Science
Update; Blockson Chemical Company Special Exposure Cohort (SEC)
Petition (regarding radon-related dose reconstruction); SEC
Petitions for: Hanford, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Oak Ridge
Hospital, United Nuclear Corporation, Piqua Organic Moderated
Reactor, Metal and Controls Corporation, Electro-Metallurgical
Company, University of Rochester Atomic Energy Project, and Bliss
and Laughlin Steel Facility; Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition
Status Updates; Work Group reports; Reports of the Subcommittees on
Dose Reconstruction Reviews and Procedures Reviews; 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 according the policy provided below. 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
Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting Transcripts (Public
Comment), (1) If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no
attempt will be made to redact that name. (2) NIOSH will take
reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comment
are aware of the fact that their comments (including their name, if
provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting posted on a
public Web sitee. Such reasonable steps include: (a) A statement
read at the start of each public comment period stating that
transcripts will be posted and names of speakers will not be
redacted; (b) A printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above
will be displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make
public comment; (c) A statement such as outlined in (a) above will
also appear with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it is posted on
the NIOSH Web sitee; (d) A statement such as in (a) above will
appear in the Federal Register Notice that announces Board and
Subcommittee meetings. (3) If an individual in making a statement
reveals personal information (e.g., medical information) about
themselves that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH
FOIA coordinator will, however, review such revelations in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such
information. (4) All disclosures of information concerning third
parties will be redacted. (5) If it comes to the attention of the
DFO that an individual wishes to share information with the Board
but objects to doing so in a public forum, the DFO will work with
that individual, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, to find a way that the Board can hear such comments.
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Contact Person for More Information: Theodore Katz, M.P.A.,
Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-20,
Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC-
INFO, 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: September 19, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-23301 Filed 9-25-09; 8:45 am]
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