[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5977]
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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), CDC announces the following meeting of
the aforementioned committee:
Time and Date: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2009.
Place: 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, but without a public oral comment
period.
Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program 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, most recently, August 3,
2007, and will expire on August 3, 2009.
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, advising 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 conference call
includes: Dose Reconstruction Interview Scripts and Procedures;
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Status Updates; Board Subcommittee
and Work Group Updates; Update on Board Technical Support Contractor
Activities; Future Plans.
Due to administrative matters, this Federal Register Notice is
being published on less than 15 calendar days notice to the public
(41 CFR 102-3.150(b)).
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
Because there is no public comment period, written comments may
be submitted. Any written comments received will be included in the
official record of the meeting and should be submitted to the
contact person below in advance of the meeting.
Contact Person for More Information: Theodore M. Katz, M.P.A.,
Executive Secretary, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., Mailstop: 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: March 12, 2009.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-5977 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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