[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44337-44338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18753]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention



[Docket Number NIOSH-244]




Comments and Information Relevant to Mid Decade Review of NORA



AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).



ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.



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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 

conducting a review of the processes of the National Occupational 

Research Agenda (NORA). In 2006, NORA entered its second decade with an 

industry sector-based structure. In 2011, as NORA reaches the halfway 

point of its second decade, NIOSH is conducting a review of NORA 

processes to learn how adjustments can be made to maximize outcomes 

through the remainder of the second decade (2012-2016). The goal is to 

look at NORA processes across the ten NORA industry



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sectors to provide an inter-sector perspective of the structure and 

progress of NORA to date. This is also an opportunity to obtain 

feedback on how to ensure that NORA realizes its full impact potential. 

We are interested in your comments on NORA processes; activities and 

accomplishments; and opportunities for adjustments for the future.

    Public Comment Period: Comments must be received by August 31, 

2011.



ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the NIOSH Docket 

Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-C34, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. All material submitted should reference docket 

number NIOSH-244 and must be submitted by August 31, 2011 to be 

considered by the Agency. All electronic comments should be formatted 

in Microsoft Word. In addition, comments may be sent via e-mail to 

[email protected] or by facsimile to (513) 533-8285. A complete 

electronic docket containing all comments submitted will be available 

on the NIOSH Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket, and comments 

will be available in writing by request. NIOSH includes all comments 

received without change in the electronic docket, including any 

personal information.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chia Chang, NIOSH, telephone (202) 

245-0625, [email protected].



    Dated: July 13, 2011.

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2011-18753 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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