[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71567-71568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29866]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following meeting of the aforementioned committee:
Board Public Meeting Times and Dates: (All times are Eastern Time):
8:15 a.m.-5 p.m., December 7, 2011.
8:15 a.m.-4 p.m., December 8, 2011.
Public Comment Times and Dates (All times are Eastern Time):
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.,* December 7, 2011.
* Please note that the public comment periods may end before the
times indicated, following the last call for comments. Members of the
public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend public
comment sessions at the start times listed.
Place: Tampa Marriott Westshore, 1001 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa,
Florida 33607; Phone: (800) 564-3489; Fax: (813) 289-5464. 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 150 people.
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, and will expire on August 3, 2013.
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 Advisory Board meeting
includes: NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor (DOL) Program
Update; Department of Energy (DOE) Program Update; Mound Plant Work
Group Update; Pinellas Plant Site Profile Update; SEC petitions for:
Weldon Spring, Hooker Electrochemical, Linde Ceramics Plant, Feed
Materials Production Center (Fernald, Ohio), General Steel Industries;
and Savannah River Site; SEC Petition Status Updates; Subcommittee and
Work Group Reports; and Board Work Sessions.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may be
submitted in accordance with the redaction 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 site. 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 comments; (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 site; (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
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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.
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, email:
[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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: November 9, 2011.
Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-29866 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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