80 FR 66536 - Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-27561

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory 
Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the 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), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting for the 
aforementioned subcommittee:
    Time and Date: 10:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, December 1, 2015.
    Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
    Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period. 
The public is welcome to submit written comments in advance of the 
meeting, to the contact person below. Written comments received in 
advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the 
meeting. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by joining 
the teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial-in number at 1-866-659-
0537 and the pass code is 9933701.
    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 that 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 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, 2017.
    Purpose: The 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

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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. The Subcommittee 
for Dose Reconstruction Reviews was established to aid the Advisory 
Board in carrying out its duty to advise the Secretary, HHS, on dose 
reconstruction.
    Matters for Discussion: The agenda for the Subcommittee meeting 
includes the following dose reconstruction program quality management 
and assurance activities: Current findings from NIOSH dose 
reconstruction blind reviews; dose reconstruction cases under review 
from Sets 14-18, including the Oak Ridge sites (Y-12, K-25, Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, and Savannah River Site; preparation of the 
Advisory Board's next report to the Secretary, HHS, summarizing the 
results of completed dose reconstruction reviews.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Theodore Katz, Designated 
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, 
Georgia 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.

Catherine Ramadei,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
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The total cost burden is estimated to be
$24,772 annually.

EXHIBIT 1—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
Number of Hours per Total burden
Form name responses per
respondents response hours
respondent

HCUP Application Form .................................................................................. 1,300 1 10/60 217
HCUP DUA Training ........................................................................................ 1,300 1 15/60 325
HCUP DUA ...................................................................................................... 1,300 1 5/60 108

Total .......................................................................................................... 3,900 na na 650

EXHIBIT 2—ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED COST BURDEN
Average
Number of Total burden Total cost
Form name hourly wage
respondents hours burden
rate *

HCUP Application Form .................................................................................. 1,300 217 $38.11 $8,270
HCUP DUA Training ........................................................................................ 1,300 325 38.11 12,386
HCUP DUA ...................................................................................................... 1,300 108 38.11 4,116

Total .......................................................................................................... 3,900 650 na 24,772
* Based upon the mean of the average wages for Life Scientists, All Other (19–1099), National Compensation Survey: Occupational Employ-
ment Statistics, May 2014 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates United States, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#b29–0000.

Request for Comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND President on a variety of policy and
HUMAN SERVICES technical functions required to
In accordance with the Paperwork implement and effectively manage the
Reduction Act, comments on AHRQ’s Centers for Disease Control and new compensation program. Key
information collection are requested Prevention functions of the Advisory Board include
with regard to any of the following: (a) providing advice on the development of
Whether the proposed collection of Subcommittee for Dose probability of causation guidelines that
information is necessary for the proper Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), have been promulgated by the
performance of AHRQ health care Advisory Board on Radiation and Department of Health and Human
research and health care information Worker Health (ABRWH or the Services (HHS) as a final rule; advice on
dissemination functions, including Advisory Board), National Institute for methods of dose reconstruction, which
whether the information will have Occupational Safety and Health have also been promulgated by HHS as
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of (NIOSH) a final rule; advice on the scientific
AHRQ’s estimate of burden (including In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of validity and quality of dose estimation
hours and costs) of the proposed the Federal Advisory Committee Act and reconstruction efforts being
collection(s) of information; (c) ways to (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease performed for purposes of the
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Control and Prevention (CDC), compensation program; and advice on
of the information to be collected; and announces the following meeting for the petitions to add classes of workers to the
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the aforementioned subcommittee: Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
collection of information upon the Time and Date: 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., In December 2000, the President
respondents, including the use of EDT, December 1, 2015. delegated responsibility for funding,
automated collection techniques or Place: Audio Conference Call via FTS staffing, and operating the Advisory
other forms of information technology. Conferencing. Board to HHS, which subsequently
Status: Open to the public, but delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH
Comments submitted in response to implements this responsibility for CDC.
without a public comment period. The
this notice will be summarized and The charter was issued on August 3,
public is welcome to submit written
included in the Agency’s subsequent 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
comments in advance of the meeting, to
request for OMB approval of the and will expire on August 3, 2017.
the contact person below. Written
proposed information collection. All comments received in advance of the Purpose: The Advisory Board is
comments will become a matter of meeting will be included in the official charged with (a) providing advice to the
public record. record of the meeting. The public is also Secretary, HHS, on the development of
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Sharon B. Arnold, welcome to listen to the meeting by guidelines under Executive Order
Deputy Director.
joining the teleconference at the USA 13179; (b) providing advice to the
toll-free, dial-in number at 1–866–659– Secretary, HHS, on the scientific
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Background: The Advisory Board was reconstruction efforts performed for this
established under the Energy Employees program; and (c) upon request by the
Occupational Illness Compensation Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on
Program Act of 2000 to advise the whether there is a class of employees at

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any Department of Energy facility who announces the following meeting of the cdc.gov. The deadline for notification of
were exposed to radiation but for whom aforementioned committee: attendance is November 24, 2015. The
it is not feasible to estimate their Director, Management Analysis and Services
Times and Dates: Office, has been delegated the authority to
radiation dose, and on whether there is 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., EST, December 1, sign Federal Register notices pertaining to
reasonable likelihood that such 2015. announcements of meetings and other
radiation doses may have endangered 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., EST, December 2, committee management activities for both the
the health of members of this class. The 2015. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Place: CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Georgia 30341. Disease Registry.
Reviews was established to aid the
Status: Open to the public, limited only by
Advisory Board in carrying out its duty the space available. The meeting room Catherine Ramadei,
to advise the Secretary, HHS, on dose accommodates approximately 60 people. Acting Director, Management Analysis and
reconstruction. Purpose: The Secretary, Department of Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
Matters for Discussion: The agenda for Health and Human Services (HHS) and by and Prevention.
the Subcommittee meeting includes the delegation, the Director, CDC and [FR Doc. 2015–27562 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
following dose reconstruction program Administrator, NCEH/ATSDR, are authorized
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under Section 301 (42 U.S.C. 241) and
quality management and assurance
Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 243) of the Public
activities: Current findings from NIOSH Health Service Act, as amended, to: (1)
dose reconstruction blind reviews; dose Conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
reconstruction cases under review from assist other appropriate public authorities, HUMAN SERVICES
Sets 14–18, including the Oak Ridge scientific institutions, and scientists in the
sites (Y–12, K–25, Oak Ridge National conduct of research, investigations, Centers for Disease Control and
Laboratory, and Savannah River Site; experiments, demonstrations, and studies Prevention
preparation of the Advisory Board’s relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment,
next report to the Secretary, HHS, control, and prevention of physical and Disease, Disability, and Injury
mental diseases and other impairments; (2) Prevention and Control Special
summarizing the results of completed assist states and their political subdivisions
dose reconstruction reviews. Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review
in the prevention of infectious diseases and
The agenda is subject to change as other preventable conditions and in the In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
priorities dictate. promotion of health and wellbeing; and (3) the Federal Advisory Committee Act
Contact Person for More Information: train state and local personnel in health (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
work. The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR provides Control and Prevention (CDC)
Theodore Katz, Designated Federal
advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS;
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton the Director, CDC and Administrator,
announces a meeting for the initial
Road, Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Georgia ATSDR; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR, review of applications in response to
30333, Telephone (513) 533–6800, Toll regarding program goals, objectives, Funding Opportunity Announcement
Free 1 (800) CDC–INFO, Email ocas@ strategies, and priorities in fulfillment of the (FOA) PAR14–275, State Occupational
cdc.gov. agency’s mission to protect and promote Health and Safety Surveillance Program
The Director, Management Analysis people’s health. The board provides advice (U60).
and guidance that will assist NCEH/ATSDR
and Services Office, has been delegated Times and Dates:
in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness,
the authority to sign Federal Register utility, and dissemination of results. The 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., EST, December 8, 2015
notices pertaining to announcements of board also provides guidance to help NCEH/ (Closed)
meetings and other committee ATSDR work more efficiently and effectively 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., EST, December 9, 2015
management activities, for both the with its various constituents and to fulfill its (Closed)
Centers for Disease Control and mission in protecting America’s health. 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., EST, December 10, 2015
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Matters for Discussion: The agenda items (Closed)
Substances and Disease Registry. for the BSC Meeting will include NCEH/ Place: Embassy Suites Alexandria-Old
ATSDR Office of the Director Updates; Town, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria,
Catherine Ramadei, NCEH/ATSDR Program Responses to BSC Virginia 22314, Telephone: 703–684–5900.
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Guidance and Action Items; Update on the Status: The meeting will be closed to the
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control NCEH/ATSDR Strategic Plan; Approach to public in accordance with provisions set
and Prevention. Addressing Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) forth in Section 552b(c) (4) and (6), Title 5
at Hazardous Waste Sites; The Role of U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director,
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Environmental Health Services in Management Analysis and Services Office,
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Active Commuting: an Ecological Analysis of Matters For Discussion: The meeting will
U.S. Cities and updates from the National include the initial review, discussion, and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Institute for Environmental Health Services, evaluation of applications received in
HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety response to FOA ‘‘State Occupational Health
and Health, U.S. Department of Energy and and Safety Surveillance Program (U60),
Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. PAR14–275, initial review.’’
Prevention Agenda items are subject to change as Contact Person for More Information:
priorities dictate. Donald Blackman, Ph.D., Scientific Review
Board of Scientific Counselors, Supplemental Information: The public Officer, National Institute for Occupational
comment period is scheduled Tuesday, Safety and Health, CDC, 2400 Century Center
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National Center for Environmental
December 1, 2015 from 4:15 p.m. until 4:30 Parkway NE., 4th Floor, Mailstop E–74,
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
p.m., and Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia 30345, Telephone: 404–498–
and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ from 10:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. 6185, DYB7@CDC.GOV.
ATSDR) Contact Person for More Information: The Director, Management Analysis and
Sandra Malcom, Committee Management Services Office, has been delegated the
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 4770 Buford authority to sign Federal Register notices
the Federal Advisory Committee Act Highway, Mail Stop F–45, Chamblee, Georgia pertaining to announcements of meetings and
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 30345; Telephone 770/488–0575 or 770/488– other committee management activities, for
Control and Prevention (CDC), 0577, Fax: 770/488–3377; Email: smalcom@ both the Centers for Disease Control and

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FR Citation		80 FR 66536

80 FR 66536 - Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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