81 FR 32755 - Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 100 (May 24, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-12225

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (P. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting.
    Times and Dates: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, June 14, 2016 (Closed); 
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, June 15, 2016 (Closed).
    Place: Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia 
22314, Telephone: 703-684-5900, Fax: 703-684-0653.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received in response 
to the Institute's standard grants review and funding cycles pertaining 
to research issues in occupational safety and health, and allied areas.
    It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research endeavors 
in keeping with the Institute's program goals. This will lead to 
improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of the 
aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries and 
illnesses, as well as to support more focused research projects, which 
will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational safety and 
health services, and the prevention of work-related injury and illness. 
It is anticipated that research funded will promote these program 
goals.
    Matters for Dicussion: The meeting will convene to address matters 
related to the conduct of Study Section business and for the study 
section to consider safety and occupational health-related grant 
applications.
    These portions of the meeting will be closed to the public in 
accordance with provisions set forth in Section 552b(c)(4) and (6), 
Title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Director, Management 
Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, pursuant to Section 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Person for More Information: Price Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH Health 
Scientist, CDC, 2400 Executive Parkway, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 
30345, Telephone: 404-498-2511, Fax: 404-498-2571.
    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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
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meetings and other committee 552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the collection of information on those
management activities for both the the Determination of the Director, who are to respond, including through
Centers for Disease Control and Management Analysis and Services the use of appropriate automated,
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Office, Centers for Disease Control and electronic, mechanical, or other
Substances and Disease Registry. Prevention, pursuant to Section 10(d) technological collection techniques or
Pub. L. 92–463. Agenda items are other forms of information technology,
Elaine L. Baker,
subject to change as priorities dictate. e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Director, Management Analysis and Services Person for More Information: Price responses; and (e) Assess information
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Connor, Ph.D., NIOSH Health Scientist, collection costs.
Prevention.
CDC, 2400 Executive Parkway, Mailstop To request additional information on
[FR Doc. 2016–12150 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am] the proposed project or to obtain a copy
E–20, Atlanta, Georgia 30345,
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Telephone: 404–498–2511, Fax: 404– of the information collection plan and
498–2571. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
The Director, Management Analysis send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND comments and/or suggestions regarding
HUMAN SERVICES and Services Office, has been delegated
the authority to sign Federal Register the items contained in this notice
notices pertaining to announcements of should be directed to the Attention:
Centers for Disease Control and
meetings and other committee CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
Prevention
management activities for both the and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or
Safety and Occupational Health Study Centers for Disease Control and by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written
Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Prevention and the Agency for Toxic comments should be received within 30
Occupational Safety and Health Substances and Disease Registry. days of this notice.
(NIOSH or Institute) Proposed Project
Elaine L. Baker,
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of Director, Management Analysis and Services Ingress/Egress and Work Boot Outsole
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P. Office Centers for Disease Control and Wear Investigation at Surface Mines—
L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Prevention. New—National Institute for
Control and Prevention (CDC) [FR Doc. 2016–12225 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am] Occupational Safety and Health
announces the following committee BILLING CODE 4163–18–P (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
meeting. and Prevention (CDC).
Times and Dates: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.,
Background and Brief Description
EDT, June 14, 2016 (Closed); 8:00 a.m.– DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
5:00 p.m., EDT, June 15, 2016 (Closed). HUMAN SERVICES The mission of the National Institute
Place: Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal for Occupational Safety and Health
Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, Centers for Disease Control and (NIOSH) is to promote safety & health at
Telephone: 703–684–5900, Fax: 703– Prevention work for all people through research
684–0653. and prevention. NIOSH, under PL 91–
[30Day–16–16GK]
Purpose: The Safety and Occupational 173 as amended by PL 95–164 (Federal
Health Study Section will review, Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977) has
discuss, and evaluate grant Reduction Act Review the responsibility to conduct research to
application(s) received in response to improve working conditions and to
the Institute’s standard grants review The Centers for Disease Control and prevent accidents and occupational
and funding cycles pertaining to Prevention (CDC) has submitted the diseases in the U.S. mining sector. The
research issues in occupational safety following information collection request goal of the proposed project is to
and health, and allied areas. to the Office of Management and Budget investigate how ingress/egress systems
It is the intent of NIOSH to support (OMB) for review and approval in on mobile equipment, and personal
broad-based research endeavors in accordance with the Paperwork protective footwear (boots) used by
keeping with the Institute’s program Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for miners may lead to slips, trips and falls
goals. This will lead to improved the proposed information collection is at stone, sand and gravel surface mining
understanding and appreciation for the published to obtain comments from the facilities. NIOSH is requesting a three-
magnitude of the aggregate health public and affected agencies. year approval for this data collection.
burden associated with occupational Written comments and suggestions The project objective will be achieved
injuries and illnesses, as well as to from the public and affected agencies through two studies. The first study
support more focused research projects, concerning the proposed collection of aims to: Identify elements of ingress/
which will lead to improvements in the information are encouraged. Your egress systems on haulage trucks and
delivery of occupational safety and comments should address any of the front end loaders that pose a risk of
health services, and the prevention of following: (a) Evaluate whether the slips, trips and falls (STFs) and could
work-related injury and illness. It is proposed collection of information is lead to STF related injuries; to
anticipated that research funded will necessary for the proper performance of determine worker behavior associated
promote these program goals. the functions of the agency, including with STF incidents; and to learn how
Matters for Dicussion: The meeting whether the information will have purchasing/maintenance decisions are
will convene to address matters related practical utility; (b) Evaluate the made for ingress/egress systems. In the
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to the conduct of Study Section accuracy of the agencies estimate of the surface mining industry, it is still
business and for the study section to burden of the proposed collection of unclear which component of the
consider safety and occupational health- information, including the validity of ingress/egress system poses the greatest
related grant applications. the methodology and assumptions used; risk for STF. Hence there is a need to
These portions of the meeting will be (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and understand where, how and why STF
closed to the public in accordance with clarity of the information to be incidents occur during ingress/egress on
provisions set forth in Section collected; (d) Minimize the burden of mobile equipment.

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Dates		8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, June 14, 2016 (Closed); 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., EDT, June 15, 2016 (Closed).
FR Citation		81 FR 32755

81 FR 32755 - Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 100 (May 24, 2016)

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