81 FR 9480 - World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-03932 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 9480-9481] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03932] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket Number CDC-2016-0016; NIOSH 248-D] World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), 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 of the aforementioned committee: Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., March 22, 2016 (All times are Eastern Daylight Savings Time). Place: This meeting will be available via telephone and Web Conference. Audio will be available by telephone only and visuals will be available by Web Conference only. The USA toll-free, dial-in number is 1-800-988-0221. To be connected to the meeting, you will need to provide the following participant code to the operator: 4534900. To obtain further instructions on how to access the meeting online through Web Conference, see the instructions at the Committee's meeting Web site: To view the Web conference, enter the following Web address in your Web browser: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtcstac/. Public Comment Time and Date: 1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EDT, March 22, 2016. Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by providing their name by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses provided below by March 18, 2016. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the number of telephone lines. The conference line will accommodate up to 50 callers; therefore it is suggested that those interested in calling in to listen to the committee meeting share a line when possible. Background: The Advisory Committee was established by Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-347 (Jan. 2, 2011), amended by Public Law 114-113 (Dec. 18, 2015), adding Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm-61). Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to review scientific and medical evidence and to make recommendations to the World Trade Center (WTC) Program Administrator regarding additional WTC Health Program eligibility criteria, potential additions to the list of covered WTC-related health conditions, and research regarding certain health conditions related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) established the WTC Health Program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The WTC Health Program provides medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible firefighters and related personnel, law enforcement officers, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders), and to eligible persons who were present in the dust or dust cloud on September 11, 2001 or who worked, resided, or attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in the New York City disaster area (survivors). Certain specific activities of the WTC Program Administrator are reserved to the Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her discretion; other WTC Program Administrator duties not explicitly reserved to the Secretary, HHS, are assigned to the Director, NIOSH. The administration of the Advisory Committee is left to the Director of NIOSH in his role as WTC Program Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide funding, staffing, and administrative support services for the Advisory Committee. The charter was reissued on May 12, 2015, and will expire on May 12, 2017. Matters for Discussion: The agenda for the Advisory Committee meeting includes a discussion of the Chair's report on establishing control groups for WTC health research, a presentation of a report by the Children's Research Workgroup report and developing recommendations on children's research. The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate. To view the notice, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC- 2016-0016 in the search field and click ``Search.'' Public Comment Sign-up and Submissions to the Docket: To sign up to provide public comments or to submit comments to the docket, send information to the NIOSH Docket Office by one of the following means: Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C-34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: (513) 533-8611. In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may be submitted. The comments should be limited to two pages and submitted through http://www.regulations.gov by March 18, 2016. Efforts will be made to provide the two-page written comments received by the deadline above to the committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two pages will be made publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov. To view background information and previous submissions go to NIOSH docket http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket248-D.html and http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket248-A.html. Policy on Redaction of Committee Meeting Transcripts (Public Comment): Transcripts will be prepared and posted to http://www.regulations.gov within 60 days after the meeting. If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name. NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comments 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 statement read at the start of the meeting stating that transcripts will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted. If individuals in making a statement reveal personal information (e.g., medical information) about themselves, that information will not usually be redacted. The CDC Freedom of Information Act coordinator will, however, review such revelations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and, if deemed appropriate, will redact such information. Disclosures of information concerning third party medical information will be redacted. [[Page 9481]] Contact Person for More Information: Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 Century Parkway NE., Mail Stop E-20, Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone 1 (888) 982-4748; 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. Claudette Grant, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2016-03932 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Status: Open to the public, limited recommendations on children’s
Substances and Disease Registry. only by the number of telephone lines. research.
The conference line will accommodate The agenda is subject to change as
Claudette Grant,
up to 50 callers; therefore it is suggested priorities dictate.
Acting Director, Management Analysis and that those interested in calling in to
Service Office, Centers for Disease Control
To view the notice, visit http://
listen to the committee meeting share a www.regulations.gov and enter CDC–
and Prevention.
line when possible. 2016–0016 in the search field and click
[FR Doc. 2016–03931 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
Background: The Advisory Committee ‘‘Search.’’
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P was established by Title I of the James Public Comment Sign-up and
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Submissions to the Docket: To sign up
Act of 2010, Public Law 111–347 (Jan. to provide public comments or to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 2, 2011), amended by Public Law 114–
HUMAN SERVICES submit comments to the docket, send
113 (Dec. 18, 2015), adding Title XXXIII information to the NIOSH Docket Office
Centers for Disease Control and to the Public Health Service Act (42 by one of the following means:
Prevention U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm–61). Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A.
Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34, 1090
[Docket Number CDC–2016–0016; NIOSH Committee is to review scientific and Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio
248–D] medical evidence and to make 45226.
recommendations to the World Trade
Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
World Trade Center Health Program Center (WTC) Program Administrator
Telephone: (513) 533–8611.
Scientific/Technical Advisory regarding additional WTC Health
Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory In the event an individual cannot
Program eligibility criteria, potential
Committee), National Institute for attend, written comments may be
additions to the list of covered WTC-
Occupational Safety and Health submitted. The comments should be
related health conditions, and research
(NIOSH) regarding certain health conditions limited to two pages and submitted
related to the September 11, 2001 through http://www.regulations.gov by
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of terrorist attacks. Title XXXIII of the March 18, 2016. Efforts will be made to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) provide the two-page written comments
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease established the WTC Health Program received by the deadline above to the
Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and committee members before the meeting.
announces the following meeting of the Human Services (HHS). The WTC Comments in excess of two pages will
aforementioned committee: Health Program provides medical be made publicly available at http://
Time and Date: 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m., monitoring and treatment benefits to www.regulations.gov. To view
March 22, 2016 (All times are Eastern eligible firefighters and related background information and previous
Daylight Savings Time). personnel, law enforcement officers, submissions go to NIOSH docket http://
Place: This meeting will be available and rescue, recovery, and cleanup www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/
via telephone and Web Conference. workers who responded to the docket248-D.html and http://www.cdc.
Audio will be available by telephone September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket248-
only and visuals will be available by New York City, at the Pentagon, and in A.html.
Web Conference only. The USA toll- Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders), Policy on Redaction of Committee
free, dial-in number is 1–800–988–0221. and to eligible persons who were Meeting Transcripts (Public Comment):
To be connected to the meeting, you present in the dust or dust cloud on Transcripts will be prepared and posted
will need to provide the following September 11, 2001 or who worked, to http://www.regulations.gov within 60
participant code to the operator: resided, or attended school, childcare, days after the meeting. If a person
4534900. To obtain further instructions or adult daycare in the New York City making a comment gives his or her
on how to access the meeting online disaster area (survivors). Certain specific name, no attempt will be made to redact
through Web Conference, see the activities of the WTC Program that name. NIOSH will take reasonable
instructions at the Committee’s meeting Administrator are reserved to the steps to ensure that individuals making
Web site: To view the Web conference, Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her public comments are aware of the fact
enter the following Web address in your discretion; other WTC Program that their comments (including their
Web browser: https:// Administrator duties not explicitly name, if provided) will appear in a
odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtcstac/. reserved to the Secretary, HHS, are transcript of the meeting posted on a
Public Comment Time and Date: 1:30 assigned to the Director, NIOSH. The public Web site. Such reasonable steps
p.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT, March 22, 2016. administration of the Advisory include a statement read at the start of
Please note that the public comment Committee is left to the Director of the meeting stating that transcripts will
period ends at the time indicated above NIOSH in his role as WTC Program be posted and names of speakers will
or following the last call for comments, Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide not be redacted. If individuals in
whichever is earlier. Members of the funding, staffing, and administrative making a statement reveal personal
public who want to comment must sign support services for the Advisory information (e.g., medical information)
up by providing their name by mail, Committee. The charter was reissued on about themselves, that information will
email, or telephone, at the addresses May 12, 2015, and will expire on May not usually be redacted. The CDC
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provided below by March 18, 2016. 12, 2017. Freedom of Information Act coordinator
Each commenter will be provided up to Matters for Discussion: The agenda for will, however, review such revelations
five minutes for comment. A limited the Advisory Committee meeting in accordance with the Freedom of
number of time slots are available and includes a discussion of the Chair’s Information Act and, if deemed
will be assigned on a first come-first report on establishing control groups for appropriate, will redact such
served basis. Written comments will WTC health research, a presentation of information. Disclosures of information
also be accepted from those unable to a report by the Children’s Research concerning third party medical
attend the public session. Workgroup report and developing information will be redacted.
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Contact Person for More Information: Clifton Road NE., Mailstop E60, Atlanta, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 718– HUMAN SERVICES
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 8833.
Century Parkway NE., Mail Stop E–20, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
The Director, Management Analysis
Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone 1 (888) Services
and Services Office, has been delegated
982–4748; email: wtc-stac@cdc.gov. [CMS–3322–FN]
the authority to sign Federal Register
The Director, Management Analysis
and Services Office, has been delegated notices pertaining to announcements of
Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
the authority to sign Federal Register meetings and other committee
Continued Approval of the American
Notices pertaining to announcements of management activities, for both the
Association for Accreditation of
meetings and other committee Centers for Disease Control and Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Rural
management activities, for both the Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Health Clinic Accreditation Program
Centers for Disease Control and Substances and Disease Registry.
Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Catherine Ramadei, Medicaid Services, HHS.
Substances and Disease Registry.
Acting Director, Management Analysis and ACTION: Final notice.
Claudette Grant, Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
Acting Director, Management Analysis and and Prevention. SUMMARY: This final notice announces
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control [FR Doc. 2016–03988 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] our decision to approve the American
and Prevention. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
Association for Accreditation of
[FR Doc. 2016–03932 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P (AAAASF) for continued recognition as
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND a national accrediting organization for
HUMAN SERVICES Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) that wish to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND participate in the Medicare or Medicaid
HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and programs.
Prevention DATES: This final notice is effective
Centers for Disease Control and March 23, 2016 through March 23, 2022.
Prevention Clinical Laboratory Improvement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Advisory Committee, Centers for Monda Shaver, (410) 786–3410, or
Disease, Disability, and Injury
Disease Control and Prevention: Patricia Chmielewski, (410) 786–6899.
Prevention and Control Special
Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review Notice of Charter Renewal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This gives notice under the Federal I. Background
In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– A healthcare provider may enter into
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 463) of October 6, 1972, that the Clinical an agreement with Medicare to
Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Improvement Advisory participate in the program as a Rural
announces a meeting for the initial Committee, Centers for Disease Control Health Clinic (RHC) provided certain
review of applications in response to and Prevention (CDC), Department of requirements are met. Sections
Funding Opportunity Announcement Health and Human Services (HHS), has 1861(aa)(1) and 1905(l)(1) of the Social
(FOA) CK16–006, Research on been renewed for a 2-year period Security Act (the Act), establish distinct
Technical Improvement of Personal criteria for facilities seeking designation
through February 19, 2018.
Protective Equipment (PPE) to be used as a RHC. Regulations concerning
in Healthcare Settings for Infection For information, contact William R. Medicare provider agreements are at 42
Control, including Ebola and other MacKenzie M.D., Designated Federal CFR part 489 and those pertaining to the
Emerging Pathogens. Officer, Clinical Laboratory survey and certification for Medicare
Time and Date: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Improvement Advisory Committee, participation of providers and certain
EST, March 17, 2016 (Closed). 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop F–11, types of suppliers are at 42 CFR part
Place: Teleconference. Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404– 488. The regulations at 42 CFR part 491,
Status: The meeting will be closed to 498–6297 or via email at wrm0@cdc.gov. subpart A specify the conditions that a
the public in accordance with The Director, Management Analysis provider must meet to participate in the
provisions set forth in Section and Services Office, has been delegated Medicare program as a RHC.
552b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and Generally, to enter into a Medicare
the authority to sign Federal Register
the determination of the Director, provider agreement, a facility must first
notices pertaining to announcements of be certified by a state survey agency as
Management Analysis and Services
meetings and other committee complying with the conditions or
Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–
management activities, for both the requirements set forth in part 491,
463.
Matters for Discussion: The meeting Centers for Disease Control and subpart A, of our Medicare regulations.
will include the initial review, Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Thereafter, the RHC is subject to
discussion, and evaluation of Substances and Disease Registry. periodic surveys by a state survey
applications received in response to Claudette Grant, agency to determine whether it
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‘‘Research on Technical Improvement of continues to meet these conditions.
Acting Director, Management Analysis and
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to However; there is an alternative to
Services Office, Centers for Disease Control
be used in Healthcare Settings for and Prevention. certification surveys by state agencies.
Infection Control, including Ebola and Accreditation by a nationally recognized
[FR Doc. 2016–03927 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
other Emerging Pathogens’’, CK16–006. Medicare accreditation program
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Contact Person for More Information: approved by the Centers for Medicare &
Gregory Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Medicaid Services (CMS) may substitute
Scientific Review Officer, CDC, 1600 for both initial and ongoing state review.
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