82 FR 14732 - World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Nominations of Scientific Peer Reviewers of Proposed Additions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

Page Range		14732-14733
FR Document		2017-05623

The CDC is soliciting nominations, including self-nominations, for scientific peer reviewers of proposed additions of conditions to the List of World Trade Center (WTC)-Related Health Conditions (List). 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), added Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), establishing the WTC Health Program within HHS (42 U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm-61). When the Administrator proposes to add a condition to the List, he must publish the proposed rule in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Additionally, as required by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act in section 3312(a)(6)(F), prior to issuing a final rule to add a health condition to the List, the Administrator must provide for an independent peer review of the scientific and technical evidence that would be the basis for issuing such final rule.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number NIOSH-294]


World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Nominations of 
Scientific Peer Reviewers of Proposed Additions to the List of WTC-
Related Health Conditions

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Request for scientific peer reviewers.

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SUMMARY: The CDC is soliciting nominations, including self-nominations, 
for scientific peer reviewers of proposed additions of conditions to 
the List of World Trade Center (WTC)-Related Health Conditions (List).
    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), added Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service Act 
(PHS Act), establishing the WTC Health Program within HHS (42 U.S.C. 
300mm to 300mm-61). When the Administrator proposes to add a condition 
to the List, he must publish the proposed rule in accordance with the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). Additionally, as required 
by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act 
in section 3312(a)(6)(F), prior to issuing a final rule to add a health 
condition to the List, the Administrator must provide for an 
independent peer review of the scientific and technical evidence that 
would be the basis for issuing such final rule.

Table of Contents:

     Dates:
     Addresses:
     For Further Information Contact:
     Supplementary Information:

DATES: Nominations must be submitted (postmarked or electronically 
received) by February 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit a nomination identified by NIOSH Docket 294, 
by any of the following methods.
     Electronic nominations, including attachments to 
[email protected].
     Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail: Written nominations 
may be submitted (one original and two copies) to the following address 
only: NIOSH Docket 294, c/o Kiana Harper, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Patriots Plaza 1, 95 E Street SW., Suite 9200, Washington, 
DC 20201. Telephone and facsimile submissions cannot be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Middendorf, Ph.D., Deputy 
Associate Director for Science, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE., MS: E-20, 
Atlanta, GA 30329; telephone (404)498-2500 (this is not a toll-free 
number); email [email protected].
    Instructions: Nominations of peer reviewers must be accompanied by:
     Name
     Occupation
     Employer
     Contact information including mailing address, email, and 
phone number
     Listing of scientific credentials including academic 
degrees and specialized training
     Area of competencies (e.g., medical, epidemiology, 
exposure assessment, industrial hygiene)
     Area of specialty (e.g., Cardiovascular, Integumentary, 
Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Urinary, Immune, Lymphatic, Muscular, 
Nervous, Reproductive, Respiratory, Skeletal) Publication list
     Other materials to support the nominee's ability to 
perform scientific peer review
     For third-party nominations, affirmation from the nominee 
that they are aware of and agree to the nomination
    A Curriculum vitae that includes all of the above information may 
alternatively be submitted.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and 
Compensation Reauthorization Act in section 3312(a)(6)(F) requires the 
Administrator to provide for an independent peer review of the 
scientific and technical evidence that would be the basis for issuing a 
final rule to add a health condition to the List prior to issuing the 
final rule. To assist in accomplishing independent peer review in a 
timely manner, the Administrator has determined that he will develop a 
standing pool of persons with the scientific, technical, and medical 
background to potentially serve in this role to provide their 
individual input to the Administrator based on the health condition in 
the proposed rule under consideration. The peer reviewers will not meet 
as a group, provide consensus advice or recommendations to the 
Administrator, or produce a collective work product(s). Therefore, the 
Administrator is requesting nominations of persons to serve as 
scientific peer reviewers.
    All persons who have the necessary minimum qualifications will be 
included in the standing pool of potential peer reviewers. These 
persons will be included in the standing pool of potential peer 
reviewers for 3 years unless they request in writing to be removed. 
After 3 years persons may be nominated again and will be required to 
update their information.
    The Administrator will select peer reviewers for any proposed rule 
by matching the nature of the proposed

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addition to the List and the nominee's background and expertise, as 
well as any potential conflict of interest. In selecting peer 
reviewers, the WTC Program Administrator will consider individuals 
nominated in response to this Federal Register notice, as well as other 
qualified individuals.

    Dated: March 17, 2017.
John Howard,
Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
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There is no cost to respondents other the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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Leroy A. Richardson, 3312(a)(6)(F), prior to issuing a final Gastrointestinal, Endocrine, Urinary,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, rule to add a health condition to the Immune, Lymphatic, Muscular,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the List, the Administrator must provide for Nervous, Reproductive, Respiratory,
Associate Director for Science, Office of the an independent peer review of the Skeletal) Publication list
Director, Centers for Disease Control and scientific and technical evidence that • Other materials to support the
Prevention. would be the basis for issuing such final nominee’s ability to perform scientific
[FR Doc. 2017–05699 Filed 3–21–17; 8:45 am] rule. peer review
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P • For third-party nominations,
Table of Contents:
affirmation from the nominee that they
• Dates: are aware of and agree to the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND • Addresses: nomination
HUMAN SERVICES • For Further Information Contact: A Curriculum vitae that includes all
• Supplementary Information: of the above information may
Centers for Disease Control and DATES: Nominations must be submitted alternatively be submitted.
Prevention (postmarked or electronically received)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The James
[Docket Number NIOSH–294] by February 1, 2019.
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation
ADDRESSES: You may submit a Reauthorization Act in section
World Trade Center Health Program; nomination identified by NIOSH Docket 3312(a)(6)(F) requires the Administrator
Request for Nominations of Scientific 294, by any of the following methods. to provide for an independent peer
Peer Reviewers of Proposed Additions • Electronic nominations, including review of the scientific and technical
to the List of WTC-Related Health attachments to nioshdocket@cdc.gov. evidence that would be the basis for
Conditions • Regular, Express, or Overnight Mail:
issuing a final rule to add a health
Written nominations may be submitted
AGENCY: National Institute for condition to the List prior to issuing the
(one original and two copies) to the
Occupational Safety and Health final rule. To assist in accomplishing
following address only: NIOSH Docket
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease independent peer review in a timely
294, c/o Kiana Harper, National Institute
Control and Prevention (CDC), manner, the Administrator has
for Occupational Safety and Health,
Department of Health and Human determined that he will develop a
Centers for Disease Control and
Services (HHS). standing pool of persons with the
Prevention, Patriots Plaza 1, 95 E Street
ACTION: Request for scientific peer scientific, technical, and medical
SW., Suite 9200, Washington, DC 20201.
reviewers. background to potentially serve in this
Telephone and facsimile submissions
role to provide their individual input to
cannot be accepted.
SUMMARY: The CDC is soliciting the Administrator based on the health
nominations, including self- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
condition in the proposed rule under
nominations, for scientific peer Middendorf, Ph.D., Deputy Associate consideration. The peer reviewers will
reviewers of proposed additions of Director for Science, 1600 Clifton Rd. not meet as a group, provide consensus
conditions to the List of World Trade NE., MS: E–20, Atlanta, GA 30329; advice or recommendations to the
Center (WTC)-Related Health telephone (404)498–2500 (this is not a Administrator, or produce a collective
Conditions (List). toll-free number); email pmiddendorf@ work product(s). Therefore, the
Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 cdc.gov. Administrator is requesting nominations
Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Instructions: Nominations of peer
of persons to serve as scientific peer
Public Law 111–347 (Jan. 2, 2011), reviewers must be accompanied by:
reviewers.
• Name
amended by Public Law 114–113 (Dec. • Occupation All persons who have the necessary
18, 2015), added Title XXXIII to the • Employer minimum qualifications will be
Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), • Contact information including included in the standing pool of
establishing the WTC Health Program mailing address, email, and phone potential peer reviewers. These persons
within HHS (42 U.S.C. 300mm to will be included in the standing pool of
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300mm–61). When the Administrator • Listing of scientific credentials potential peer reviewers for 3 years
proposes to add a condition to the List, including academic degrees and unless they request in writing to be
he must publish the proposed rule in specialized training removed. After 3 years persons may be
accordance with the Administrative • Area of competencies (e.g., medical, nominated again and will be required to
Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553). epidemiology, exposure assessment, update their information.
Additionally, as required by the James industrial hygiene) The Administrator will select peer
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation • Area of specialty (e.g., reviewers for any proposed rule by
Reauthorization Act in section Cardiovascular, Integumentary, matching the nature of the proposed

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Section		Notices
Action		Request for scientific peer reviewers.
Dates		Nominations must be submitted (postmarked or electronically received) by February 1, 2019.
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FR Citation		82 FR 14732

82 FR 14732 - World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Nominations of Scientific Peer Reviewers of Proposed Additions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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