83 FR 2159 - 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 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)

Page Range		2159-2159
FR Document		2018-00541

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act), the CDC, announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is 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; the pass code is 9933701. The conference line has 150 ports for callers.

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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 the 
Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act), the 
CDC, announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation 
and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is 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; the pass code is 9933701. The 
conference line has 150 ports for callers.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-
free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 9933701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Katz, MPA, 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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, rechartered on March 22, 2016, 
pursuant to Executive Order 13708, and will expire on March 22, 2018.
    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 Considered: The agenda will include discussions on: 
Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC 
Petitions; Plans for the April 2018 Advisory Board Meeting; and 
Advisory Board Correspondence. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.
    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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adobeconnect.cdc.gov/e9qxcduyr42/ Prevention and the Agency for Toxic functions of the Advisory Board include
event/registration.html; Dial in number: Substances and Disease Registry. providing advice on the development of
866–817–6648; Participant code: probability of causation guidelines
Elaine L. Baker,
48225449 (100 seats). which have been promulgated by the
Director, Management Analysis and Services Department of Health and Human
DATES: The meeting will be held on Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on
February 13, 2018, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 methods of dose reconstruction which
p.m., EST. [FR Doc. 2018–00540 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
have also been promulgated by HHS as
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ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control a final rule, advice on the scientific
and Prevention (CDC), Global validity and quality of dose estimation
Communications Center, Building 21, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and reconstruction efforts being
Room 6116, 1600 Clifton Road NE, HUMAN SERVICES performed for purposes of the
Atlanta, Georgia 30329. compensation program, and advice on
Centers for Disease Control and petitions to add classes of workers to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prevention Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In
Dometa Ouisley, Office of Science and December 2000, the President delegated
Public Health Practice, Centers for Advisory Board on Radiation and responsibility for funding, staffing, and
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Worker Health (ABRWH or the operating the Advisory Board to HHS,
Clifton Road NE, Mailstop D–44, Advisory Board), National Institute for which subsequently delegated this
Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone: Occupational Safety and Health authority to the CDC. NIOSH
(404) 639–7450; Facsimile: (404) 471– (NIOSH) implements this responsibility for CDC.
8772; Email: OPHPR.BSC.Questions@ The charter was issued on August 3,
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals,
cdc.gov. Prevention (CDC), Department of Health rechartered on March 22, 2016,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Human Services (HHS). pursuant to Executive Order 13708, and
ACTION: Notice of meeting. will expire on March 22, 2018.
Purpose: This Board is charged with
providing advice and guidance to the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Purpose: This Advisory Board is
Secretary, Department of Health and Federal Advisory Committee Act), the charged with (a) providing advice to the
Human Services (HHS), the Assistant CDC, announces the following meeting Secretary, HHS, on the development of
Secretary for Health (ASH), the Director, of the Advisory Board on Radiation and guidelines under Executive Order
Centers for Disease Control and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting 13179; (b) providing advice to the
Prevention (CDC), and the Director, is open to the public, but without a Secretary, HHS, on the scientific
Office of Public Health Preparedness public comment period. The public is validity and quality of dose
and Response (OPHPR), concerning welcome to submit written comments in reconstruction efforts performed for this
strategies and goals for the programs advance of the meeting to the contact program; and (c) upon request by the
person below. Written comments Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary
and research within OPHPR, monitoring
received in advance of the meeting will on whether there is a class of employees
the overall strategic direction and focus
be included in the official record of the at any Department of Energy facility
of the OPHPR Divisions and Offices, who were exposed to radiation but for
and administration and oversight of meeting. The public is also welcome to
listen to the meeting by joining the whom it is not feasible to estimate their
peer review for OPHPR scientific radiation dose, and on whether there is
programs. For additional information teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial-
in number at 1–866–659–0537; the pass reasonable likelihood that such
about the Board, please visit: http:// radiation doses may have endangered
code is 9933701. The conference line
www.cdc.gov/phpr/science/ the health of members of this class.
has 150 ports for callers.
counselors.htm. Matters to be Considered: The agenda
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Matters to be Considered: The agenda February 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 will include discussions on: Work
will include briefings and BSC p.m. EST. Group and Subcommittee Reports;
deliberation on the following topics: Update on the Status of SEC Petitions;
ADDRESSES: Audio Conference Call via
interval updates from OPHPR Divisions Plans for the April 2018 Advisory Board
FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free
and Offices, including responses to Meeting; and Advisory Board
dial-in number is 1–866–659–0537; the
issues raised by the Board during the Correspondence. Agenda items are
pass code is 9933701.
October 2017 in-person BSC, OPHPR subject to change as priorities dictate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
meeting; updates from the Biological Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated The Director, Management Analysis
Agent Containment working group; and Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 and Services Office, has been delegated
proposed agenda items for the May Clifton Road, Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, the authority to sign Federal Register
9–10, 2018, in-person BSC meeting. Georgia 30333, Telephone (513)533– notices pertaining to announcements of
Agenda items are subject to change as 6800, Toll Free 1(800)CDC–INFO, Email meetings and other committee
priorities dictate. ocas@cdc.gov. management activities, for both the
Centers for Disease Control and
The Director, Management Analysis SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
and Services Office, has been delegated Background: The Advisory Board was Substances and Disease Registry.
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the authority to sign Federal Register established under the Energy Employees
notices pertaining to announcements of Occupational Illness Compensation Elaine L. Baker,
meetings and other committee Program Act of 2000 to advise the Director, Management Analysis and Services
management activities, for both the President on a variety of policy and Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Centers for Disease Control and technical functions required to Prevention.
implement and effectively manage the [FR Doc. 2018–00541 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
new compensation program. Key BILLING CODE 4163–19–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on February 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.
Contact		Theodore Katz, MPA, 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]
FR Citation		83 FR 2159

83 FR 2159 - 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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)

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