83 FR 2995 - World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)
| Page Range | 2995-2995 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00968 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 2995] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00968] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket Number: CDC-2018-0002; NIOSH 248-G] World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC) AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), announces the following meeting for the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of telephone lines. The room will accommodate approximately 100 persons. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by dial-in number 1 (888) 982- 4611, the passcode 3778171, and will accommodate up to 50 callers. To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac18-1/. DATES: The meeting will be held on March 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., EST. Public comment time will be from 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., EST. 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 to Mia Wallace, Committee Management Specialist, by phone: (404) 498-2553, email: [email protected], or the addresses provided below by February 16, 2018. 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. ADDRESSES: Jacob J. Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 Century Parkway NE, Mail Stop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, telephone 1 (888) 982-4748; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (January 2, 2011), amended by Public Law 114-113 (Dec. 18, 2015), adding Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service Act (codified at 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 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, 2017, and will expire on May 12, 2019. 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 website. 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. Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on recommendations regarding the identification of individuals to conduct independent peer reviews of the evidence that would be the basis for issuing final rules to add a health condition to the List of WTC- Related Health Conditions, and World Trade Center Health-Related Research. 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. [FR Doc. 2018-00968 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-19-P
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Centers for Disease Control and from those unable to attend the public May 12, 2017, and will expire on May
Prevention, and the Agency for Toxic session. 12, 2019.
Substances and Disease Registry. ADDRESSES: Jacob J. Javits Federal Policy on Redaction of Committee
Elaine L. Baker, Building, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, Meeting Transcripts (Public Comment):
Director, Management Analysis and Services New York 10278. Transcripts will be prepared and posted
Office, Centers for Disease Control and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul to http://www.regulations.gov within 60
Prevention. J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated days after the meeting. If a person
[FR Doc. 2018–00967 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 making a comment gives his or her
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Atlanta, Georgia 30345, telephone that name. NIOSH will take reasonable
1 (888) 982–4748; email: wtc-stac@ steps to ensure that individuals making
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND cdc.gov. public comments are aware of the fact
HUMAN SERVICES that their comments (including their
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Centers for Disease Control and Background: The Advisory Committee name, if provided) will appear in a
Prevention was established by Title I of the James transcript of the meeting posted on a
Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation public website. Such reasonable steps
[Docket Number: CDC–2018–0002; NIOSH Act of 2010, Public Law 111–347 include a statement read at the start of
248–G] the meeting stating that transcripts will
(January 2, 2011), amended by Public
Law 114–113 (Dec. 18, 2015), adding be posted and names of speakers will
World Trade Center Health Program
Scientific/Technical Advisory Title XXXIII to the Public Health not be redacted. If individuals in
Committee (WTCHP STAC) Service Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. making a statement reveal personal
300mm to 300mm–61). information (e.g., medical information)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Purpose: The purpose of the Advisory about themselves, that information will
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Committee is to review scientific and not usually be redacted. The CDC
and Human Services (HHS). medical evidence and to make Freedom of Information Act coordinator
ACTION: Notice of meeting. recommendations to the World Trade will, however, review such revelations
Center (WTC) Program Administrator in accordance with the Freedom of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the regarding additional WTC Health Information Act and, if deemed
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Program eligibility criteria, potential appropriate, will redact such
CDC National Institute for Occupational additions to the list of covered WTC- information. Disclosures of information
Safety and Health (NIOSH), announces related health conditions, and research concerning third party medical
the following meeting for the World regarding certain health conditions information will be redacted.
Trade Center Health Program Scientific/ related to the September 11, 2001
Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP terrorist attacks. Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
STAC). This meeting is open to the Title XXXIII of the PHS Act will include discussions on
public, limited only by the number of established the WTC Health Program recommendations regarding the
telephone lines. The room will within the Department of Health and identification of individuals to conduct
accommodate approximately 100 Human Services (HHS). The WTC independent peer reviews of the
persons. The public is also welcome to Health Program provides medical evidence that would be the basis for
listen to the meeting by dial-in number monitoring and treatment benefits to issuing final rules to add a health
1 (888) 982–4611, the passcode eligible firefighters and related condition to the List of WTC-Related
3778171, and will accommodate up to personnel, law enforcement officers, Health Conditions, and World Trade
50 callers. To view the web conference, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup Center Health-Related Research. Agenda
enter the following web address in your workers who responded to the items are subject to change as priorities
web browser: https:// September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in dictate.
odniosh.adobeconnect.com/ New York City, at the Pentagon, and in
wtchpstac18-1/. The Director, Management Analysis
Shanksville, Pennsylvania (responders),
and Services Office, has been delegated
DATES: The meeting will be held on and to eligible persons who were
the authority to sign Federal Register
March 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., present in the dust or dust cloud on
notices pertaining to announcements of
EST. Public comment time will be from September 11, 2001 or who worked,
9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., EST. resided, or attended school, childcare, meetings and other committee
Please note that the public comment or adult daycare in the New York City management activities, for both the
period ends at the time indicated above disaster area (survivors). Certain specific Centers for Disease Control and
or following the last call for comments, activities of the WTC Program Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
whichever is earlier. Members of the Administrator are reserved to the Substances and Disease Registry.
public who want to comment must sign Secretary, HHS, to delegate at her Elaine L. Baker,
up by providing their name to Mia discretion; other WTC Program
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Wallace, Committee Management Administrator duties not explicitly Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Specialist, by phone: (404) 498–2553, reserved to the Secretary, HHS, are Prevention.
email: MWallace@cdc.gov, or the assigned to the Director, NIOSH. The
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provided up to five minutes for NIOSH in his role as WTC Program
comment. A limited number of time Administrator. CDC and NIOSH provide
slots are available and will be assigned funding, staffing, and administrative
on a first come—first served basis. support services for the Advisory
Written comments will also be accepted Committee. The charter was reissued on
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| 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 March 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., EST. Public comment time will be from 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., EST. | |
| Contact | Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 Century Parkway NE, Mail Stop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, telephone 1 (888) 982-4748; email: wtc- [email protected] | |
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