83_FR_9565 83 FR 9521 - Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

83 FR 9521 - 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 44 (March 6, 2018)

Page Range9521-9522
FR Document2018-04476

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, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 150 people. 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. The Web conference by which the public can view presentations as they are presented is https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9521-9522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04476]


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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, limited only 
by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 
150 people. 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. The Web conference by which the public can view 
presentations

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as they are presented is https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. EDT. A public comment session will follow at 5:30 p.m. and 
conclude at 6:30 p.m. or following the final call for public comment, 
whichever comes first.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Oak Ridge--Knoxville, 215 S. 
Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830; Phone: (865) 481-2468, Fax: (865) 
481-2474. Audio conference call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free 
dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 9933701. Web 
conference by Skype: meeting CONNECTION: https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.

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 
ocas@cdc.gov. .

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: 
NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program Update; Department of 
Energy Program Update; SEC Petitions Update; possible discussions of 
Site Profile reviews for Weldon Spring Plant (Weldon Spring, Missouri), 
Pacific Proving Grounds (Marshall Islands), and Feed Materials 
Production Center (Fernald, Ohio); Dose and Dose-Rate Effectiveness 
Factors for Low-LET Radiation; Honoring Dr. Melius; and Board Work 
Sessions. 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. 2018-04476 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2018 / Notices 9521 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND agenda items. Public comment periods integration of public health and clinical HUMAN SERVICES for each agenda item are scheduled laboratory practices. immediately prior to the Committee Matters to be Considered: The agenda Centers for Disease Control and discussion period for that item. In will include agency updates from CDC, Prevention general, each individual or group CMS, and FDA. Presentations and requesting to make oral comments will discussions will focus on the clinical Clinical Laboratory Improvement be limited to a total time of five minutes laboratory workforce; implementation of Advisory Committee (CLIAC) (unless otherwise indicated). To assure next generation sequencing in clinical AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and adequate time is scheduled for public laboratories; laboratory interoperability; Prevention (CDC), Department of Health comments, speakers should notify the and using clinical laboratory data to and Human Services (HHS). contact person below at least 5 business improve quality and laboratory ACTION: Notice of meeting. days prior to the meeting date. For medicine practices. Agenda items are individuals or groups unable to attend subject to change as priorities dictate. SUMMARY: In accordance with the the meeting, CLIAC accepts written The Director, Management Analysis Federal Advisory Committee Act, the comments until the date of the meeting and Services Office, has been delegated CDC announces the following meeting (unless otherwise stated). However, it is the authority to sign Federal Register for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement notices pertaining to announcements of requested that comments be submitted Advisory Committee (CLIAC). This meetings and other committee at least 5 business days prior to the meeting is open to the public, limited management activities, for both the meeting date so that the comments may only by the space available. The meeting Centers for Disease Control and room accommodates approximately 100 be made available to the Committee for their consideration and public Prevention and the Agency for Toxic people. The public is also welcome to Substances and Disease Registry. view the meeting by webcast. Check the distribution. Written comments, one CLIAC website on the day of the hard copy with original signature, Elaine L. Baker, meeting for the webcast link https:// should be provided to the contact Director, Management Analysis and Services wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/. Please see person at the mailing or email address Office, Centers for Disease Control and information regarding attending the below, and will be included in the Prevention. meeting in the summary section below. meeting’s Summary Report. The CLIAC [FR Doc. 2018–04475 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] DATES: The meeting will be held on meeting materials will be made BILLING CODE 4163–19–P April 10, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., available to the Committee and the EDT and April 11, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to public in electronic format (PDF) on the 1:00 p.m., EDT. internet instead of by printed copy. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Check the CLIAC website on the day of HUMAN SERVICES ADDRESSES: Food and Drug the meeting for materials: https:// Administration (FDA) White Oak Centers for Disease Control and wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/. Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Prevention Avenue, Building 31, Great Room, Purpose: This Committee is charged Silver Spring, MD 20993. with providing scientific and technical Advisory Board on Radiation and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: advice and guidance to the Secretary of Worker Health (ABRWH or the Nancy Anderson, MMSc, MT(ASCP), Health and Human Services (HHS); the Advisory Board), National Institute for Senior Advisor for Clinical Laboratories, Assistant Secretary for Health; the Occupational Safety and Health Division of Laboratory Systems, Center Director, Centers for Disease Control (NIOSH) for Surveillance, Epidemiology and and Prevention; the Commissioner, Laboratory Services, Office of Public Food and Drug Administration (FDA); AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Health Scientific Services, Centers for and the Administrator, Centers for Prevention (CDC), Department of Health Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). and Human Services (HHS). Clifton Road NE, Mailstop F–11, The advice and guidance pertain to ACTION: Notice of meeting. Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027 telephone general issues related to improvement in (404) 498–2741; NAnderson@cdc.gov. clinical laboratory quality and SUMMARY: In accordance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All people laboratory medicine practice and Federal Advisory Committee Act, the attending the CLIAC meeting in-person specific questions related to possible CDC announces the following meeting are required to register for the meeting revision of the Clinical Laboratory of the Advisory Board on Radiation and online at least 5 business days in Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting advance for U.S. citizens and at least 10 standards. Examples include providing is open to the public, limited only by business days in advance for guidance on studies designed to the space available. The meeting space international registrants. Register at: improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, accommodates approximately 150 https://wwwn.cdc.gov/cliac/. Register by timeliness, equity, and patient- people. The public is welcome to scrolling down and clicking the centeredness of laboratory services; submit written comments in advance of ‘‘Register for this Meeting’’ button and revisions to the standards under which the meeting, to the contact person completing all forms according to the clinical laboratories are regulated; the below. Written comments received in instructions given. Please complete all impact of proposed revisions to the advance of the meeting will be included standards on medical and laboratory in the official record of the meeting. The sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES the required fields before submitting your registration and submit no later practice; and the modification of the public is also welcome to listen to the than April 2, 2018 for U.S. registrants standards and provision of non- meeting by joining the teleconference at and March 26, 2018 for international regulatory guidelines to accommodate the USA toll-free, dial-in number at 1– registrants. technological advances, such as new 866–659–0537; the pass code is It is the policy of CLIAC to accept test methods, the electronic 9933701. The conference line has 150 written public comments and provide a transmission of laboratory information, ports for callers. The Web conference by brief period for oral public comments on and mechanisms to improve the which the public can view presentations VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:39 Mar 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

9522 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2018 / Notices as they are presented is https://webconf. program; and (c) upon request by the would constitute a clearly unwarranted cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1. Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary invasion of personal privacy. DATES: The meeting will be held on on whether there is a class of employees Name of Committee: Disease, April 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 at any Department of Energy facility Disability, and Injury Prevention and p.m. EDT. A public comment session who were exposed to radiation but for Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)- will follow at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at whom it is not feasible to estimate their PAR15–353, Centers for Agricultural 6:30 p.m. or following the final call for radiation dose, and on whether there is Safety and Health (Ag Ctr). public comment, whichever comes first. reasonable likelihood that such Date: April 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel radiation doses may have endangered Time: 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., EDT. the health of members of this class. Place: Teleconference. Oak Ridge—Knoxville, 215 S. Illinois Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830; Phone: Matters to be Considered: The agenda applications. (865) 481–2468, Fax: (865) 481–2474. will include discussions on: NIOSH FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audio conference call via FTS Program Update; Department of Labor Conferencing. The USA toll-free dial-in Program Update; Department of Energy Michael Goldcamp, Ph.D., Scientific number is 1–866–659–0537; the pass Program Update; SEC Petitions Update; Review Officer/CDC, 1095 Willowdale code is 9933701. Web conference by possible discussions of Site Profile Road, Mailstop H1808, Morgantown, Skype: meeting CONNECTION: https:// reviews for Weldon Spring Plant West Virginia, 26505, (304) 285–5951; webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1. (Weldon Spring, Missouri), Pacific mgoldcamp@cdc.gov. The Director, Management Analysis FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Proving Grounds (Marshall Islands), and and Services Office, has been delegated Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Feed Materials Production Center the authority to sign Federal Register Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 (Fernald, Ohio); Dose and Dose-Rate notices pertaining to announcements of Clifton Road, Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Effectiveness Factors for Low-LET meetings and other committee Georgia 30333, Telephone (513) 533– Radiation; Honoring Dr. Melius; and management activities, for both the 6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC–INFO, Board Work Sessions. Agenda items are Centers for Disease Control and Email ocas@cdc.gov. . subject to change as priorities dictate. Prevention and the Agency for Toxic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Director, Management Analysis Substances and Disease Registry. Background: The Advisory Board was and Services Office, has been delegated established under the Energy Employees the authority to sign Federal Register Elaine L. Baker, Occupational Illness Compensation notices pertaining to announcements of Director, Management Analysis and Services Program Act of 2000 to advise the meetings and other committee Office, Centers for Disease Control and President on a variety of policy and management activities, for both the Prevention. technical functions required to Centers for Disease Control and [FR Doc. 2018–04478 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] implement and effectively manage the Prevention and the Agency for Toxic BILLING CODE 4163–18–P new compensation program. Key Substances and Disease Registry. functions of the Advisory Board include Elaine L. Baker, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND providing advice on the development of probability of causation guidelines Director, Management Analysis and Services HUMAN SERVICES Office, Centers for Disease Control and which have been promulgated by the Prevention. Department of Health and Human Health Resources and Services Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on [FR Doc. 2018–04476 Filed 3–5–18; 8:45 am] Administration BILLING CODE 4163–19–P methods of dose reconstruction which Agency Information Collection have also been promulgated by HHS as Activities: Proposed Collection: Public a final rule, advice on the scientific DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Comment Request; Information validity and quality of dose estimation HUMAN SERVICES Collection Request Title: Faculty Loan and reconstruction efforts being Repayment Program; OMB No. 0915– performed for purposes of the Centers for Disease Control and 0150—Extension compensation program, and advice on Prevention petitions to add classes of workers to the AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In Notice of Closed Meeting Administration (HRSA), Department of December 2000, the President delegated Health and Human Services (HHS). responsibility for funding, staffing, and Pursuant to section 10(d) of the ACTION: Notice. operating the Advisory Board to HHS, Federal Advisory Committee Act, as which subsequently delegated this amended, notice is hereby given of the SUMMARY: In compliance with the authority to the CDC. NIOSH following meeting. requirement for opportunity for public implements this responsibility for CDC. The meeting will be closed to the comment on proposed data collection The charter was issued on August 3, public in accordance with the projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, provisions set forth in sections of 1995, HRSA announces plans to rechartered on March 22, 2016 pursuant 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., submit an Information Collection to Executive Order 13708, and will as amended, and the Determination of Request (ICR), described below, to the expire on March 22, 2018. the Director, Management Analysis and Office of Management and Budget Purpose: This Advisory Board is Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES charged with (a) providing advice to the Law 92–463. The grant applications and OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the Secretary, HHS, on the development of the discussions could disclose public regarding the burden estimate, guidelines under Executive Order confidential trade secrets or commercial below, or any other aspect of the ICR. 13179; (b) providing advice to the property such as patentable material, DATES: Comments on this ICR should be Secretary, HHS, on the scientific and personal information concerning received no later than May 7, 2018. validity and quality of dose individuals associated with the grant ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to reconstruction efforts performed for this applications, the disclosure of which paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:39 Mar 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on April 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. A public comment session will follow at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m. or following the final call for public comment, whichever comes first.
ContactTheodore 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 Citation83 FR 9521 
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