SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Adobe Connect webcast will be available at https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/​nfrs/​ for participants wanting to connect remotely, and teleconference is available toll-free at (855) 644-0229 with participant pass code 9777483. This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of Adobe license seats available, which is 100. The public is welcome to participate during the oral public comment period, 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. EDT, July 14, ( printed page 35094) 2020. Please note that the oral public comment period ends at the time indicated above.

Comments should be specifically related to the National Firefighter Registry protocol draft report which can be found in docket number CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232 or by visiting the subcommittee website: https://www.cdc.gov/​niosh/​bsc/​nfrs/​. 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. Members of the public who wish to address the NIOSH BSC Subcommittee are requested to contact the Executive Secretary for scheduling purposes (see contact information above). Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided in the address section above. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.

Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors Subcommittee for the National Firefighter Registry (the Subcommittee) provides guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on matters related to the National Firefighter Registry. Specifically, the Subcommittee provides guidance and professional input to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) that will assist the BSC in advising the Director about NIOSH's efforts to establish and operate the National Firefighter Registry. The Subcommittee advises the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on the following issues pertaining to the “required strategy” as mandated by the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (the Act): (1) Increase awareness of the National Firefighter Registry and encouraging participation among all groups of firefighters, (2) consider data collection needs, (3) consider data storage and electronic access of health information, (4) in consultation with subject matter experts develop a method for estimating the number and type of fire incidents attended by a firefighter. Additional responsibilities of the Subcommittee are to provide guidance to the BSC regarding inclusion and the maintenance of data on firefighters as required by the Act.

Matters to be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses issues related to: The National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee draft report pertaining to the protocol including the questionnaire, enrollment process, and data sharing. The subcommittee will review the draft report, suggest and discuss changes, and vote on the draft report. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website https://www.cdc.gov/​niosh/​bsc/​nfrs/​.

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