Notice2021-11772
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
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Published
June 4, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited only by web conference seats (500 web conference seats are available). If you wish to attend, please register at the NIOSH website https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/ registration.html or call (404-498-2581) no later than August 6, 2021. Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 106 (Friday, June 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30047-30048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11772]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2021-0055; NIOSH 232]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter
Registry Subcommittee
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors
(BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This is a virtual meeting.
It is open to the public, limited only by web conference seats (500 web
conference seats are available). If you wish to attend, please register
at the NIOSH website <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html</a> or call (404-498-2581) no later than August 6, 2021.
Time will be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 13, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m., EDT. The public may submit comments from June 4, 2021
through August 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-0055; NIOSH-232 by mail. CDC does not
accept comments by email.
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: Docket number CDC-2021-0055; NIOSH-232, c/o Sherri
Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, National Institute
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for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and Docket Number. Written public comments received by August 6, 2021
will be provided to the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-
2021-0055; NIOSH-232 will close August 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS V24-4,
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, Telephone: (404) 498-2581; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#06636869706f656d6f4665626528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a2f24253c232921230a292e29642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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, National
Firefighter Registry Subcommittee (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 also provides guidance to 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 (NFR) protocol
including functionality of the planned NFR enrollment system, security
measures, high-level technology, and use cases applicable to
stakeholders. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/</a>.
Meeting Information: The virtual meeting is open to the public,
limited only by web conference lines (500 web conference lines are
available). Register at the NIOSH website <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html</a> or call (404-498-2581) no later than August
6, 2021.
Public Participation
Comments received are part of the public record and are subject to
public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information,
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments,
that information will be on public display. CDC will review all
submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions
containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security
numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near
duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider
all comments submitted into the docket. CDC does not accept comment by
email.
Procedures for Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to
participate during the public comment period, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:15
p.m., EDT, August 13, 2021. Please note that the public comment period
ends at the time indicated above. 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 are requested to contact the
Executive Secretary for scheduling purposes (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT above).
Procedures for Written Public Comment: 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. Written comments received by August 6, 2021 will
be provided to the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-2021-
0055; NIOSH-232 will close August 6, 2021.
The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-11772 Filed 6-3-21; 8:45 am]
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