Notice2021-14685
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Published
July 12, 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 Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The are 200 spaces for the audio conference and computer lines combined. 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 welcomed to listen to the meeting by joining a teleconference line and/or computer connection (information below).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 130 (Monday, July 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14685]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), 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 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 Advisory Board on Radiation
and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This meeting is open
to the public, limited only by the space available. The are 200 spaces
for the audio conference and computer lines combined. 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 welcomed to listen to the meeting by joining a
teleconference line and/or computer connection (information below).
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 18, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to
6:30 p.m., EDT, and August 19, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., EDT.
A public comment session will be held on August 18, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
and will conclude at 6:30 p.m., EDT or following the final call for
public comment, whichever comes first. Written comments must be
received on or before August 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Meeting Information: The USA toll-free
dial-in numbers are: +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose); +1 646 828 7666 US
(New York); +1 551 285 1373 US; +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose); The
Meeting ID is: 161 786 4323 and the Passcode is: 76650371; Web
conference by Zoom meeting connection: <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1617864323?pwd=NWFzTmNlbUtmOFFmMlNlbmZ0WUczZz09">https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1617864323?pwd=NWFzTmNlbUtmOFFmMlNlbmZ0WUczZz09</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226; Telephone: (513) 533-6800; Toll Free: 1 (800)
CDC-INFO; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b04080a182b080f08450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28d818391a2818681cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Advisory Board's charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed
at appropriate intervals, rechartered on March 22, 2020, and will
terminate on March 22, 2022.
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
the following: NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program
Update; Department of Energy Program Update; SEC Petitions Update;
Procedures Review Finalization/Document Approvals; Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (X-10), Y-12 SEC Petition #250 Addendum Update (Oak Ridge,
Tennessee; 1987-1994), and a Board Work Session. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
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. 2021-14685 Filed 7-9-21; 8:45 am]
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