Notice2022-05798
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
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Published
March 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH). This is a virtual meeting and open to the public, limited only by web conference lines (500 web conference lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15432-15433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05798]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2022-0037; NIOSH 278]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, 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 virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC,
NIOSH). This is a virtual meeting and open to the public, limited only
by web conference lines (500 web conference lines are available). Time
will be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 20, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-3:00
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be submitted by April 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-0037; NIOSH-278 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-2021-0037; NIOSH-278, 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 April 13, 2022,
will be provided to the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-
2022-0037; and NIOSH-278 will close April 13, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Avenue, MS V24-4,
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027, Telephone: (404) 498-2581, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b5e55544d525850527b585f58155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73161d1c051a10181a331017105d141c05">[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 provides
guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board
provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to
developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting
findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to
which the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2)
address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
Matters to be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses the
evolving national landscape for respiratory protection and occupational
robotics research. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
An agenda is also posted on the NIOSH website (<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/</a>).
Meeting Information: It is open to the public, limited only by web
conference lines (500 web conference lines are available). If you wish
to attend, please register at the NIOSH website <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/">http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/</a> or call (404-498-2581) no later than April 13, 2022.
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.
Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., EDT, April 20,
2022. 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 BSC NIOSH are requested to contact the Executive
Secretary for scheduling purposes (see FOR FUTHER INFORMATION above).
Written Public Comment: Written comments will also be accepted from
those unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided
in the addresses section above. Written comments received in advance of
the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.
Written comments received by April 13, 2022, will be provided to the
BSC prior to the meeting.
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. 2022-05798 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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