Notice2022-14152
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Published
July 1, 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 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 number of audio conference lines and internet conference accesses, which is 200 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 welcome to listen to the meeting by joining a teleconference line and/or computer connection (information below).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 126 (Friday, July 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39522-39523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14152]
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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 number of audio conference lines and
internet conference accesses, which is 200 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 welcome to listen to the meeting by joining a
teleconference line and/or computer connection (information below).
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 17, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m., EDT, and August 18, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., EDT.
A public comment session will be held on August 17, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.,
EDT, and will conclude at 6:00 p.m., EDT, or following the final call
for public comment, whichever comes first.
Written comments must be received on or before August 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Meeting Information: The USA toll-free dial-in numbers are: +1 669
254 5252 US (San Jose); and +1 646 828 7666 US (New York). The meeting
ID is: 160 472 7559; the passcode is: 83069065; and the Web conference
by Zoom meeting connection is: <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1604727559?pwd=ajVQSTgveiszWEZaZTMxSkNsRSszUT09">https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1604727559?pwd=ajVQSTgveiszWEZaZTMxSkNsRSszUT09</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; Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85eae6e4f6c5e6e1e6abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cea1adafbd8eadaaade0a9a1b8">[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, was
renewed at appropriate intervals, was rechartered on March 22, 2022,
and will terminate on March 22, 2024.
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; Update on Review of
SEC-00188 Sandia Petition Addendum 2; Evaluation of Issues in the Use
of General Area Air Sampling for Argonne National Laboratory-West
Internal Dose Assessment; and a Board Work Session. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
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For additional information, please contact Toll Free 1-800-232-
4636.
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. 2022-14152 Filed 6-30-22; 8:45 am]
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