Notice2022-17476
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
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Published
August 15, 2022
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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, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This meeting is open to the public via virtual meeting, limited only by the number of web conference seats (500 web conference seats are available). Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50087-50088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17476]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; 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,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH),
National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This meeting is open to the
public via virtual meeting, limited only by the number of web
conference seats (500 web conference seats are available). Time will be
available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 6, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:45 p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before August 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to attend the meeting, please register at the
NIOSH website at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html</a>
or by telephone at (404) 498-2581 no later than August 30, 2022.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-0096;
NIOSH-232, by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit
comments for the docket by email. CDC does not accept comments for the
docket 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: Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Attn: Docket No. CDC-2022-0096;
NIOSH-232.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and Docket Number. Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; NIOSH-232 will close
August 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Designated Federal Officer, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE,
Mailstop V24-4, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329-4027; Telephone: (404) 498-
2581; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eaafa4859c83898183aa898e89c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05404b6a736c666e6c456661662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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 Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health provides advice to the Director,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, on NIOSH
research and prevention programs. The Board also provides guidance on
the Institute's research activities related to developing and
evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings, and
disseminating results. In addition, the Board evaluates the degree to
which the activities of NIOSH: (1) conform to those standards of
scientific excellence appropriate for Federal scientific institutions
in accomplishing objectives
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in occupational safety and health; (2) address currently relevant needs
in the fields of occupational safety and health either alone or in
conjunction with other known activities inside and outside of NIOSH;
and (3) produce their intended results in addressing important research
questions in occupational safety and health, both in terms of
applicability of the research findings and dissemination of the
findings.
Purpose: The BSC, NIOSH National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
(the Subcommittee) provides scientific expertise to the Board of
Scientific Counselors that will assist the BSC in advising the Director
about NIOSH's efforts to establish and operate the National Firefighter
Registry. Specifically, the Subcommittee advises the Board of
Scientific Counselors 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 encourage participation among all groups of
firefighters; (2) consider data collection needs; (3) consider data
storage and electronic access of health information; and (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 project overview
and status, protocol updates, enrollment system demonstration, project
launch, and future planning applicable to stakeholders. Agenda items
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
The agenda is posted on the NIOSH website at <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/">https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/</a>.
Public Participation
Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted per the
instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section above. Comments received
in advance of the meeting are part of the public record and are subject
to public disclosure. They will be included in the official record of
the meeting. 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.
Written comments received by August 30, 2022, will be provided to
the Subcommittee prior to the meeting.
Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., EDT, September
6, 2022. Each commenter will be provided up to 5 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 Subcommittee are requested to contact Designated Federal
Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above).
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. 2022-17476 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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