Notice2023-09065
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
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Published
May 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with regulatory provisions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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 is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited only by the number of web conference lines (500 web conference lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26544-26545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09065]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH 232]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, 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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for
Disease
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Control and Prevention (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 is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public,
limited only by the number of web conference lines (500 web conference
lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:15
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before June 6, 2023.
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 June 6, 2023.
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-0031;
NIOSH-232, by either of the methods listed below. 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: Ms. 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-2023-0031;
NIOSH-232.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and docket number. Docket number CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH-232 will close
June 6, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop V24-4, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 498-2581; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d2823021b040e06042d0e090e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99dcd7f6eff0faf2f0d9fafdfab7fef6ef">[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 (CDC), 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 (BSC, NIOSH) provides advice to the
NIOSH Director 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 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
provides scientific expertise to the Board that assists the BSC, NIOSH
in advising the NIOSH Director about the Institute's efforts to
establish and operate the National Firefighter Registry. Specifically,
the Subcommittee advises the Board 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 Board regarding the inclusion and maintenance
of data on firefighters as required by the Act.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting includes the
National Firefighter Registry project overview, status, national launch
and updates, communication strategies, targeted enrollment approach,
follow-up questionnaire planning, and future planning applicable to
stakeholders. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
The agenda is also 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. The comments 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 June 6, 2023, 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 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT, June 13,
2023. 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 Subcommittee are requested to contact the Designated
Federal Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FURTHER 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. 2023-09065 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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