Notice2023-14137
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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Published
July 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The CDC announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This is a hybrid meeting, accessible both in person and virtually. It is open to the public, limited only by the space available and the number of audio conference lines and internet conference accesses. Time will be available for public comment. The public is also welcomed to submit written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact person listed in the addresses section 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 the audio conference (information below). The combined number of audio conference lines and internet conference accesses is 200.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42944-42945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14137]
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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: The CDC announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board
on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board). This is a
hybrid meeting, accessible both in person and virtually. It is open to
the public, limited only by the space available and the number of audio
conference lines and internet conference accesses. Time will be
available for public comment. The public is also welcomed to submit
written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact person
listed in the addresses section 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 the audio conference (information below). The combined number
of audio conference lines and internet conference accesses is 200.
DATES: The meeting will be held on August 16, 2023, from 8:15 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., EDT. A public comment session will be held 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 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: DoubleTree by Hilton Augusta, 2651 Perimeter Parkway,
Augusta, GA 30909; Telephone: (706) 855-8100. The conference room will
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have seating for approximately 125 people.
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 6763 3819; the Passcode is: 98685439; and the Web conference
by Zoom meeting connection is: <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/16067633819?pwd=RUdiYXlZZHFKanpJOHZrcGJIbTlaZz09">https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/16067633819?pwd=RUdiYXlZZHFKanpJOHZrcGJIbTlaZz09</a>.
You may submit comments by mail to: Rashaun Roberts, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Written
comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the
official record of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Official, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226; Telephone: (513) 533-6800; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#650a060416250601064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="137c707260537077703d747c65">[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 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 under Executive Order
13889 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;
Interactive RadioEpidemiological Program (IREP) Update; Procedures
Review Finalization/Document Approvals; Savannah River Site Workgroup
Update; Metals & Control (M&C) Workgroup Updates, and a Board Work
Session. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
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.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1001 et. seq.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-14137 Filed 7-3-23; 8:45 am]
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