Notice2024-20253
Meeting of the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
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Published
September 9, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC). This is a hybrid meeting, accessible both in person and virtually. It is open to the public and limited only by the space available and the number of web conference lines available. Time will be available for public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20253]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeting of the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following meeting of the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory
Committee (MSHRAC). This is a hybrid meeting, accessible both in person
and virtually. It is open to the public and limited only by the space
available and the number of web conference lines available. Time will
be available for public comment.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 7, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:10 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: University of Kentucky, Mining and Minerals Resources
Building, Room 102, 310 Columbia Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky 40508. The
conference room accommodates approximately 100 people.
If you wish to attend the meeting either in person or virtually,
please contact Ms. Berni Metzger by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48052d3c322f2d3a082b2c2b662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d598b0a1afb2b0a795b6b1b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a> or by
phone at (412) 386-4541 at least 5 business days in advance of the
meeting. If you are attending virtually, she will provide you with the
Zoom web conference access information (500 web conference lines are
available).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mischler, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Officer, Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15236. Telephone: (412) 386-5688; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6e5fbdfc5d5dedad3c4f6d5d2d598d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42110f2b31212a2e2730022126216c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee
(MSHRAC) is charged with providing advice to the Secretary, Department
of Health and Human Services; the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention; and the Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), on priorities in mine safety and health
research, including grants and contracts for such research, 30 U.S.C.
812(b)(2).
Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
NIOSH mining safety and health research organizational structure,
capabilities, projects, and outcomes; discussions on intramural and
extramural silica research; and a verbal report from MSHRAC's Mace
Underground Mine Safety and Health Research Laboratory Development
Workgroup. The meeting will also include an update from the NIOSH
Associate Deputy Director, Mine Safety and Research. Agenda items are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Public Participation
Written Public Comment: The public may submit written comments or
questions in advance of the meeting, to the Designated Federal Officer
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above). Written comments received
in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of
the meeting, and questions will be answered during the oral comment
period open to public participation.
Oral Public Comment: The meeting will include time for members of
the public to make an oral comment. The public comment session will be
held on November 7, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., EST, or the conclusion of the
planned presentations, whichever comes first. Members of the public
will be allocated 5 to 10 minutes each for presentations or comments,
as a function of the number of commenters.
The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-20253 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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