Notice2024-24486
World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Information
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Published
October 23, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the CDC, is soliciting public comment on the scope of two upcoming research funding announcements forecasted for FY2026. The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is interested in soliciting applications for Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (RFA-OH-26-001) and for Assessment and Evaluation of Emerging Health Conditions Relevant to the World Trade Center Health Program (RFA-OH-26-002). Forecasts are published in grants.gov. The WTC Health Program supports research to help answer critical questions about potential September 11, 2001-related physical and mental health conditions, as well as research on diagnosing and treating health conditions on the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84607-84608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24486]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2024-0082; NIOSH-354]
World Trade Center Health Program; Request for Information
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), within the CDC, is soliciting public comment on the scope of
two upcoming research funding announcements forecasted for FY2026. The
World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is interested in soliciting
applications for Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World
Trade Center Health Program (RFA-OH-26-001) and for Assessment and
Evaluation of Emerging Health Conditions Relevant to the World Trade
Center Health Program (RFA-OH-26-002). Forecasts are published in
<a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a>. The WTC Health Program supports research to help answer
critical questions about potential September 11, 2001-related physical
and mental health conditions, as well as research on diagnosing and
treating health conditions on the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
(List).
DATES: Comments must be received by November 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through either of the following
two methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
(follow the instructions for submitting comments), or
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<bullet> By Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories,
MS C-34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All written submissions received in response to this
notice must include the agency name (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, HHS) and docket number (CDC-2024-0082; NIOSH-354) for this
action. All relevant comments, including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, MS: C-48, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (404) 498-
2500 (this is not a toll-free number); email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ed0d7d1cdd6ecfbf9eddefdfafdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="236d6a6c706b51464450634047400d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
Compensation Act of 2010 (Zadroga Act) (Pub. L. 111-347, as amended by
Pub. L. 114-113, Pub. L. 116-59, Pub. L. 117-328, and Pub. L. 118-31),
added Title XXXIII to the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act),\1\
establishing the WTC Health Program within HHS. The WTC Health Program
provides medical monitoring and treatment benefits for health
conditions on the List \2\ to eligible firefighters and related
personnel, law enforcement officers, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup
workers who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in
New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
(responders). The Program also provides benefits to eligible persons
who were present in the dust or dust cloud on September 11, 2001, or
who worked, resided, or attended school, childcare, or adult daycare in
the New York City disaster area (survivors).
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\1\ Title XXXIII of the PHS Act is codified at 42 U.S.C. 300mm-
300mm-64. Those portions of the Zadroga Act found in Titles II and
III of Public Law 111-347 do not pertain to the WTC Health Program
and are codified elsewhere.
\2\ The List of WTC-Related Health Conditions is established in
42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)(3)-(4) and 300mm-32(b); additional conditions
may be added through rulemaking and the complete List is provided in
WTC Health Program regulations at 42 CFR 88.15.
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The Zadroga Act also requires that the Program conduct or support
research on health conditions that may result from the September 11,
2001, terrorist attacks, addressing the following topics:
<bullet> Physical and mental health conditions that may be related
to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;
<bullet> Diagnosing WTC-related health conditions for which there
have been diagnostic uncertainty; and
<bullet> Treating WTC-related health conditions for which there
have been treatment uncertainty.
For more information on NIOSH-funded research projects related to
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and areas of interest based
on the Program's Research Agenda, please visit the WTC Health Program
Research web page (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/research.html">https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/research.html</a>).
Request for Information
To further relevant WTC Health Program research in FY2026, NIOSH
has forecasted two notices of funding opportunities: (1) RFA-OH-26-001:
Cooperative Research Agreements Related to the World Trade Center
Health Program (<a href="https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356163">https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356163</a>) and
(2) RFA-OH-26-002: Assessment and Evaluation of Emerging Health
Conditions Relevant to the World Trade Center Health Program (<a href="https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356164">https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356164</a>).
NIOSH seeks to achieve a suitable mix of meritorious research
projects which assess the feasibility of new ways to enhance
interventions and program evaluations with the potential to improve WTC
Health Program treatment and care, and the overall well-being of 9/11-
exposed populations. Clinical research areas of interest include
methods, interventions, or procedures which can improve the screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of WTC-related health conditions and care for
those exposed. NIOSH expects that such clinical research outcomes will
incorporate relevant epidemiological aspects and use research results
to improve treatment and care. Assessment and evaluation of treatment
and care programs for WTC-related health conditions and exposed
populations are also of interest. Additional details are provided in
the forecasts for these proposed funding opportunities (please refer to
the links included in this notice).
Specifically, NIOSH seeks input on research priorities with regard
to the following questions:
(1) What are the primary research needs for the 9/11-exposed
population, such as WTC responders, screening-eligible WTC survivors,
or certified-eligible WTC survivors?
(2) What are the primary health concerns that are potentially
related to 9/11 exposure, or the treatment thereof, and how do they
differ among groups within the 9/11-exposed population?
(3) What emerging health conditions that may be related to 9/11
exposure should be prioritized and addressed?
John J. Howard,
Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-24486 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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