Notice2024-25356
Draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers
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Published
October 31, 2024
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
On September 13, 2024, NIOSH published a notice in the Federal Register announcing public comment and technical review on the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers. Written comments were to be received by November 12, 2024. NIOSH is extending the public comment period to January 10, 2025. NIOSH will also convene an informational webinar to present an overview about the draft Hazard Review document, describe its content and purpose, and provide information about the public comment period. The webinar is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada). Attendees are requested to register in advance for this webinar.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86805-86806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25356]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[CDC-2024-0065; Docket Number NIOSH-352-A]
Draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among
Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Extension of comment period and announcement of informational
webinar.
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SUMMARY: On September 13, 2024, NIOSH published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing public comment and technical review on the draft
Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other
Outdoor Workers. Written comments were to be received by November 12,
2024. NIOSH is extending the public comment period to January 10, 2025.
NIOSH will also convene an informational webinar to present an overview
about the draft Hazard Review document, describe its content and
purpose, and provide information about the public comment period. The
webinar is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00
p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada). Attendees are requested to register
in advance for this webinar.
DATES: Registration for the webinar must occur on or before the date of
the webinar, December 3, 2024. The comment period for the draft Hazard
Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other
Outdoor Workers, published September 13, 2024 at 89 FR 74960, is
extended. Electronic or written comments must be received by January
10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Register in advance for the webinar at the following link.
Attendance for the webinar is limited to 3,000 participants: <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_lnOhz1wMTNyr_06z1hYgRw">https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_lnOhz1wMTNyr_06z1hYgRw</a>.
You may submit comments on the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire
Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers, identified
by CDC-2024-0065 and Docket Number NIOSH-352-A, by either of the
following two methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2024-0065; NIOSH-
352-A). All relevant comments, including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Do not submit comments by email. CDC does not accept comments by email.
For access to the docket to read the draft Hazard Review document or
comments received, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Todd Niemeier, Ph.D., National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, MS-C15, 1090 Tusculum
Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Telephone: (513) 533-8166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH is requesting public comment and
technical review of the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke
Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers, which is
accessible in the docket (CDC-2024-0065; NIOSH-352-A). NIOSH is
extending the public comment period to January 10, 2025. The comment
period is being extended to provide an informational webinar and allow
additional time for comment. Specific review questions to be considered
are included in the initial Federal Register notice published on
September 13, 2024 at 89 FR 74960.
The final document will be used as the scientific evidence base to
inform the development of supplementary educational materials for
workers, employers, and other relevant audiences to support the
implementation of the recommendations. Therefore, comments that focus
on the understandability, accessibility, and feasibility of the
recommendations are requested.
The draft Hazard Review was developed to provide the scientific
rationale for characterizing hazards of exposure to wildland fire smoke
for
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outdoor workers. The draft Hazard Review also provides recommendations
and guidance for minimizing exposures and potential health effects
associated with wildland fire smoke for outdoor workers.
After the comments received on the draft Hazard Review are
considered and addressed, the final Hazard Review will be posted on the
NIOSH website.
Dated: October 28, 2024.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-25356 Filed 10-30-24; 8:45 am]
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