Notice2026-09770
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Published
May 15, 2026
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 Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, but without an oral public comment period. The public is welcome to submit written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact person below. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the audio conference (information below). The audio conference line has 150 ports for callers.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27945-27946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09770]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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 Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
(ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, but without an oral public
comment period. The public is welcome to submit written comments in
advance of the meeting, to the contact person below. The public is also
welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the audio conference
(information below). The audio conference line has 150 ports for
callers.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 18, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., EDT.
Written comments must be received on or before June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D.,
Designated Federal Officer, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 Tusculum
Avenue, Mailstop C-24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc939f9d8fbc9f989fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59a969486b5969196db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be
included in the official record of the meeting.
Meeting Information: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the passcode is
9933701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated
Federal Officer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
Mailstop C-24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone: (513) 533-6800,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0bfb3b1a390b3b4b3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f6faf8ead9fafdfab7fef6ef">[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 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 Department of Health and
Human Services (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 charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate
intervals, and rechartered under Executive Order 14109 (September 29,
2023) on March 22, 2024. Unless continued by the President, the
Advisory Board will terminate on September 30, 2027, consistent with
Executive Order 14354 of September 29, 2025.
Purpose: The 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.
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Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on
the following: Program updates; workgroup and subcommittee reports;
update on the status of SEC petitions; and planning for an August 2026
Advisory Board meeting. Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate. For additional information, please contact Toll
Free 1-800-232-4636.
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. 2026-09770 Filed 5-14-26; 8:45 am]
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