Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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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 is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited only by the space available and the number of audio conference lines and internet conference access, with a 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 215 (Monday, November 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 70886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22775]


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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 is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, limited 
only by the space available and the number of audio conference lines 
and internet conference access, with a 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 December 2, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 
6:15 p.m., EST and a public comment session will be held at 5:15 p.m., 
EST, and will conclude at 6:15 p.m., EST, or following the final call 
for public comment, whichever comes first. Written comments must be 
received on or before November 19, 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#1f707c7e6c5f7c7b7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1aea2a0b281a2a5a2efa6aeb7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Written comments received in advance of the meeting will be 
included in the official record of the meeting.
    Meeting Information: The USA toll-free dial-in numbers are: +1 404 
718 3800 (U.S. East Coast) and +1 888 994 4478 (U.S West Coast), 
passcode 792 701 067#. The meeting ID is: 290 652 778 894 9670; 
passcode is 4T4aq29X; and the Web conference by Teams meeting 
connection is: <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2906527788949670?p=4sri51vlDfNwtk0bqZ">https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2906527788949670?p=4sri51vlDfNwtk0bqZ</a>.

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#f29d919381b2919691dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f09f939183b0939493de979f86">[email&#160;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.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
the following: NIOSH program, Department of Labor, Department of 
Energy, and Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petitions status updates; 
procedure reviews finalization/document approvals; IREP Rounding 
Update; United Nuclear Corporation SEC #00267 Petition Evaluation 
Report and 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, 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. 2026-22775 Filed 11-6-26; 8:45 am]
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