[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63495-63496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25973]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Partnerships To Advance the National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)
AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following public meeting: ``Partnerships to Advance the
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)''.
Public Meeting Time and Date: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EST, January 26,
2011.
Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street, SW., Conference Room 9000,
Washington, DC 20201.
Purpose of the Meeting: The National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA) has been structured to engage partners with each other and/or
with NIOSH to advance NORA priorities. The NORA Liaison Committee
continues to be an opportunity for representatives from organizations
with national scope to learn about NORA progress and to suggest
possible partnerships based on their organization's mission and
contacts. This opportunity is now structured as a public meeting via
the Internet to attract participation by a larger number of
organizations and to further enhance the success of NORA. Some of the
types of organizations of national scope that are especially encouraged
to participate are employers, unions, trade associations, labor
associations, professional associations, and foundations. Others are
welcome.
This meeting will include updates from NIOSH leadership on NORA as
well as updates from approximately half of the NORA Sector Councils on
their progress, priorities, and implementation plans to date, including
the NORA Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing; Healthcare and Social
Assistance; Mining; Oil and Gas Extraction; and
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Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector Councils. Updates
will also be given on the Mid-Decade Review of NORA and the NORA
Symposium 2011. After each update, there will be time to discuss
partnership opportunities.
Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
capacities of the conference call and conference room facilities. There
is limited space available in the meeting room (capacity 34).
Therefore, information to allow participation in the meeting through
the Internet (to see the slides) and a teleconference call (capacity
50) will be provided to registered participants. Participants are
encouraged to consider attending by this method. Each participant is
requested to register for the free meeting by sending an e-mail to
noracoordinator@cdc.gov containing the participant's name, organization
name, contact telephone number on the day of the meeting, and
preference for participation by Web meeting (requirements include:
computer, Internet connection, and telephone, preferably with `mute'
capability) or in person. An e-mail confirming registration will
include the details needed to participate in the Web meeting. Non-US
citizens are encouraged to participate in the Web meeting. Non-US
citizens who do not register to attend in person on or before January
7, 2011, will not be granted access to the meeting site and will not be
able to attend the meeting in-person due to mandatory security
clearance procedures at the Patriots Plaza facility.
Background: NORA is a partnership program to stimulate innovative
research in occupational safety and health leading to improved
workplace practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has become a research
framework for the nation. Diverse parties collaborate to identify the
most critical issues in workplace safety and health. Partners then work
together to develop goals and objectives for addressing those needs and
to move the research results into practice. The NIOSH role is
facilitator of the process. For more information about NORA, see http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/about.html.
Since 2006, NORA has been structured according to industrial
sectors. Ten major sector groups have been defined using the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). After receiving
public input through the Web and town hall meetings, ten NORA Sector
Councils have been working to define sector-specific strategic plans
for conducting research and moving the results into widespread
practice. During 2008-10, most of these Councils posted draft strategic
plans for public comment and eight have posted finalized National
Sector Agendas after considering comments on the drafts. For the
National Sector Agendas, see http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sidney C. Soderholm, Ph.D, NORA
Coordinator, E-mail noracoordinator@cdc.gov, telephone (202) 245-0665.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-25973 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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