[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1379-1380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00042]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and pursuant to the requirements of 42
CFR 83.15(a), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and
Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):
Time and Date: (All times are Central Standard Time) 9 a.m.-5:30
p.m., January 28, 2014.
Public Comment Time and Date: (All times are Central Standard
Time) 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., January 28, 2014.
*Please note that the public comment period may end before the
time indicated, following the last call for comments. Members of the
public who wish to provide public comments should plan to attend the
public comment session at the start time listed.
Place: Crowne Plaza, 1301 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO, 64105
Phone: 816-460-6664; Fax: 816-474-0424. Audio Conference Call via
FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free, dial-in number is 1-866-659-
0537 with a pass code of 9933701. Live Meeting Connection: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/cdc/join?id=JKQMG2&role=attend&pw=ABRWH;
Meeting ID: JKQMG2; Entry Code: ABRWH
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting space accommodates approximately 150 people.
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 new 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 will expire on August 3,
2015.
Purpose: This 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, advise 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 Discussed: The agenda for the Advisory Board
meeting includes: NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program
Update; Department of Energy Program Update; SEC petitions for:
Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Company (Fort Wayne, IN) and Kansas
City Plant (Kansas City, MO); SEC Issues Work Group Report on
``Sufficient Accuracy''/Co-Worker Dose Modeling; SEC Petitions
Update, and Board Work Sessions.
The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
In the event an individual cannot attend, written comments may
be submitted in accordance with the redaction policy provided below.
Any written comments received will be provided at the meeting and
should be submitted to the contact person below well in advance of
the meeting.
Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting Transcripts (Public
Comment): (1) If a person making a comment gives his or her personal
information, no attempt will be made to redact the name; however,
NIOSH will redact other personally identifiable information, such as
contact information, social security numbers, case numbers, etc., of
the commenter.
(2) If an individual in making a statement reveals personal
information (e.g., medical or employment information) about
themselves that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) coordinator will, however, review
such revelations in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such information.
(3) If a commenter reveals personal information concerning a
living third party, that information will be reviewed by the NIOSH
FOIA coordinator, and upon determination, if deemed appropriate,
such information will be redacted, unless the disclosure is made by
the third party's authorized representative under the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA)
program.
(4) In general, information concerning a deceased third party
may be disclosed; however, such information will be redacted if (a)
the disclosure is made by an individual other than the survivor
claimant, a parent, spouse, or child, or the authorized
representative of the deceased third party; (b)
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if it is unclear whether the third party is living or deceased; or
(c) the information is unrelated or irrelevant to the purpose of the
disclosure.
The Board will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals
making public comment are aware of the fact that their comments
(including their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of
the meeting posted on a public Web site. Such reasonable steps
include: (a) A statement read at the start of each public comment
period stating that transcripts will be posted and names of speakers
will not be redacted; (b) A printed copy of the statement mentioned
in (a) above will be displayed on the table where individuals sign
up to make public comments; (c) A statement such as outlined in (a)
above will also appear with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it
is posted on the NIOSH Web site; (d) A statement such as in (a)
above will appear in the Federal Register Notice that announces
Board and Subcommittee meetings.
Contact Person For More Information: Theodore Katz, M.P.A.,
Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS E-
20, Atlanta, GA 30333, Telephone: (513) 533-6800, Toll Free: 1-800-
CDC-INFO, Email: [email protected].
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, 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.
Gary J. Johnson,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-00042 Filed 1-7-14; 8:45 am]
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