[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 16336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH)

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the aforementioned 
committee:

    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., April 9, 2014; 8:30 a.m.-
3:00 p.m., April 10, 2014.
    Place: DoubleTree by Hilton, Pittsburgh Airport, 8402 University 
Boulevard, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108 Telephone: (412) 329-
1400, Fax: (412) 329-1410.
    Status: Open to public, limited only by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice to the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, 
CDC; and the Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine safety and 
health research, including grants and contracts for such research, 
30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
    Matters for Discussion: The meeting will focus on mining safety 
and health research projects and outcomes, including program 
imperatives, e.g. respirable dust control, oxygen supply, explosion 
prevention, metal mine ground control, and health and safety 
management systems; and select project start-ups including source 
control of float dust, improving self-escape and a refuge chamber 
demonstration task. The meeting will also include updates from the 
National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory and the Division 
of Respiratory Disease Studies; and continuation of the discussions 
on Implementation of the National Academies Recommendations for 
continuous improvement of the mining research program.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person For More Information: Jeffery L. Kohler, Ph.D., 
Designated Federal Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill 
Road, Mailstop P05, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, Telephone (412) 
386-5301, Fax (412) 386-5300. 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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2014-06454 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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