[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38032-38033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2014-0010, Docket Number NIOSH 063-C]


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Meeting

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 and draft document for comment.

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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 web-based public meeting and request for public 
comment on the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention 
Program (FFFIPP) and also announces the availability of a report 
entitled ``NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention 
Program (FFFIPP) Progress Report and Proposed Future Directions--2014'' 
which is now available for public comment. To view the notice and 
related materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2014-
0010 in the search field and click ``Search.''

DATES: Meeting date and time: August 20, 2014, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT.
    Public comment period: Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. on 
October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2014-0010 and 
Docket Number NIOSH 063-C, by either of the following two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2014-0010; NIOSH 
063-C). All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. All electronic comments should be formatted as Microsoft 
Word. Please make reference to CDC-2014-0010 and Docket Number NIOSH 
063-C. All information received in response to this notice will also be 
available for public

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examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum 
Avenue, Room 109, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Myers, Chief, Surveillance and 
Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety Research, 304-285-5916 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this web-based meeting and 
docket is to request public comment on the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality 
Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) and report entitled 
``NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program 
(FFFIPP) Progress Report and Proposed Future Directions--2014.'' NIOSH 
is especially interested in comments related to: current investigation 
priorities, final report format, information dissemination, follow-back 
evaluations for line-of-duty-death investigations, and the use of 
social media.
    Background: In 2011, NIOSH requested public comment through the 
NIOSH Docket Office, NIOSH Docket 063-B. The input provided by 
stakeholders to the docket was valuable in providing insight into 
stakeholder needs and ways to improve the FFFIPP. A description of 
program changes resulting from these comments can be viewed at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/future2011.html. The August 20, 2014 web-based 
meeting will be held to seek stakeholder input. A review of past and 
current FFFIPP publications and reports can be viewed by going to the 
NIOSH FFFIPP Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire.
    The web-based meeting is open to the public using Audio/LiveMeeting 
Conferencing, limited only by the capacities of the conferencing 
format. Web-based meeting requirements include: a computer, internet 
connection, and telephone, preferably with mute capability. This web-
based meeting will be available to participants on a first come, first 
served basis, and is limited to 100 participants. Therefore, specific 
information regarding meeting participation will only be provided to 
registered participants. Each participant is requested to register for 
the meeting by sending an email to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. EDT, 
August 6, 2014 containing the: participant's name, organization name, 
email address, and telephone number. NIOSH will reply by email 
confirming registration and the details needed to participate in the 
web-based meeting.
    Format of the Meeting: A NIOSH official from the Division of Safety 
Research will provide opening remarks, followed by NIOSH presentations 
that will include an overview of the current FFFIPP program, strategic 
status, and proposed future directions. Representatives from 
stakeholder groups that have registered and requested to speak during 
the web-based meeting will be allowed 10 minutes to present on the 
usefulness of the FFFIPP and the program products for improving fire 
fighter safety and health, and suggestions for enhancing the impact and 
future directions of the program.
    An opportunity to make oral presentations will also be provided to 
other interested organizations or individuals, given available time on 
the agenda. The time allotted for these presentations will be 5 
minutes. Requests to make such presentations should be made by email to 
[email protected] by 5:00 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2014. All requests to 
present should include the: participant's name, address, telephone 
number, and any relevant business affiliations of the presenter.
    Upon receiving the requests for presentations, NIOSH will reply by 
email confirming registration for all participants, details needed to 
participate in the web-based meeting, and notify each registered 
presenter of the approximate time their presentation is scheduled to 
begin. If a presenter is not online when his/her presentation is 
scheduled to begin, the remaining participants will be heard in order. 
After the last scheduled presenter is heard, participants who missed 
their assigned times may be allowed to speak, limited by time 
available.
    Registered meeting participants who wish to speak but did not 
submit a request for the opportunity to make a presentation may be 
given this opportunity after all of the scheduled speakers, limited by 
time available. An email box will be established during the web-based 
meeting so that participants may submit requests to speak, limited by 
time available.
    Any registered presenters who wish to use slides must provide an 
electronic file in Microsoft PowerPoint to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. 
EDT, August 6, 2014. NIOSH will provide an approximate time for each 
registered presenter by email prior to the meeting.

Meeting Agenda

1:00 p.m.--NIOSH and Registered Stakeholder Presentations
2:30 p.m.--Other Registered Presenters
Open Mike (if time is available)
4:00 p.m.--Meeting Ends

     Dated: June 26, 2014.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-15693 Filed 7-2-14; 8:45 am]
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