[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC)

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 CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Mine Safety and Health Research 
Advisory Committee (MSHRAC). This meeting is open to the public, 
limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates 
approximately 33 people. If you wish to attend in person or by phone, 
please contact Marie Chovanec by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at 412-386-5302 at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 22, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., 
EDT and May 23, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Patriots Plaza 1, 395 E Street SW, Room 9000, Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey H. Welsh, Designated Federal 
Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 
15236, telephone 412-386-4040, fax 412-386-6614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 to be Considered: The meeting will focus on mining safety 
and health research projects and outcomes, including end-of-shift 
silica monitor; iLOTO iFund project; miner health program; research & 
practice to protect miners' hearing health; stone, sand, & gravel 
sector research priorities; mining program collaborations; and mining 
innovations research initiative update. The meeting will also include 
updates from the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory and 
the Respiratory Health Division. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.
    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 Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-07761 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P