[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 61261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29168]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Mine Health Research Advisory Committee; Meeting

    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 committee meeting.

    Name: Mine Health Research Advisory Committee.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., December 13, 1995. 9 a.m.-12 
noon, December 14, 1995.
    Place: The Washington Court Hotel, Hermitage Room, 525 New 
Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services on matters involving or relating to mine 
health research, including grants and contracts for such research. 
Additionally, the Committee assesses mine health research needs and 
advises on the conduct of mine health research.
    Matters to be discussed: The agenda will include a discussion on 
current trends and future directions in the mining industries, NIOSH 
plans for a National Occupational Research Agenda, critical mining 
research needs for the next decade, NIOSH Recommended Standard for 
Occupational Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, subcommittee 
reports, report from 2nd International Conference on Health Miners 
and a report from the Director of NIOSH.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gregory R. Wagner, M.D., 
Executive Secretary, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, NIOSH, 
CDC, Mailstop 220, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, West 
Virginia 26505, telephone 304/291-4474.

    Dated: November 21, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-29168 Filed 11-28-95; 8:45 am]
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