[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25670]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; NIOSH 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: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., October 29, 1998; 8 a.m.-5:30 
p.m., October 30, 1998.
    Place: Holiday Inn, 5520 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20815.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. October 29, 1998; Closed 8:30 
a.m.-5:30 p.m. October 29, 1998; Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. October 30, 
1998.
    Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will 
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received in 
response to the Institute's standard grants review and funding 
cycles pertaining to research issues in occupational safety and 
health and allied areas. The Study Section will also consider grant 
applications received in response to the Institute's numbered 
solicitations as follows:
    Request for Application Number 98030 entitled, ``Occupational 
Radiation and Energy-Related Health Research Grants,'' which 
pertains to the following endeavors: (a) research to identify and 
investigate the relationships between health outcomes and 
occupational exposure to radiation and other hazardous agents; (b) 
epidemiological methods research relevant to energy-related 
occupational health research; and (c) research related to assessing 
occupational exposures. The focus of the proposed research should 
reflect the following topical areas, emphasizing field research: (1) 
retrospective exposure assessment; (2) radiation measurement issues; 
(3) non-cancer morbidity and mortality outcomes; (4) meta-analysis 
and combined analysis methodologies; (5) uncertainty analysis; (6) 
effects of measurement error on risk estimates; (7) studies of 
current workers; and (8) risk communication and worker outreach.
    Request for Application Number 98056 entitled, ``Mining 
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants,'' which pertains to 
the following endeavors: (a) research to develop knowledge that can 
be used to prevent occupational diseases and injuries to miners; (b) 
hypothesis-testing research to identify and quantify occupational 
health and safety hazards to miners; (c) methods and technology 
development to measure and control mining related safety hazards; 
and (d) strategies to translate research findings so that they might 
be applied to solve health and safety problems in mines. The focus 
of the proposed grants should emphasize research in the following 
topical areas, which are in priority order: (1) hearing loss 
prevention; (2) mining injury prevention; (3) dust and toxic 
substance control; (4) social and economic consequences of mining 
illness and injury; and (5) surveillance.
    It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research 
endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals which will 
lead to improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of 
the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries 
and illnesses, as well as tO support more focused research projects 
which will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational 
safety and health services and the prevention of work-related injury 
and illness. It is anticipated that research funded will promote 
these program goals.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will convene in open 
session from 8-8:30 a.m. on October 29, 1998, to address matters 
related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of 
the meeting will proceed in closed session. The purpose of the 
closed sessions is for the Safety and Occupational Health Study 
Section to consider safety and occupational health related grant 
applications. These portions of the meeting will be closed to the 
public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c)(4) 
and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate 
Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-
463.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D., 
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination 
and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale 
Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.

    Dated: September 18, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-25670 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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