[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 38345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16284]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Notice 
of Meeting

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the 
Following Meeting.

    Name: Review and Discussion of Draft Document: Criteria for a 
Recommended Standard--Occupational Exposure to Refractory Ceramic 
Fibers.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., August 19, 2003.
    Place: Robert A. Taft Laboratories, Taft Auditorium, NIOSH, CDC, 
4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Status: Forum will include scientists and representatives from 
various government agencies, industry, labor, and other 
stakeholders, and is open to the public, limited only by the space 
available. The meeting room accommodates 50 people. Due to limited 
space, notification of intent to attend the meeting must be made 
with Karen Dragon no later than Tuesday, August 5, 2003. Ms. Dragon 
can be reached by telephone at 513/533-8303 or by email at 
[email protected]. Requests to attend the meeting will be accommodated on 
a first-come basis.
    Purpose: To discuss current research with refractory ceramic 
fibers (RCFs) and specific issues related to the scientific and 
technical information presented in the criteria document. Special 
emphasis will be placed on discussion of the following:
    (1) What we can learn from animal studies with RCFs and 
associated health effects or other biological endpoints;
    (2) What we can learn from epidemiological studies with RCFs and 
associated health effects or other biological endpoints;
    (3) Strategies to control occupational exposure to RCFs (e.g., 
engineering controls, work practices, recommended exposure limit, 
action limit, personal protective equipment, and specific industries 
or job functions where controlling exposures is more challenging);
    (4) Areas for future collaborative efforts (e.g., research, 
communication, outreach, and information dissemination, development 
and dissemination of additional engineering control technologies).
    The public is invited to attend and will have the opportunity to 
provide comments.
    Contact Person for General Information: Karen Dragon, Education 
and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-
34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513/533-8303, fax 513/533-
8285, e-mail [email protected].
    Contact Person for Technical Information: Thomas Lentz, 
Education and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia 
Parkway, MS C-32, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513/533-8260, 
fax 513/533-8230, e-mail [email protected].
    Written research, data, or supporting materials to be 
considered, distributed, or discussed during the meeting should be 
submitted to the NIOSH Docket Office, ATTN: Diane Miller, Robert A. 
Taft Laboratories, M/S C-32, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 
45226, telephone 513/533-8450, fax 513/533-8230. Comments may also 
be submitted by e-mail to: [email protected]. E-mail attachments 
should be formatted as WordPerfect 6/7/8/9, or Microsoft Word. 
Comments should be submitted to NIOSH no later than August 5, 2003, 
and should reference docket number NIOSH-009 in the subject heading.
    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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: June 23, 2003.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-16284 Filed 6-26-03; 8:45 am]
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