[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54458-54459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23685]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Meeting

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting:
    Name: Conceptual Discussions for Quality Assurance Standards Module 
for Respiratory Protective Equipment.
    Date and Time: October 16, 2003; 3 pm-5 pm.
    Place: The Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place, 2 Waterfront Place, 
Morgantown, West Virginia.
    Status: This meeting is hosted by NIOSH and will be open to the 
public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room will 
accommodate approximately 175 people. Interested parties should make 
hotel reservations directly with the Radisson Hotel at

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Waterfront Place (304/296-1700 or 1-800-333-3333) before the cut-off 
date of October 2, 2003. The following special group rates have been 
negotiated for meeting guests: $66.00 per night for federal guests and 
$79.00 per night for non-federal guests. The NIOSH National Personal 
Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) Public Meeting must be 
referenced to receive these special rates. Interested parties should 
confirm their attendance to this meeting by completing a registration 
form and forwarding it by e-mail ([email protected]) or fax (304-285-
4459) to the NIOSH Event Management Office. A registration form may be 
obtained from the NIOSH Homepage (www.cdc.gov/niosh) by selecting 
Conferences and then the event.
    An opportunity to make presentations regarding the conceptual 
quality assurance standards module will be given. Requests to make such 
presentations at the public meeting should be made by e-mail 
([email protected]) to the NIOSH Event Management Office. All 
requests to present should include the name, address, telephone number, 
relevant business affiliations of the presenter, a brief summary of the 
presentation, and the approximate time requested for the presentation. 
Oral presentations should be limited to 15 minutes.
    After reviewing the requests for presentations, NIOSH Event 
Management will notify each presenter of the approximate time that 
their presentation is scheduled to begin. If a participant is not 
present when their presentation is scheduled to begin, the remaining 
participants will be heard in order. At the conclusion of the meeting, 
an attempt will be made to allow presentations by any scheduled 
participants who missed their assigned times. Attendees who wish to 
speak but did not submit a request for the opportunity to make a 
presentation may be given this opportunity at the conclusion of the 
meeting, at the discretion of the presiding officer. Comments on the 
topics presented in this notice and at the meeting should be mailed to 
the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676 
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, Telephone 513-533-8303, Fax 
513/533-8285. 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 November 16, 2003, and should reference Docket 
Number NIOSH-001 in the subject heading.
    Purpose: NIOSH has initiated conceptual discussions for quality 
assurance standards for respiratory protective equipment. The concepts 
for the update of 42 CFR part 84 to address quality assurance 
provisions, establish fees, improve labels and update certain 
administrative provisions were presented in a public meeting held on 
June 25, 2003. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask 
questions on these topics and to present individual comments for 
consideration. Interested participants may obtain a copy of the quality 
assurance concept paper from the NPPTL web site, address: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl. The July 21, 2003, concept paper and the information 
presented at the June 25, 2003, public meeting will be used as the 
basis for discussion at the October 16, 2003, public meeting. Responses 
to the comments received since the June 25, 2003, meeting will also be 
discussed. NIOSH has the lead in developing standards or guidelines to 
test, evaluate, and approve respirators for use in occupational 
settings. International trade has led to changes in accepted quality 
assurance practice in manufacturing environments throughout the world. 
In attempting to keep respirator standards abreast of current 
manufacturing practice, NIOSH has met with the public and respirator 
manufacturers to receive input on the development of new respirator 
quality assurance standards. NIOSH hosted the most recent of these 
public meetings on June 25, 2003, where concepts developed up to that 
date were presented.

CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NIOSH Event Management, 3610 
Collins Ferry Road, PO Box 880, Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0880, 
Telephone 304-285-4750, Fax 304-285-4459, E-mail [email protected].
    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: September 11, 2003.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-23685 Filed 9-16-03; 8:45 am]
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