[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 28133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11193]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Advisory 
Board on Radiation and Worker Health

    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: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH).
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., June 2, 2004; 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., 
June 2, 2004; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., June 3, 2004.
    Place: Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Two Fountain Plaza, Buffalo, New York 
14202, telephone 716/856-1234, fax 716/855-4958.
    Status: Open 8 a.m.-4 p.m., June 2, 2004; Open 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., 
June 2, 2004; Open 8 a.m.-12 p.m., June 3, 2004; Closed 1:30 p.m.-4:30 
p.m., June 3, 2004.
    The meeting room accommodates approximately 65 people.
    Background: The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health 
(``the Board'') was established under the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of 2000 to advise the 
President, through the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on 
a variety of policy and technical functions required to implement and 
effectively manage the new compensation program. Key functions of the 
Board include providing advice on the development of probability of 
causation guidelines which have been promulgated by HHS as a final 
rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have also been 
promulgated by HHS as a final rule, evaluation of the scientific 
validity and quality of dose reconstructions conducted by NIOSH for 
qualified cancer claimants, and advice on petitions to add classes of 
workers to the Special Exposure Cohort.
    In December 2000 the President delegated responsibility for 
funding, staffing, and operating the Board to HHS, which subsequently 
delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility 
for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, and renewed on 
August 3, 2003.
    Purpose: This board is charged with (a) providing advice to the 
Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive Order 
13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific 
validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this 
Program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advise the 
Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of 
Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not 
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is 
reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the 
health of members of this class.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda for this meeting will focus on 
Program Status Reports from NIOSH and Department of Labor, Site Profile 
Status, Report on Access to Information for Performance of Dose 
Reconstruction, and a Board working session. There will be an evening 
public comment period scheduled for June 2, 2004, and the meeting will 
convene in closed session on June 3, 2004, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    The closed portion of the meeting on the afternoon of June 3rd will 
involve discussion of the Task Order proposal and Independent 
Government Cost Estimate (IGCE), which could lead to a revision of the 
IGCE. This contract will serve to provide technical support 
consultation to assist the ABRWH in fulfilling its statutory duty to 
advise the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific validity and quality of 
dose estimation and reconstruction efforts under the EEOICPA.
    This portion of the meeting will be closed to the public in 
accordance with provisions set forth regarding subject matter 
considered confidential under the terms of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), 48 
CFR 5.401(b)(1) and (4), and 48 CFR 7.304(d), and the Determination of 
the Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, pursuant to Public Law 92-463.
    A summary of this meeting will be prepared and submitted within 14 
days of the close of the meeting.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Larry Elliott, Executive 
Secretary, ABRWH, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 
45226, telephone 513/533-6825, fax 513/533-6826.
    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: May 12, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-11193 Filed 5-17-04; 8:45 am]
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