[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15799]


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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: Initial Discussions for Concepts of Total Inward Leakage 
(TIL) Requirements and Test Methods for Halfmask Respirators 
Including Elastomeric and Filtering Facepiece Styles.
    Date and Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., August 25, 2004.
    Place: Marriott Key Bridge Hotel located at 1401 Lee Highway, 
Arlington, 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 50 people. Sleeping Rooms are reserved 
under a NIOSH/National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory 
(NPPTL) Public Meeting room block for the evening of Tuesday, August 
24, 2004, at the government rate of $150 per night. The NIOSH/NPPTL 
public meeting must be referenced to receive this special rate. 
Interested parties should make hotel reservations directly with the 
Marriott at 1-800-228-9290 or 703/524-6400 before the cut-off date 
of August 4, 2004. 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 NPPTL 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 discussions 
of concepts for standards and testing processes for TIL requirements 
and test methods suitable for halfmask respirators will be given. 
Requests to make such presentations at the public meeting should be 
made by e-mail or the NPPTL Event Management Office 
([email protected]). 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, NPPTL 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 in Microsoft Word. Comments should be submitted 
to Niosh no later than September 25, 2004, and should reference 
Docket Number NIOSH\036 in the subject heading.
     Purpose: NIOSH will initiate discussions of conceptual 
standards and testing processes for TIL requirements and test 
methods suitable for halfmask respirators. NIOSH also wishes to 
obtain comments from individuals regarding the tentative schedules 
and priorities for future TIL respirator and other personal 
protective equipment standards development efforts. NIOSH will 
present information to attendees concerning the concept development 
for the overall TIL program and the initial concept for TIL testing 
for halfmask respirator testing and certification requirements. 
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 TIL concept paper 
from the NIOSH NPPTL web site, address: www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl. The 
April 20, 2004, concept paper will be used as the basis for 
discussion at the public meeting. NIOSH wishes to obtain comments 
from individuals regarding the priorities for future standards 
efforts following the completion of the halfmask TIL standard.
    For Further Information Contact: NPPTL Event Management, 3610 
Collins Ferry Road, P.O. 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: July 7, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-15799 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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