[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42067-42068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14380]


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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: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and 
Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews.
    Working Group Meeting Time and Date: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., EDT, 
Tuesday, July 26, 2005.
    Place: Teleconference call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll 
free dial in number is 1-800-988-9740 with a pass code of 56001.
    Status: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
    Background: The ABRWH was established under the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of 2000 to 
advise the President, delegated to 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, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose 
estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes 
of the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add classes 
of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC).
    In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for 
funding, staffing, and operating the Board to HHS, which 
subsequently delegated this authority to the 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)

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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: Agenda for this meeting will focus on 
priority issues related to the Mallinckrodt Site Profile Review. 
Specifically, the identification and clarification of specific 
issues to be included in the review; finalization of a timeline to 
complete the review; setting a time and location for future meetings 
and interactions; and initiating discussions of technical issues as 
appropriate.
    The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
    In the event a member of the working group cannot attend, 
written comments may be submitted. Any written comments received 
will be provided at the meeting and should be submitted to the 
contact person below well in advance of the meeting.
    Contact Person for More Information: Dr. Lewis V. Wade, 
Executive Secretary, 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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-14380 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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