[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 9787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3823]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program Ten Year Review--Phase I Report 
on Quality of Science; Request for Public Review and Comment

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH requests public review and comment on the draft 
publication, ``NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program Ten Year Review--Phase 
I Report on Quality of Science.'' This publication is part of a review 
by NIOSH of its program in support of the role of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under the Energy Employees Occupational 
Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (The Act). As stated in NIOSH 
Docket 194, Phase I of the review is a data-driven assessment 
of the dose reconstruction program. The information provided in Phase I 
will be used by NIOSH in considering recommendations for improving the 
program during Phase II of the review.
    This publication is the Phase I report on one of the five topics 
under consideration during the program review: The quality of science 
practiced by NIOSH in the program. The document can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/docket194.html.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the NIOSH Docket 
Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS-C34, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. All material submitted should reference docket 
number NIOSH-194 and must be submitted by April 25, 2011 to be 
considered by the Agency. All electronic comments should be formatted 
in Microsoft Word. In addition, comments may be sent via e-mail to 
[email protected] or by facsimile to 513-533-8285. A complete 
electronic docket containing all comments submitted will be available 
on the NIOSH Web page at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket, and comments 
will be available in writing by request. NIOSH includes all comments 
received without change in the electronic docket, including any 
personal information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Daniels, NIOSH, 4676 Columbia 
Parkway, Mailstop R-13, Cincinnati, OH 45226, 513-458-7178.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-3823 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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