[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16184]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH)

    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 meeting for the aforementioned 
committee:

    Time and Date:
    9:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m., July 24, 2013;
    9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., July 25, 2013.
    Place: NIOSH Pittsburgh Office, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Bldg. 
140, Room 101, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236 Telephone: (412) 386-
5302, Fax: (412) 386-5300.
    Status: Open to public, limited only by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 25 people.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice to the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; the Director, 
CDC; and the Director, NIOSH, on priorities in mine safety and 
health research, including grants and contracts for such research, 
30 U.S.C. 812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
    Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will focus on safety and 
health research projects and outcomes in the following areas: 
improved dissemination of research results through the use of trade 
literature; a plan for periodically updating the demographic survey 
of the mining industry; an analysis of the research needs of the 
stone, sand and gravel sector; reinventing deep vein mining to 
improve health and safety; the National Academies of Science self-
escape study; the total worker health program; an update on Division 
of Respiratory Disease Studies research; an update on the 1 mg 
initiative for reducing coal dust exposures; the use of a helmet cam 
for reducing dust exposures; an update on improved oxygen supplies 
for self-escape; an update from the National Personal Protective 
Technology Laboratory; a presentation on emerging lithium batteries; 
and findings for improving rock dusting in underground coal mines. 
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Jeffery L. Kohler, Ph.D., 
Designated Federal Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill 
Road, Mailstop P05, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236, telephone (412) 
386-5301, fax (412) 386-5300.
    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.

Elaine L. Baker,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-16184 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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