[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56804-56805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22465]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2014-0014, Docket Number NIOSH-275]


Proposed National Total Worker Health\TM\ Agenda

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

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide oral comments at three town-
hall sessions, and the opportunity to provide written comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
announces the opportunity for comment on the Proposed National Total 
Worker Health\TM\ Agenda. To view the Agenda and submit written 
comments, visit, www.regulations.gov, and enter CDC-2014-0014 in the 
search field and click ``Search.'' There is also an opportunity to 
submit oral comments at one of three town-hall sessions during the 
following two scientific meetings: The 1st International Symposium to 
Advance Total Worker Health\TM\ and The Healthier Federal Workers 
Conference. For information on how to register for the conferences and 
town-hall sessions see the Supplementary Section. All comments are 
welcome, but NIOSH specifically seeks those that address the following 
questions:
     Do you see your own organization's goals reflected in the 
Proposed National Total Worker Health\TM\ Agenda?
     What are the bridges between your own work and the 
Proposed National Total Worker Health\TM\ Agenda?
     Are there any missing components or gaps in the Proposed 
National Total Worker Health\TM\ Agenda?

DATES: 
Meeting date and time:
    (1) October 6-8, 2014; 2 town-hall sessions: October 7, 2014, 
12:30-1:45 p.m. Eastern Time and 5-6:15 p.m. Eastern Time
    (2) October 9, 2014, 1:15-2:30 p.m. Eastern Time

    Registration to speak: Participants who wish to speak during one of 
the town-hall sessions must register by sending an email to 
[email protected] by October 1, 2014.
    Public comment period: Comments must be received by December 22, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held at the National Institutes of 
Health, Natcher Conference Center (Bldg. 45), 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
    Security Considerations: Due to mandatory security clearance 
procedures, in-person attendees must present valid government-issued 
picture identification (passport for non-U.S. citizens) to security 
personnel upon entering the NIH Campus.
    You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2014-0014 and Docket 
Number NIOSH-275, by one of the following three methods:
     Internet: http://www.regulations.gov. Enter CDC-2014-0014 
in the search field and click ``Search.''
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998. Identify the submission for NIOSH Docket-275.
     In-person: Only individuals who are registered for one 
and/or both conferences and one of three town-hall

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sessions will have the opportunity to provide oral public comment.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2014-0014; NIOSH-
275]. All electronic comments should be formatted as Microsoft Word. 
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. All 
information received in response to this notice will also be available 
for public examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 
Tusculum Avenue, Room 109, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara L. Tamers, Ph.D. MPH, NIOSH/CDC, 
Telephone: (202) 245-0677, Fax: (202) 245-0664, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Attendance: The town-hall sessions, and oral comments during the 
town-hall sessions, are open to participants who have registered and 
paid to attend one or both of the conferences, limited only by the 
capacity of the conference room (up to 140 participants).
    Information on the conferences and town-hall sessions:
     The 1st International Symposium to Advance Total Worker 
Health\TM\ (October 6-8, 2014; 2 town-hall sessions: October 7, 2014, 
12:30-1:45 p.m. Eastern Time and 5-6:15 p.m. Eastern Time): http://www.eagleson.org/conferences/total-worker-health.
     The Healthier Federal Workers Conference (October 8-10, 
2014; 1 town-hall session: October 9, 2014, 1:15-2:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time): http://www.eagleson.org/conferences/healthier-federal-workers-2014.
    Registration for both conferences may be done up until the day of 
each conference.
    Registration to speak: Participants who wish to speak during one of 
the town-hall sessions must register by sending an email to 
[email protected] by October 1, 2014. Each speaker will have 5 minutes to 
speak. It is recommended that the speaker not read written comments, 
but rather highlight critical points in the written material that 
should be submitted to the docket. Please note that you may only sign 
up for one town-hall session. An email confirming registration will be 
sent from NIOSH and will include details needed to participate. Oral 
comments made at the meeting will be recorded and included in docket 
NIOSH-275. All relevant comments received will be posted without change 
to NIOSH-275 including any personal information provided.
    Background: Total Worker Health\TM\ is a strategy integrating 
occupational safety and health protection with health promotion to 
prevent worker injury and illness and to advance health and well-being. 
The town-hall sessions will be forums for NIOSH to receive stakeholder 
input on the draft National Total Worker Health\TM\ Agenda. This Agenda 
is meant to stimulate innovative research, practical applications, 
policy guidance, and capacity building of Total Worker 
HealthTM practitioners to improve workplace practices as 
they relate to Total Worker Health\TM\. For more information, visit: 
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/.

    Dated: September 15, 2014.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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