[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 56997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number CDC-2015-0080, NIOSH-283]


NIOSH Oil and Gas Sector Program--Strategic Plan for Research and 
Prevention, 2016-2025; Request for Comment

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 draft document available for public comment.

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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 availability of a draft strategic plan entitled NIOSH Oil 
and Gas Sector Program--Strategic Plan for Research and Prevention, 
2016-2025 for public comment. The document and instructions for 
submitting comments can be found at www.regulations.gov.

DATES: Electronic or written comments must be received by October 21, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2015-0080 and 
Docket Number NIOSH-283, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2015-0080; NIOSH-
283]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Please make reference to CDC-2015-080 and Docket Number NIOSH-283. 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 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Caruso, NIOSH, Office of the 
Director, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, (412) 386-6473 
(not a toll-free number), Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The purpose of this strategic plan is to define and prioritize 
occupational safety and health research and prevention activities for 
NIOSH in the oil and gas exploration and production industry through 
2025. This strategic plan focuses on conducting priority research to 
prevent injuries, illnesses and fatalities to workers employed in the 
onshore, exploration and production industry. The plan's research goals 
are organized according to the four areas that make up the NIOSH Oil 
and Gas Sector Program: (1) Epidemiology and surveillance, (2) exposure 
assessment, (3) control technologies, and (4) communications. The plan 
also includes performance measures that describe specific research 
activities that will be used to guide research, measure progress, and 
evaluate the success of the NIOSH Oil and Gas Sector Program in 
improving safety and health in this high-risk industry.

Information Needs

    NIOSH is seeking public review and comment on this document from 
everyone with an interest in the health and safety of workers in the 
oil and gas extraction and production industry.

    Dated: September 10, 2015.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-23705 Filed 9-18-15; 8:45 am]
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