[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37228-37229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16801]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2017-0068, NIOSH-299]


Draft National Occupational Research Agenda for Cancer, 
Reproductive, Cardiovascular and Other Chronic Disease Prevention

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

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As steward of the National Occupational Research Agenda 
(NORA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the 
availability of the draft National Occupational Research Agenda for 
Cancer, Reproductive, Cardiovascular and Other Chronic Disease 
Prevention Agenda for public comment. Written by the NORA Cancer, 
Reproductive, Cardiovascular and Other Chronic Disease Prevention 
Cross-Sector Council, the Agenda identifies the most important 
occupational safety and health research needs for the next decade, 
2016-2026. A copy of the draft Agenda is available at http://www.regulations.gov (search Docket Number CDC-2017-0068).

DATES: Electronic or written comments must be received by October 10, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0068 and docket number NIOSH-299, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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 submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number [CDC-2017-0068; NIOSH-299]. All relevant comments 
received will be posted without change to http://regulations.gov, 
including any personal information provided. For access to the docket 
to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Novicki 
([email protected]), National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-20, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Occupational Research Agenda 
(NORA) is a partnership program created to stimulate innovative 
research and improved workplace practices. The national agenda is 
developed and implemented through the NORA sector and cross-sector 
councils. Each council develops and maintains an agenda for its sector 
or cross-sector. The National Occupational Research Agenda for Cancer, 
Reproductive, Cardiovascular and other Chronic Disease Prevention (CRC) 
is intended to identify the research, information, and actions most 
urgently needed to prevent occupational cancer, adverse reproductive 
outcomes and cardiovascular disease. The National Occupational Research 
Agenda for CRC provides a vehicle for industry stakeholders to describe 
the most relevant issues, gaps, and safety and health needs for the 
sector. It is meant to be broader than any one agency or organization. 
It is a strategic plan for the entire country and all of its research 
and development entities, whether government, higher education, or 
industry.
    This is the first CRC Agenda, developed for the third decade of 
NORA (2016-2026). The agenda was developed considering new information 
about injuries and illnesses, the state of the science, and the 
probability that new information and approaches will make a difference.

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    As the steward of the NORA process, NIOSH invites comments on the 
draft National Occupational Research Agenda for CRC. A copy of the 
draft Agenda is available at http://www.regulations.gov (see Docket 
Number CDC-2017-0068, NIOSH-299).

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-16801 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am]
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