[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 40003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17786]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2017-0072, NIOSH-300]


Draft--National Occupational Research Agenda for Manufacturing

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 
Manufacturing for public comment. Written by the NORA Manufacturing 
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-2017-0072).

DATES: Electronic or written comments must be received by October 23, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0072 and docket number NIOSH-300, 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-2017-0072; NIOSH-300]. All relevant comments 
received will be posted without change to http://www.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 Manufacturing is 
intended to identify the research, information, and actions most 
urgently needed to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses in the 
manufacturing sector. The National Occupational Research Agenda for 
Manufacturing provides a vehicle for industry stakeholders to describe 
the most relevant issues, gaps, and safety and health needs for the 
sector. Each NORA research agenda is meant to guide or promote high 
priority research efforts on a national level, conducted by various 
entities, including: Government, higher education, and the private 
sector. The first National Occupational Research Agenda for 
Manufacturing was published in 2010 for the second decade of NORA 
(2006-2016). This draft is an updated agenda for the third decade of 
NORA (2016-2026). The revised 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.
    As the steward of the NORA process, NIOSH invites comments on the 
draft National Occupational Research Agenda for Manufacturing. A copy 
of the draft Agenda is available at http://www.regulations.gov (see 
Docket Number CDC-2017-0072, NIOSH-300).

    Dated: August 17, 2017.
Frank Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-17786 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am]
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