[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46495-46496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21423]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), announces the following 
meeting for the Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee 
(MSHRAC). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates 
approximately 50 people. If you wish to attend in person or by phone, 
please contact Marie Chovanec by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 15, 2017, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 
p.m., Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, 
CO 80228 or call 412-386-5302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey H. Welsh, Designated Federal 
Officer, MSHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 
15236, telephone 412-386-4040, fax 412-386-6614.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 Considered: The meeting will focus on mining safety 
and health research projects and outcomes, including built-in-place 
refuge alternatives, explosion protection, domestic and international

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collaborations, fatigue management systems, mitigating dynamic failure 
in western underground coal mines, mining strategic planning, and 
mining innovations research initiative. Agenda items are subject to 
change as priorities dictate.
    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. 2017-21423 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P