[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49610-49611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23333]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the 
Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH); Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and 
Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, limited only 
by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 
150 people. The public is welcome to submit written comments in advance 
of the meeting, to the contact person below. Written comments received 
in advance of the meeting will be included in the official record of 
the meeting. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by 
joining the teleconference at the USA toll-free, dial-in number at 1-
866-659-0537; the pass code is 9933701. The conference line has 150 
ports for callers. The Web conference by which the public can view 
presentations as they are presented is https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.

DATES: The meeting will be held on December 13 from 8:15 to 6:00 p.m. 
Mountain Time and December 14, 2017, 8:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mountain 
Time. A public comment session will begin on December 13 at 6:00 p.m. 
Mountain Time and conclude at 7:00 p.m. or following the final call for 
public comment, whichever comes first.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Albuquerque, 201 Marquette Avenue 
Northwest, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102; Phone: (505) 247-7057, Fax: 
(505) 247-7017. Audio conference call via FTS Conferencing. The USA 
toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 9933701. 
Web conference by Skype: Meeting CONNECTION: https://webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Federal 
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC-INFO, Email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions 
required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation 
program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice 
on the development of probability of causation guidelines which have 
been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
as a final rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have 
also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule, advice on the scientific 
validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts 
being performed for purposes of the compensation program, and advice on 
petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort 
(SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for 
funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which 
subsequently delegated this authority to the CDC. NIOSH implements this 
responsibility for CDC. The charter was issued on August 3, 2001, 
renewed at appropriate intervals, rechartered on March 22, 2016 
pursuant to Executive Order 13708, and will expire on September 30, 
2019.
    Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged with (a) providing advice 
to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive 
Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the 
scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts 
performed for this program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, 
advising the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any 
Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for 
whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on 
whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may 
have endangered the health of members of this class.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on: 
NIOSH Program Update; Department of Labor Program Update; Department of 
Energy Program Update; SEC Petitions Update; dose reconstruction review 
methods; review of methods for estimating co-worker radiation doses; 
possible discussions of Site Profile reviews for Weldon Spring Plant 
(Weldon Spring, Missouri) and Pacific Proving Grounds (Marshall 
Islands); the SEC petition for Savannah River Site (1973-2007; Aiken, 
South Carolina), and possibly one or more of the following SEC 
petitions: Idaho National Laboratory (1963-1970;

[[Page 49611]]

Scoville, Idaho), Area IV of Santa Susanna Field Laboratory (1991-1993; 
Ventura County, California), Ames Laboratory (1971--undetermined ending 
date; Ames, Iowa); and Board Work Sessions. 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.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-23333 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P