[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 426-427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00196]


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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)

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 CDC 
announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and 
Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the public, but without 
a public comment period. 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 audio conference (information 
below). The audio conference line has 150 ports for callers.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 27, 2019, 11:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-
free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the passcode is 9933701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Federal 
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30329, 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

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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 under Executive Order 13811 on February 12, 2018, and will 
terminate on March 22, 2020.
    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: 
Recording December 2018 Meeting Absentee Votes; Work Group and 
Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC Petitions; Plans for 
the April 2019 Advisory Board Meeting; and Advisory Board 
Correspondence. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.
    The Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 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.

Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-00196 Filed 1-25-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P