[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]
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