[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 13295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06604]


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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 CDC 
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 space available. The meeting room accommodates 
approximately 75 people. If you wish to attend in person or by phone, 
please contact Marie Chovanec by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at 412-386-5302 at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 
EDT and on May 7, 2019, 8 a.m.-120 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: NIOSH Pittsburgh Campus, Building 140, Room 140MP, 626 
Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, United States.

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

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 agenda will include discussions on 
mining safety and health research projects and outcomes, including 
updates from two MSHRAC Workgroups, the Health Advisory in the Mining 
Program Workgroup and the Metal Mining Automation and Advanced 
Technologies Workgroup; industrial minerals sector research priorities; 
translation of hand-arm vibration to the hearing canal; ground control 
challenges in Nevada weak rock; respirable dust control technology; 
EXAMiner hazard recognition training; slips, trips and falls research; 
health and safety management systems through safety climate; and 
lithium ion battery research. The meeting will also include updates 
from the NIOSH Associate Director for Mining, the Spokane Mining 
Research Division, the Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, the 
National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory and the Respiratory 
Health Division. 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. 2019-06604 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P