[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 32917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14639]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2019-0029; NIOSH-327]
Mesothelioma Registry Feasibility; Request for Information;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 8, 2019, the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), opened a docket to obtain information on the
feasibility of a registry designed to track mesothelioma cases in the
United States, as well as recommendations on enrollment, data
collection, confidentiality, and registry maintenance. The purpose of
such a registry would be to collect information that could be used to
develop and improve standards of care and to identify gaps in
mesothelioma prevention and treatment. Comments were to be received by
July 8, 2019. NIOSH is extending the comment period to close on August
7, 2019, to allow stakeholders and other interested parties sufficient
time to respond.
DATES: The comment period for the document published on April 8, 2019
(84 FR 13928), is extended. Comments must be received by August 7,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov, or by sending a
hard copy to the NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-
C34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. All written
submissions received must include the agency name (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, HHS) and docket number (CDC-2019-0029; NIOSH-
327) for this action. All relevant comments, including any personal
information provided, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, MS: C-48, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (855) 818-
1629 (this is a toll-free number); email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH published a request for information in
the Federal Register on April 8, 2019 (84 FR 13928), regarding the
feasibility of a national mesothelioma registry. On June 28, 2019,
NIOSH received a request to allow additional time for public comments.
This notice announces the extension of the comment period until August
7, 2019.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2019-14639 Filed 7-5-19; 8:45 am]
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