[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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