[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 38255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16743]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2019-0001; Docket Number NIOSH-323]


Final National Occupational Research Agenda for Hearing Loss 
Prevention

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH announces the availability of the final National 
Occupational Research Agenda for Hearing Loss Prevention.

DATES: The final document was published on July 30, 2019 on the CDC 
website.

ADDRESSES: The document may be obtained at the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/nora/councils/hlp/agenda.html

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Novicki, M.A., M.P.H, 
([email protected]), National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop E-20, 
1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, phone (404) 498-2581 (not a 
toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 5, 2019, NIOSH published a 
request for public review in the Federal Register [84 FR 1736] of the 
draft version of the National Occupational Research Agenda for Hearing 
Loss Prevention. NIOSH received three comments, which were reviewed and 
addressed where appropriate. In the final document, an additional 
research need was added, to perform targeted surveillance of worker 
hearing, cardiovascular health, mental health, and related health 
outcomes within worker populations with limited available research, 
such as workers in small construction firms, landscaping companies, 
restaurants, bars, sports arenas and complexes, music venues, and 
within public service. A response to
    Public Comment document can be found in the Supporting Documents 
section on www.regulations.gov for this docket.

John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-16743 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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