[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 19486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07304]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number: NIOSH 232]


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), National Firefighter 
Registry Subcommittee

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 Board of Scientific Counselors 
(BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 
National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This meeting is open to the 
public via webcast and by teleconference. If you wish to attend by 
webcast or teleconference, please register at the NIOSH website https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html or call (513-841-4203) at 
least five business days in advance of the meeting. Adobe Connect 
webcast will be available at https://niosh-connect.adobeconnect.com/
nfrs/event/event_info.html for participants wanting to connect 
remotely, teleconference is available toll-free at (855) 644-0229, and 
the participant pass code is 9777483. This meeting is open to the 
public, limited only by the number of adobe license seats available, 
which is 1,000. The public is welcome to participate during the public 
comment period, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT, on May 15, 2020. 
Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated 
above.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., EDT.

ADDRESSES: The web conference access is https://niosh-connect.adobeconnect. com/nfrs/event/event_info.html and the 
teleconference access is (855) 644-0229, and the participant pass code 
is 9777483.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Middendorf, Ph.D., Executive 
Secretary, National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee of the NIOSH 
Board of Scientific Counselors, NIOSH, CDC, 2400 Century Parkway NE, MS 
V24-4, Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone (404) 498-6439, or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by 
delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service 
Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research, 
experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and 
health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors 
Subcommittee for the National Firefighter Registry (the Subcommittee) 
provides guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health on matters related to the National Firefighter 
Registry. Specifically, the Subcommittee provides guidance and 
professional input to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) that 
will assist the BSC in advising the Director about NIOSH's efforts to 
establish and operate the National Firefighter Registry. The 
Subcommittee advises the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on the 
following issues pertaining to the ``required strategy'' as mandated by 
the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 (the Act): (1) Increase 
awareness of the National Firefighter Registry and encouraging 
participation among all groups of firefighters, (2) consider data 
collection needs, (3) consider data storage and electronic access of 
health information, and (4) in consultation with subject matter experts 
develop a method for estimating the number and type of fire incidents 
attended by a firefighter. Additional responsibilities of the 
Subcommittee are to provide guidance to the BSC regarding inclusion and 
the maintenance of data on firefighters as required by the Act.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses 
issues related to: The National Firefighter Registry protocol including 
the questionnaire, enrollment process, and data sharing. Agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate. An agenda is also posted 
on the NIOSH website https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/.
    Comments should be specifically related to the National Firefighter 
Registry protocol which can be found in docket 232 or by visiting the 
subcommittee website: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/. Each 
commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited 
number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first 
come-first served basis. Members of the public who wish to address the 
NIOSH BSC Subcommittee are requested to contact the Executive Secretary 
for scheduling purposes (see contact information below). Written 
comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public 
session. Written comments can be sent directly to the Docket for the 
NFRS at NIOSH Docket Office, Docket #232, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mail 
Stop C-34, Cincinnati, OH 45226, or emailed to the 
[email protected]. The Docket number must be specified on the 
comments. Comments received by May 6, 2020, will be provided to the 
Subcommittee prior to the meeting. The docket will close May 22, 2020 
and will be considered by the National Firefighter Registry Program 
when developing the final protocol.
    The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of 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.

Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-07304 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P