[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 110 (Monday, June 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35093-35094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12267]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232]


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, National Firefighter Registry 
Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC 
announces the following meeting of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH) for 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.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 14, 2020, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m., EDT.
    Written comments received by July 7, 2020 will be provided to the 
Subcommittee prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-
232 will close July 24, 2020 and will be considered by the National 
Firefighter Registry Program when developing the final protocol.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0066; NIOSH-232 by any of the following methods. CDC does not accept 
comments by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, Docket number CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232, 
1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket number [CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232]. Written comments received 
by July 7, 2020 will be provided to the Subcommittee prior to the 
meeting. Docket number CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232 will close July 24, 
2020 and will be considered by the National Firefighter Registry 
Program when developing the final protocol.
    All information received in response to this notice must include 
the agency name and docket number [CDC-2020-0066; NIOSH-232]. All 
relevant comments received in conformance with the https://www.regulations.gov suitability policy will be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    Meeting Information: The web conference access is https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nfrs/ 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, 
V24-4, Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone (404) 498-6439, or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Adobe Connect webcast will be available at 
https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nfrs/for participants wanting to 
connect remotely, and teleconference is available toll-free at (855) 
644-0229 with participant pass code 9777483. This meeting is open to 
the public, limited only by the number of Adobe license seats 
available, which is 100. The public is welcome to participate during 
the oral public comment period, 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. EDT, July 14,

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2020. Please note that the oral public comment period ends at the time 
indicated above.
    Comments should be specifically related to the National Firefighter 
Registry protocol draft report which can be found in docket number CDC-
2020-0066; NIOSH-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 above). Written comments will also be accepted from those 
unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided in 
the address section above. Written comments received in advance of the 
meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.
    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, (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 Subcommittee draft 
report pertaining to the protocol including the questionnaire, 
enrollment process, and data sharing. The subcommittee will review the 
draft report, suggest and discuss changes, and vote on the draft 
report. 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/.
    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.
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