[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37454-37455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. NIOSH 278]


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

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 virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific 
Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, 
NIOSH). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 
availability of telephone ports and webinar capacity. Time will be 
available for public comment. If you wish to attend by webcast or 
teleconference, please register at the NIOSH website http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/ or call (404-498-2581) at least five business 
days in advance of the meeting.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on August 4, 2020, from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 
p.m., EDT.
    Written comments received by July 27, 2020 will be provided to the 
Board prior to the meeting. Docket number NIOSH-278, will close August 
4, 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. NIOSH-278 
by mail. CDC does not accept comment by email.
     Mail: Docket number NIOSH-278 c/o Sherri Diana, NIOSH 
Docket Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket Number. Written public comments submitted by August 4, 2020 
will be provided to the BSC, NIOSH prior to the meeting. Docket number 
NIOSH-278 will close August 4, 2020 and will be considered by the 
National Firefighter Registry Program when developing the final 
protocol.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS V24-4, 
Atlanta, GA, 30329, telephone (404) 498-2581, 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 provides 
guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board 
provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to 
developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting 
findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to 
which the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2) 
address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
    Meeting Information: Adobe Connect webcast will be available at 
https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/, and teleconference is 
available toll-free at (855) 644-0229, Participant Pass Code 9777483. 
This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of Adobe 
license seats available, which is 100.

Public Participation

    Comments received are part of the public record and are subject to 
public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or 
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate 
for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information, 
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, 
that information will be on public display. CDC will review all 
submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions 
containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security 
numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near 
duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider 
all comments submitted into the docket. CDC does not accept comment by 
email.
    Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during 
the public comment period, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT on August 4, 
2020. Please note that the 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 NIOSH-278 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.
    Procedure for Oral Public Comment: Members of the public who wish 
to address the NIOSH BSC are requested to contact the Executive 
Secretary for scheduling purposes (see contact information above).
    Written Public Comment: 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.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses 
occupational safety and health issues related to: The Board of 
Scientific Counselors Subcommittee for the National Firefighter 
Registry (the Subcommittee) report pertaining to the protocol including 
the questionnaire, enrollment process, and data sharing. The 
Subcommittee will present their report and recommendations to BSC, who 
will then discuss and finalize the report and recommendations to the 
NIOSH Director. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate. For more information on the meeting agenda visit the NIOSH 
website (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/).
    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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