[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48690-48691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17552]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2020-0092; 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 via webcast and by 
teleconference. Time will be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 29, 2020, from 11 a.m.-
4:15 p.m., EDT.
    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) no later than September 22, 2020.
    Written comments received by September 22, 2020 will be provided to 
the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-2020-0092; NIOSH-278 
will close September 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0092; NIOSH-278 by mail. CDC does not accept comments by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket number CDC-2020-0092; 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 received by September 22, 
2020 will be provided to the BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number 
CDC-2020-0092; NIOSH-278 will close September 29, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H., 
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Ave., 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.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses 
occupational safety and health issues related to: Occupational Data for 
Health: Progress towards incorporating occupational information in 
electronic health records and health IT systems; Health Equity and the 
Paradigm Shift in Occupational Safety and Health; and Evaluation 
capacity building, a gateway to NIOSH's future impact. An agenda is 
also posted on the NIOSH website (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/).
    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

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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 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., EDT, September 
29, 2020. Please note that the public comment period ends at the time 
indicated above. 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 are requested to contact the Executive 
Secretary for scheduling purposes (see FOR FUTHER 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. 
Written comments received by September 22, 2020 will be provided to the 
BSC prior to the meeting. Docket number CDC-2020-0092; NIOSH-278 will 
close September 29, 2020.
    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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