[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50087-50088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; 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 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 Board of Scientific Counselors, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH), 
National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee. This meeting is open to the 
public via virtual meeting, limited only by the number of web 
conference seats (500 web conference seats are available). Time will be 
available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 6, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:45 p.m., EDT.
    Written comments must be received on or before August 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to attend the meeting, please register at the 
NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/registration.html 
or by telephone at (404) 498-2581 no later than August 30, 2022.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; 
NIOSH-232, by either of the methods listed below. Do not submit 
comments for the docket by email. CDC does not accept comments for the 
docket by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Sherri Diana, NIOSH Docket Office, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, 
Mailstop C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. Attn: Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; 
NIOSH-232.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and Docket Number. Docket No. CDC-2022-0096; NIOSH-232 will close 
August 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H., 
Designated Federal Officer, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 
Mailstop V24-4, Atlanta, Georgia, 30329-4027; Telephone: (404) 498-
2581; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 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, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health provides advice to the Director, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, on NIOSH 
research and prevention programs. The Board also provides guidance on 
the Institute's research activities related to developing and 
evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting findings, and 
disseminating results. In addition, the Board evaluates the degree to 
which the activities of NIOSH: (1) conform to those standards of 
scientific excellence appropriate for Federal scientific institutions 
in accomplishing objectives

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in occupational safety and health; (2) address currently relevant needs 
in the fields of occupational safety and health either alone or in 
conjunction with other known activities inside and outside of NIOSH; 
and (3) produce their intended results in addressing important research 
questions in occupational safety and health, both in terms of 
applicability of the research findings and dissemination of the 
findings.
    Purpose: The BSC, NIOSH National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee 
(the Subcommittee) provides scientific expertise to the Board of 
Scientific Counselors that will assist the BSC in advising the Director 
about NIOSH's efforts to establish and operate the National Firefighter 
Registry. Specifically, the Subcommittee advises the Board of 
Scientific Counselors 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 encourage 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 project overview 
and status, protocol updates, enrollment system demonstration, project 
launch, and future planning applicable to stakeholders. Agenda items 
are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    The agenda is posted on the NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/.

Public Participation

    Written Public Comment: Written comments will be accepted per the 
instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section above. Comments received 
in advance of the meeting are part of the public record and are subject 
to public disclosure. They will be included in the official record of 
the meeting. 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.
    Written comments received by August 30, 2022, will be provided to 
the Subcommittee prior to the meeting.
    Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during 
the public comment period, from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., EDT, September 
6, 2022. Each commenter will be provided up to 5 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 Subcommittee are requested to contact Designated Federal 
Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
above).
    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. 2022-17476 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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