[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73003-73004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, Subcommittee for 
Procedures Reviews, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health (NIOSH)

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 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the 
following meeting for the Subcommittee for Procedures Reviews (SPR) of 
the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the 
Advisory Board). This meeting is open to the public, but without a 
public comment period. The public is welcome to submit written comments 
in advance of the meeting, to the contact person below. Written 
comments received in advance of the meeting will be included in the 
official record of the meeting. The public is also welcome to listen to 
the meeting by joining the audio conference (information below). The 
audio conference line has 150 ports for callers.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., EST. Written comments must be received on or before February 
9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Dr. Rashaun Roberts, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1090 
Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Meeting Information: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. 
The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 
9933701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rashaun Roberts, Ph.D., Designated 
Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Mailstop C-24, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226; Telephone: (513) 533-6800; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions 
required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation 
program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice 
on the development of probability of causation guidelines that have 
been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
as a final rule; advice on methods of dose reconstruction, which have 
also been promulgated by HHS as a final rule; advice on the scientific 
validity and quality of dose estimation and reconstruction efforts 
being performed for purposes of the compensation program; and advice on 
petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort 
(SEC). In December 2000, the President delegated responsibility for 
funding, staffing, and operating the Advisory Board to HHS, which 
subsequently delegated this authority to CDC. NIOSH implements this 
responsibility for CDC.
    The Advisory Board's charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed 
at appropriate intervals, and rechartered under Executive Order 13889 
on March 22, 2022, and will terminate on March 22, 2024.
    Purpose: The Advisory Board is charged with (a) providing advice to 
the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive 
Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the 
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validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this 
program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advising the 
Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any Department of 
Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not 
feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is 
reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the 
health of members of this class. SPR is responsible for overseeing, 
tracking, and participating in the reviews of all procedures used in 
the dose reconstruction process by the NIOSH Division of Compensation 
Analysis and Support (DCAS) and its dose reconstruction contractor (Oak 
Ridge Associated Universities--ORAU).
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
the following: (a) Technical guidance documents for dose 
reconstruction, the site profile for Grand Junction facilities, and a 
case review related to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant; (b) Newly 
issued SC&A reviews; and (c) Preparation for the April 2023 full ABRWH 
meeting. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For additional information, please contact 1-800-232-4636 (toll 
free).
    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. 2022-25849 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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