[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26544-26545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09065]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH 232]


Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, 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 regulatory provisions, the Centers for 
Disease

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Control and Prevention (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 is a virtual meeting. It is open to the public, 
limited only by the number of web conference lines (500 web conference 
lines are available). Time will be available for public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:15 
p.m., EDT.
    Written comments must be received on or before June 6, 2023.

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 June 6, 2023.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-0031; 
NIOSH-232, by either of the methods listed below. CDC does not accept 
comments by email.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Ms. 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-2023-0031; 
NIOSH-232.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and docket number. Docket number CDC-2023-0031; NIOSH-232 will close 
June 6, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H., 
Designated Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 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 (CDC), 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 (BSC, NIOSH) provides advice to the 
NIOSH Director 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 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 
provides scientific expertise to the Board that assists the BSC, NIOSH 
in advising the NIOSH Director about the Institute's efforts to 
establish and operate the National Firefighter Registry. Specifically, 
the Subcommittee advises the Board 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 Board regarding the inclusion and maintenance 
of data on firefighters as required by the Act.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda for the meeting includes the 
National Firefighter Registry project overview, status, national launch 
and updates, communication strategies, targeted enrollment approach, 
follow-up questionnaire planning, and future planning applicable to 
stakeholders. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    The agenda is also 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. The comments 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 June 6, 2023, 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 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT, June 13, 
2023. 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 Subcommittee are requested to contact the Designated 
Federal Officer for scheduling purposes (see FOR FURTHER 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. 2023-09065 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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