[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58377-58378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15794]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2024-0055; NIOSH 232]


Meeting of the 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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Centers for Disease 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 meeting will take place in 
person and virtually. It is open to the public, limited only by the 
space available (approximately 80 seats) and the number of web 
conference lines available (500 lines). Time will be available for 
public comment.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 22, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 
p.m., EDT.
    Written comments must be received on or before August 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Alice Hamilton 
Laboratory Building, 5555 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45213. The 
conference room will have seating for approximately 80 people.
    Please note that the meeting location is a Federal facility and in-
person access is limited to United States citizens unless prior 
authorizations, taking up to 30 to 60 days, have been made. Visitors 
must follow all directions for access to CDC facilities. Instructions 
for visitors to CDC, including safety requirements related to COVID-19, 
are available at https://www.cdc.gov/screening/visitors.html.
    If you wish to attend the meeting either in person or virtually, 
please register at the NIOSH website at https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/scientific-counselors/nfrs.html or by telephone at (404) 498-1650 no 
later than August 15, 2024. If you are attending virtually, you will 
receive the Zoom web conference access information after registering.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-0055;

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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-2024-0055; 
NIOSH-232.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name 
and docket number. Docket number CDC-2024-0055; NIOSH-232 will close 
August 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kandyce Reeves, M.P.H., Designated 
Federal Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, National Firefighter Registry 
Subcommittee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, Mailstop V24-4, Atlanta, Georgia 30329-4027. Telephone: (404) 
498-1650; 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 for Cancer. 
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 for Cancer 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 for Cancer project overview, status, 
national launch updates, communication strategies, targeted enrollment 
approach, data review, 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/scientific-counselors/nfrs.html.

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 August 15, 2024, 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, August 22, 
2024. 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 FUTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT above).
    The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, 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, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-15794 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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