Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
| Citation | 86 FR 23372 |
| Record Number | 2021-09007 |
| Published date | 03 May 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Centers For Disease Control And Prevention |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 23372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09007]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), 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
CDC, announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation
and Worker Health (ABRWH or 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 teleconference
(information below). The audio conference line has 150 ports for
callers.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 23, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m., EDT. Written comments must be received on or before June 16,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by mail to: Sherri Diana, National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS
C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Meeting Information: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing.
The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; and the passcode 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, Toll Free 1 (800)
CDC-INFO, 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 which 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 the CDC. NIOSH implements this
responsibility for CDC.
The Advisory Board's charter was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed
at appropriate intervals, rechartered on March 22, 2020, and will
terminate on March 22, 2022.
Purpose: This 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
scientific 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.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on:
Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC
Petitions; and plans for the August 2021 Advisory Board meeting. Agenda
items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
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. 2021-09007 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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