Meetings: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; NIOSH meetings,

[Federal Register: May 14, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 93)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting:

Name: Task Group Session of the Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Time and Date: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., August 5-7, 1998.

Place: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.

Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. August 5, 1998; Closed 8:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. August 5, 1998; Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. August 6, 1998; Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. August 7, 1998.

Purpose: A Task Group of the SOHSS will review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received in response to the sponsoring Institute's numbered solicitations as follows: Request For Application Number 98044 entitled, ``Implementation of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA),'' which pertains to broad-based research endeavors outlined as follows: (a)

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Causal research to identify and investigate the relationships between hazardous working conditions and associated occupational disease and injury; (b) the nature and magnitude of special risk factors experienced by older and/or minority workers; (c) methods research to develop more sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites; and (d) evaluations of the effectiveness of new approaches or combinations of techniques such as control technologies and personal protective equipment, work organization changes, worker participation programs, and training in reducing or eliminating traumatic injuries and work-related musculoskeletal injuries.

Request For Application Number 98030 entitled, ``Occupational Radiation and Energy-Related Health Research Grants,'' which pertains to research endeavors outlined as follows:

(a) Research to identify and investigate the relationships between health outcomes and occupational exposure to radiation and other hazardous agents; (b) epidemiological methods research relevant to energy-related occupational health research; and (c) research related to assessing occupational exposures. The focus of proposed research should reflect the following topical areas, emphasizing field research: (1) Retrospective exposure assessment; (2) radiation measurement issues; (3) non-cancer morbidity and mortality outcomes; (4) meta-analysis and combined analysis methodologies; (5) uncertainty analysis; (6) effects of measurement error on risk estimates; (7) studies of current workers; and (8) risk communication and worker outreach.

It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals as outlined above which will lead to improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries and illnesses. It is anticipated that research funded will promote these program goals.

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will convene in open session from 8-8:30 a.m. on August 5, 1998, to address matters related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of the meeting will proceed in closed sessions. The purpose of the closed sessions is for the Task Group to consider safety and occupational health grant applications related to the cited solicitation. These portions of the meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c)(4) and (6), title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92-463.

Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.

Dated: May 7, 1998. John C. Burckhardt, Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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