84 FR 18 pgs. 426-427 - Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 84Number: 18Pages: 426 - 427
Pages: 426, 427FR document: [FR Doc. 2019-00196 Filed 1-25-19; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), 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.
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). 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 27, 2019, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES:
Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the passcode is 9933701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC-INFO, Email ocas@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] 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
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: Recording December 2018 Meeting Absentee Votes; Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC Petitions; Plans for the April 2019 Advisory Board Meeting; and Advisory Board Correspondence. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
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.
Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-00196 Filed 1-25-19; 8:45 am]
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