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NIST, the National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA), and the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration have entered into a 

Memorandum of Understanding 

defining each agency or organization’s 

role in developing, establishing, and 

enforcing standards or guidelines for 

responders’ respiratory protective 

devices. NIST has initiated Interagency 

Agreements with NIOSH and RDECOM 

to aid in the development of appropriate 

protection standards or guidelines. 

NIOSH has the lead in developing 

standards or guidelines to test, evaluate, 

and approve respirators. 

NIOSH, RDECOM, and NIST have 

hosted public meetings on April 17 and 

18, 2001; June 18 and 19, 2002; October 

16 and 17, 2002; April 29, 2003; June 

25, 2003; October 16, 2003; and May 4, 

2004, presenting their progress in 

assessing respiratory protection needs of 

responders to CBRN incidents. The 

methods or models for developing 

hazard and exposure estimates and the 

status in evaluating test methods and 

performance standards that may be 

applicable as future CBRN respirator 

standards or guidelines were discussed 

at these meetings.

Three NIOSH CBRN respirator 

standards and several NFPA standards 

for ensembles, SCBA, and protective 

clothing were the first adopted by the 

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). On February 26, 2004, DHS 

adopted, as DHS standards, three 

NIOSH criteria for testing and certifying 

respirators for protection against CBRN 

exposures. NIOSH uses the criteria to 

test (1) SCBA for use by emergency 

responders against CBRN, (2) APR for 

use by emergency responders against 

CBRN exposures, and (3) escape 

respirators for protection against CBRN. 

Status: This meeting is hosted by 

NIOSH and will be open to the public, 

limited only by the space available. The 

meeting room will accommodate 

approximately 150 people. 

Interested parties should make hotel 

reservations directly with the Sheraton 

Station Square (412) 261–2000 / 1–888–

325-3535) before the cut-off date of 

November 30, 2004. A special group rate 

of $85 per night for meeting guests has 

been negotiated for this meeting. The 

NIOSH/NPPTL Public Meeting must be 

referenced to receive this special rate. 

Interested parties should confirm their 

attendance at this meeting by 

completing a registration form and 

forwarding it by e-mail 

(npptlevents@cdc.gov) or fax (304–225–

2003) to the NPPTL Event Management 

Office. A registration form may be 

obtained from the NIOSH Homepage 

(http://www.cdc.gov/niosh) by selecting 

conferences and then the event. 

An opportunity to make presentations 

regarding the discussions of concepts 

for standards and testing processes for 

PAPR standards and for Closed Circuit, 

Self-Contained, Breathing Apparatus 

standards suitable for respiratory 

protection against CBRN agents will be 

given. Requests to make such 

presentations at the public meeting 

should be made by e-mail to the NPPTL 

Event Management Office 

(npptlevents@cdc.gov). All requests to 

present should include the name, 

address, telephone number, relevant 

business affiliations of the presenter, a 

brief summary of the presentation, and 

the approximate time requested for the 

presentation. Oral presentations should 

be limited to 15 minutes. 

After reviewing the requests for 

presentations, NPPTL Event 

Management will notify each presenter 

of the approximate time that their 

presentation is scheduled to begin. If a 

participant is not present when their 

presentation is scheduled to begin, the 

remaining participants will be heard in 

order. At the conclusion of the meeting, 

an attempt will be made to allow 

presentations by any scheduled 

participants who missed their assigned 

times. Attendees who wish to speak but 

did not submit a request for the 

opportunity to make a presentation may 

be given this opportunity at the 

conclusion of the meeting, at the 

discretion of the presiding officer. 

Comments on the topics presented in 

this notice and at the meeting should be 

mailed to the NIOSH Docket Office, 

Robert Taft Laboratories, M/S C34, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45226, Telephone 513–533–8303, Fax 

513–533–8285. Comments may also be 

submitted by e-mail to 

niocindocket@cdc.gov. E-mail 

attachments should be formatted in 

Microsoft Word. Comments should be 

submitted to NIOSH no later than 

January 31, 2005. Comments regarding 

CBRN PAPR should reference Docket 

Number NIOSH–010 in the subject 

heading; and comments regarding the 

CBRN Closed Circuit, Self-Contained 

Breathing Apparatus should reference 

Docket Number NIOSH–039. 

Contact for Additional Information:

NPPTL Event Management, 3604 Collins 

Ferry Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, 

West Virginia 26505–2353, Telephone 

304–599–5941 x138, Fax 304–225–2003, 

E-mail npptlevents@cdc.gov.

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

Notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both CDC 

and the Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry.

Dated: November 12, 2004. 

B. Kathy Skipper, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Agency for Toxic Substances and 

Disease Registry 

Public Meeting of the Citizens 

Advisory Committee on Public Health 

Service Activities and Research at 

Department of Energy Sites: Oak Ridge 

Reservation Health Effects 

Subcommittee 

Name: Public meeting of the Citizens 

Advisory Committee on PHS Activities 

and Research at DOE Sites: Oak Ridge 

Reservation Health Effects 

Subcommittee (ORRHES). 

Time and Date: 6 p.m.–8 p.m., 

November 30, 2004. 

Place: Oak Ridge Mall, Alpine 

Meeting Room, 333 East Main Street, 

Oak Ridge, TN Telephone: (865) 482–

2008. 

Status: Open to the public, limited 

only by the space available. The meeting 

room accommodates approximately 50 

people. 

Background: Under a Memorandum 

of Understanding (MOU) signed in 

October 1990 and renewed in 

September 2000 between ATSDR and 

DOE, the MOU delineates the 

responsibilities and procedures for 

ATSDR’s public health activities at DOE 

sites required under sections 104, 105, 

107, and 120 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA or ‘‘Superfund’’). These 

activities include health consultations 

and public health assessments at DOE 

sites listed on, or proposed for, the 

Superfund National Priorities List and 

at sites that are the subject of petitions 

from the public; and other healthrelated activities such as epidemiologic 

studies, health surveillance, exposure 

and disease registries, health education, 

substance-specific applied research, 

emergency response, and preparation of 

toxicological profiles. In addition, under 

an MOU signed in December 1990 with 

DOE and replaced by an MOU signed in 

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2000, the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) has been given 

the responsibility and resources for 

conducting analytic epidemiologic 

investigations of residents of 

communities in the vicinity of DOE 

facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and 

other persons potentially exposed to 

radiation or to potential hazards from 

non-nuclear energy production and use. 

HHS has delegated program 

responsibility to CDC. Community 

involvement is a critical part of 

ATSDR’s and CDC’s energy-related 

research and activities and input from 

members of the ORRHES is part of these 

efforts.

Purpose: The purpose of this meeting 

is to address issues that are unique to 

community involvement with the 

ORRHES, and agency updates. 

Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items 

will include a brief discussion on the 

ATSDR project management plan and 

the schedule of Public Health 

Assessments to be released in FY2005–

2006, and updates and 

recommendations from the Exposure 

Evaluation, Community Concerns and 

Communications, and the Health 

Outcome Data Workgroups, and agency 

updates. 

Agenda items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

Due to programmatic issues that had 

to be resolved, the Federal Register

notice is being published less than 

fifteen days before the date of the 

meeting. 

Contact Persons for More Information:

Marilyn Horton, Designated Federal 

Official and Committee Management 

Specialist, Division of Health 

Assessment and Consultation, ATSDR, 

1600 Clifton Road, NE., M/S E–32 

Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 1–

888–42–ATSDR (28737), fax (404) 498–

1744. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both CDC 

and ATDSR.

Dated: November 10, 2004. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Procedures and Costs for Use of the 

Research Data Center

AGENCY: National Center for Health 

Statistics, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information about the Research Data 

Center (RDC) operated by the National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) 

within the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). The Research 

Data Center was established in 1998 to 

provide a mechanism whereby 

researchers can access detailed data files 

in a secure environment, without 

jeopardizing the confidentiality of 

respondents. Historically, the data files 

accessed in the RDC have consisted of 

NCHS survey data. RDC has recently 

begun accepting data files that were not 

produced from NCHS survey data. In 

order to assure that all data files are 

processed in a consistent manner, the 

original guidelines for accessing files in 

the RDC are being reviewed and revised 

as necessary. As part of the revision 

process, potential users are being given 

the opportunity to provide input on 

how the procedures of the RDC can best 

serve their research needs. This notice 

describes how to submit proposals 

requesting use of the data, mechanisms 

to access the RDC, requirements, use of 

outside data sets, costs for using the 

RDC, and other pertinent topics. We are 

seeking comments on these procedures 

and will post the final procedures on 

the NCHS Web site.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning 

this notice to Ken Harris, National 

Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo 

Road, Room 3210, Hyattsville, MD 

20782, or e-mail to kwharris@cdc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Harris at (301) 458–4262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Operational Procedures for Use of the 

Research Data Center; National Center 

for Health Statistics; Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention

Table of Contents 

Purpose 

Background 

Research Data Center—Operations 

Submission of Research Proposals Using 

NCHS Data 

Researcher—Supplied Data 

General Requirements for Guest Researchers 

General Requirements for Remote Access 

Use of RDC/NCHS 

Costs for Using the RDC 

Disclosure Review Process 

Appendix I—Examples of Data Available 

through the NCHS RDC 

Appendix II—Requirements for the Release 

of NCHS Micro Data 

Appendix III—Disallowed SAS Functions, 

Statements, and Procedures 

Appendix IV—Project-Specific Requirements 

Vaccine Safety Datalink Files 

Appendix V—Agreement Regarding 

Conditions of Access to Confidential 

Data in the Research Data Center of the 

National Center for Health Statistics 

Appendix VI—Researcher Affidavit of 

Confidentiality

Operational Procedures for the Use of 

the Research Data Center, National 

Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) 

Purpose 

This document provides information 

about the National Center for Health 

Statistics’ (NCHS) Research Data Center 

(RDC), including how to submit 

proposals requesting use of data, 

mechanisms to access the RDC, 

requirements, use of outside data sets, 

costs for using the RDC, and other 

pertinent topics. The Guidelines pertain 

to use of data produced by NCHS and 

non-NCHS entities. If, after reading 

these guidelines, you have further 

questions, you may seek clarification 

through e-mail (RDCA@cdc.gov) or by 

contacting Ken Harris at (301) 458–4262 

or by e-mail at kwharris@cdc.gov. The 

procedures described for use of the RDC 

are under constant review to improve 

RDC operations and to be responsive to 

changes in the environment that affect 

confidentiality protections. Please check 

the NCHS Web site or contact the RDC 

to determine if modifications have been 

made. 

Background 

In order to advance knowledge on the 

health and well-being of the nation and 

its health care system, NCHS and other 

organizational entities in the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services release statistical micro data 

containing health and related variables. 

These files allow outside researchers 

and analysts to develop statistics and 

conduct independent research. 

However, any release of data, whether 

micro data files or the results of 

statistical analyses, must be consistent 

with the confidentiality provisions 

under which the data were collected. 

For the case of data collected or