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public comment, the ongoing task of the 

Council will then be to encourage 

implementation of the plan by research 

and industry organizations in order to 

reduce occupational illnesses, injuries 

and fatalities in the sector. 

Given that NORA represents a broadbased partnership involving 

government, business, the worker 

community, academia, and others, 

public input is essential for planning 

future directions for the initiative. Some 

of the considerations for the Mining 

Sector are that NIOSH as the federal 

organization charged with conducting 

occupational safety and health research 

has established strategic goals in mining 

research. They are available for viewing: 

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/ 

mining/goals.html. Since development 

of these goals, the NIOSH research 

program has been enhanced according 

to the requirements of the MINER Act of 

2006: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ 

mining/mineract/mineract.htm. Unlike 

other sectors, NIOSH can request advice 

from an Advisory Committee for 

mining: Mine Safety and Health 

Research Advisory Committee 

(MSHRAC). Besides these ongoing 

NIOSH activities, NORA provides the 

opportunity for NIOSH to work with 

partners and for partners to work with 

each other to effectively conduct 

additional research in mining safety and 

health and to move those research 

results into more effective workplace 

practice. 

The first meeting of the NORA Mining 

Sector Council will be held May 3, 

2007, 1:30 p.m.–5 p.m. From 2:30 p.m.–

4 p.m., the meeting will be structured to 

hear stakeholder comments on 

important occupational safety and 

health issues in the industry, especially 

those not adequately covered by NIOSH 

or other ongoing research; organizations 

that should participate in the research 

or in NORA activities; individuals who 

are willing to participate in NORA 

Mining Sector Council activities; and 

efficient ways to accomplish the NORA 

activities in light of ongoing 

organizational activities in the sector. 

Participants wishing to provide 

comments may do so via E-mail or may 

request an opportunity to make a five 

minute presentation. All participants 

are requested to register for the free 

meeting by sending an E-mail to 

MWerner@cdc.gov with their name, 

affiliation, whether they wish to attend 

in person or through the Web, whether 

they are requesting time to speak briefly, 

and, if so, the general topic(s) on which 

they wish to speak. Participants wishing 

to speak are encouraged to register early. 

The public meetings are open to 

everyone, including all workers, 

professional societies, organized labor, 

employers, researchers, health 

professionals, government officials and 

elected officials. Broad participation is 

desired. 

Summary: The NORA Mining Sector 

Council will accept public comments on 

the range of occupational safety and 

health issues that should be considered 

and the individuals and organizations 

who should be involved for the purpose 

of enhancing the effectiveness of the 

Council. 

Types of occupational safety and 

health issues might include diseases, 

injuries, exposures, populations at risk, 

and needs of occupational safety and 

health systems. For example, 

occupational musculoskeletal disorders 

in workers at small operations might be 

seen as important for a segment of the 

mining sector. If possible, please 

include as much information as 

necessary for understanding the safety 

or health research priority you identify. 

Such information could include 

characterization of the frequency and 

severity with which the injury, illness, 

or hazardous exposure is occurring and 

of the factors you believe might be 

causing the health or safety issue. Input 

is also requested on the types of 

research that you believe might make a 

difference and the partners (e.g., specific 

industry associations, labor 

organizations, research organizations, 

governmental agencies) who should be 

involved in forming research efforts and 

in solving the problem. 

All presentation text and other 

comments provided by e-mail will be 

entered into the searchable database of 

NORA comments, which will be 

publicly available and will be consulted 

by the NORA Mining Sector Council 

when drafting the strategic plan for the 

nation. The current version of the 

searchable database of NORA comments 

is available at: http://www2a.cdc.gov/ 

niosh-comments/nora-comments/ 

commentsrch.asp. 

For Technical Information Contact: 

Dr. Michael A. Werner, Senior 

Scientist—Mining, NIOSH, telephone 

509–354–8014, Co-Chair, NORA Mining 

Sector Council. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

registrations may also be e-mailed to 

MWerner@cdc.gov, or sent via postal 

mail to: Dr. Michael A. Werner, Spokane 

Research Lab, NIOSH, 315 E 

Montgomery Avenue, Spokane, 

Washington 99207. 

Dated: April 18, 2007. 

James D. Seligman, 

Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers of Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number NIOSH–099] 

Notice of Public Meeting and 

Availability for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

SUMMARY: The National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting and 

request for public comment on the 

following draft document: ‘‘Asbestos 

and Other Mineral Fibers: A Roadmap 

for Scientific Research.’’ The document 

can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/ 

niosh/review/public/099/. Instructions 

are provided for submitting comments. 

Public Comment Period: February 28 

through May 31, 2007. 

Public Meeting Date and Time: May 4, 

2007, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 

Place: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

Purpose of Meeting: To discuss and 

obtain comments on the draft document, 

‘‘Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers: A 

Roadmap for Scientific Research’’. 

Special emphasis will be placed on 

discussion of the following: 

(1) Whether the hazard identification 

and discussion of health effects for 

asbestos and mineral fibers are a 

reasonable reflection of the current 

understanding of the evidence in the 

scientific literature, 

(2) The appropriateness and relevancy 

of the discussion of the current 

understanding of the analytical issues 

and the research needs for analysis of 

asbestos and mineral fibers, 

(3) The appropriateness and relevancy 

of the discussion of the current 

understanding of the epidemiological 

issues and the research needs for 

understanding the health effects of 

asbestos and mineral fibers, 

(4) The appropriateness and relevancy 

of the discussion of the current 

understanding of the toxicological 

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understanding the health effects of 

asbestos and mineral fibers, and 

(5) The appropriateness and relevancy 

of the discussion of the path forward 

and whether the ultimate vision is a 

reasonable outcome for the proposed 

research strategy for asbestos and 

mineral fibers. 

Status: The forum will include 

scientists and representatives from 

various government agencies, industry, 

labor, and other stakeholders, and is 

open to the public, limited only by the 

space available. Persons wanting to 

attend and provide oral comments at the 

meeting are requested to notify Diane 

Miller no later than May 1, 2007 to 

reserve time for their comments. Those 

interested in attending without 

providing oral comments at the meeting 

also are requested to notify Ms. Miller 

by May 1, 2007 to reserve a seat. Ms. 

Miller can be reached by telephone at 

513/533–8450 or by e-mail at 

niocindocket@cdc.gov. Priority for 

attendance will be given to those 

providing oral comments. Other 

requests to attend the meeting will then 

be accommodated on a first-come basis. 

Unreserved walk-in attendees will be 

accommodated on the day of the 

meeting if space is available. 

Persons wanting to provide oral 

comments will be permitted up to 15 

minutes. If additional time becomes 

available, presenters will be notified. 

Oral comments given at the meeting will 

be recorded and included in the docket. 

Written comments will also be accepted 

at the meeting. Written comments may 

also be submitted to Diane Miller, 

Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–34, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone 513/ 

533–8450. All material submitted to the 

Agency should reference docket number 

NIOSH–099 and must be submitted by 

May 31, 2007 (public review closing 

date) to be considered by the Agency. 

All electronic comments should be 

formatted as Microsoft Word. Please 

make reference to docket number 

NIOSH–099. 

NIOSH seeks to obtain materials, 

including published and unpublished 

reports and research findings, relevant 

to the characterization of exposures and 

possible health risks of occupational 

exposure to asbestos and other mineral 

fibers. Examples of requested 

information include, but are not limited 

to, the following: 

(1) Identification of industries, 

occupations, and processes where 

exposure to mineral fibers may occur, 

including exposure to fiber-like cleavage 

fragments and thoracic-sized fibers (as 

defined in the draft NIOSH document). 

(2) Current and historical mineral 

fibers exposure measurement data, 

including exposure to fiber-like cleavage 

fragments and thoracic-sized fibers at 

various types of industries and jobs. 

(3) Case reports or other health 

information demonstrating health 

effects in workers exposed to mineral 

fibers, including exposure to fiber-like 

cleavage fragments and thoracic-sized 

fibers. 

(4) Reports of experimental in vivo, in 

vitro, and inhalation studies with 

rodents that provide evidence of 

biopersistence and/or of a doserelationship between the particle 

dimension (e.g., fiber) of the mineral 

and its biological activity. 

(5) Information on sampling and 

analytical methods that could be used to 

improve the identification and 

differentiation of ‘‘fibers’’ of different 

dimensions and composition. 

(6) Information on technologies that 

could be used to separate thoracic-sized 

fibers, including fiber-like cleavage 

fragments, into discrete size dimensions 

in quantities sufficient for conducting 

chronic rodent inhalation studies. 

NIOSH will use this information to 

assess the scientific basis for the draft 

document and the need to revise 

research recommendations. 

Contact Person for Technical 

Information: Paul Middendorf, 

telephone (513) 533–8606, M/S C–9, 

Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45226. 

Contact Person for Submitting 

Comments/Meeting Attendance: Diane 

Miller, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, M/S C–34, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 

533–8450. All material submitted to the 

Agency should reference Docket 

Number NIOSH–099. 

All information received in response 

to this notice will be available for public 

examination and copying at the NIOSH 

Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226. 

Dated: April 18, 2007. 

James D. Seligman, 

Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–7882 Filed 4–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. 2007N–0014] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Submission of 

Petitions: Food Additive, Color 

Additive (Including Labeling), and 

Generally Recognized as Safe 

Affirmation; Electronic Submission 

Using Food and Drug Administration 

Forms 3503 and 3504 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a proposed collection of 

information has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Fax written comments on the 

collection of information by May 25, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

OMB recommends that written 

comments be faxed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 

202–395–6974. All comments should be 

identified with the OMB control number 

0910–0016. Also include the FDA 

docket number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer (HFA–250), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers 

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301–827–

4659. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA 

has submitted the following proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

review and clearance. 

Submission of Petitions: Food Additive, 

Color Additive (Including Labeling), 

and Generally Recognized as Safe 

Affirmation; Electronic Submission 

Using Food and Drug Administration 

Forms 3503 and 3504 (OMB Control 

Number 0910–0016)—Extension 

Section 409(a) of the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) (21 

U.S.C. 348(a)) provides that a food 

additive shall be deemed to be unsafe, 

unless: (1) The additive and its use, or 

intended use, are in conformity with a 

regulation issued under section 409 of 


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