[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86805-86806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25356]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2024-0065; Docket Number NIOSH-352-A]


Draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among 
Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Extension of comment period and announcement of informational 
webinar.

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SUMMARY: On September 13, 2024, NIOSH published a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing public comment and technical review on the draft 
Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other 
Outdoor Workers. Written comments were to be received by November 12, 
2024. NIOSH is extending the public comment period to January 10, 2025. 
NIOSH will also convene an informational webinar to present an overview 
about the draft Hazard Review document, describe its content and 
purpose, and provide information about the public comment period. The 
webinar is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 
p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada). Attendees are requested to register 
in advance for this webinar.

DATES: Registration for the webinar must occur on or before the date of 
the webinar, December 3, 2024. The comment period for the draft Hazard 
Review: Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other 
Outdoor Workers, published September 13, 2024 at 89 FR 74960, is 
extended. Electronic or written comments must be received by January 
10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Register in advance for the webinar at the following link. 
Attendance for the webinar is limited to 3,000 participants: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_lnOhz1wMTNyr_06z1hYgRw.
    You may submit comments on the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire 
Smoke Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers, identified 
by CDC-2024-0065 and Docket Number NIOSH-352-A, by either of the 
following two methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2024-0065; NIOSH-
352-A). All relevant comments, including any personal information 
provided, will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov. 
Do not submit comments by email. CDC does not accept comments by email. 
For access to the docket to read the draft Hazard Review document or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Todd Niemeier, Ph.D., National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, MS-C15, 1090 Tusculum 
Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Telephone: (513) 533-8166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH is requesting public comment and 
technical review of the draft Hazard Review: Wildland Fire Smoke 
Exposure Among Farmworkers and Other Outdoor Workers, which is 
accessible in the docket (CDC-2024-0065; NIOSH-352-A). NIOSH is 
extending the public comment period to January 10, 2025. The comment 
period is being extended to provide an informational webinar and allow 
additional time for comment. Specific review questions to be considered 
are included in the initial Federal Register notice published on 
September 13, 2024 at 89 FR 74960.
    The final document will be used as the scientific evidence base to 
inform the development of supplementary educational materials for 
workers, employers, and other relevant audiences to support the 
implementation of the recommendations. Therefore, comments that focus 
on the understandability, accessibility, and feasibility of the 
recommendations are requested.
    The draft Hazard Review was developed to provide the scientific 
rationale for characterizing hazards of exposure to wildland fire smoke 
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outdoor workers. The draft Hazard Review also provides recommendations 
and guidance for minimizing exposures and potential health effects 
associated with wildland fire smoke for outdoor workers.
    After the comments received on the draft Hazard Review are 
considered and addressed, the final Hazard Review will be posted on the 
NIOSH website.

    Dated: October 28, 2024.
John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
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