[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26807-26808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12825]


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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).
[FR Doc. 98-12825 Filed 5-13-98; 8:45 am]
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