Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 68 / Friday, April 10, 2009 / Notices 16397 

All Atomic Weapons Employer employees 

who worked at Westinghouse Atomic Power 

Development Plant in East Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania from August 13, 1942 through 

December 31, 1944, for a number of work 

days aggregating at least 250 work days, 

occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees in the 

SEC. 

This designation will become 

effective April 30, 2009, unless Congress 

provides otherwise prior to the effective 

date. After this effective date, HHS will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

reporting the addition of this class to the 

SEC or the result of any provision by 

Congress regarding the decision by HHS 

to add the class to the SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Christine M. Branche, 

Acting Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–8250 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health; Designation of a 

Class of Employees for Addition to the 

Special Exposure Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at the Hood Building in 

Cambridge, Massachusetts, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On March 31, 

2009, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the DOE, its predecessor 

agencies, and their contractors and 

subcontractors who worked in the Hood 

Building in Cambridge, MA, from May 9, 

1946 through December 31, 1963, for a 

number of work days aggregating at least 250 

work days, occurring either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for 

one or more other classes of employees 

included in the SEC. 

This designation will become effective 

April 30, 2009, unless Congress 

provides otherwise prior to the effective 

date. After this effective date, HHS will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

reporting the addition of this class to the 

SEC or the result of any provision by 

Congress regarding the decision by HHS 

to add the class to the SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Christine M. Branche, 

Acting Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–8252 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health 

Designation of a Class of Employees 

for Addition to the Special Exposure 

Cohort 

AGENCY: National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH), Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HHS gives notice of a 

decision to designate a class of 

employees at Tyson Valley Powder 

Farm near Eureka, Missouri, as an 

addition to the Special Exposure Cohort 

(SEC) under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On March 31, 

2009, the Secretary of HHS designated 

the following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) 

employees who worked at Tyson Valley 

Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, from 

February 13, 1946 through June 30, 1948, for 

a number of work days aggregating at least 

250 work days, occurring either solely under 

this employment or in combination with 

work days within the parameters established 

for one or more other classes of employees 

in the SEC. 

This designation will become effective 

April 30, 2009, unless Congress 

provides otherwise prior to the effective 

date. After this effective date, HHS will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

reporting the addition of this class to the 

SEC or the result of any provision by 

Congress regarding the decision by HHS 

to add the class to the SEC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Elliott, Director, Office of 

Compensation Analysis and Support, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 

Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, 

Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 

533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Information requests can also 

be submitted by e-mail to 

OCAS@CDC.GOV. 

Christine M. Branche, 

Acting Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–8253 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of Meetings of the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services published an 

announcement in the Federal Register 

on March 10, 2009, announcing a May 

15, 2009 meeting of the Secretary’s 

Advisory Committee on National Health 

Promotion and Disease Prevention 

Objectives for 2020. The announcement 

incorrectly noted that this meeting 

would take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 

Officer, Secretary’s Advisory Committee 

on National Health Promotion and 

Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of Public Health and 

Science, Office of Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 

20852, (240) 453–8259 (telephone), 

(240) 453–8281 (fax). Additional 

information is available on the Internet 

at http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

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Correction 

In the Federal Register of March 10, 

2009, Vol. 74, No. 45, on page 10250, in 

the 3rd column, correct the DATES

caption to read: 

The Committee will meet on the 

Internet at the following times: March 

26, 2009, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT), April 20, 2009, 12 

p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT; and May 15, 2009, 

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. 

Dated: April 6, 2009. 

Sarah R. Linde-Feucht, 

CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service, Deputy 

Director, Office of Disease Prevention and 

Health Promotion. 

[FR Doc. E9–8246 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Public Meeting of the Federal 

Coordinating Council on Comparative 

Effectiveness Research 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Authorized by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA), the Federal Coordinating 

Council for Comparative Effectiveness 

Research will help coordinate research 

and guide investments in comparative 

effectiveness research funded by the 

Recovery Act. The Coordinating Council 

is holding this meeting to hear from the 

public about their views on the 

Council’s activities. 

DATES: The meeting, which is the first of 

three public meetings that the 

Coordinating Council expects to 

convene, will be held on Tuesday, April 

14, 2009, from 2 p.m.–5 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 

Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20201. In 

addition, the meeting will be Web cast 

and individuals may also participate by 

audioconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Conway, Office of the Secretary, 

HHS, Telephone: 202–690–7388; e-mail: 

Patrick.conway@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coordinating Council will assist the 

agencies of the Federal government, 

including HHS, Departments of 

Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as 

others, to coordinate comparative 

effectiveness and related health services 

research. The Coordinating Council also 

will provide input on priorities for the 

$400 million fund in the Recovery Act 

that the Secretary will allocate to 

advance this type of research. 

The Coordinating Council will not 

recommend clinical guidelines for 

payment, coverage or treatment. The 

Coordinating Council will consider the 

needs of populations served by Federal 

programs and opportunities to build and 

expand on current investments and 

priorities. 

Registration and Other Information 

About the Meeting: 

Individuals may participate in the 

meeting either by attending in person, 

viewing the meeting over the Internet, 

or by audioconference. Individuals may 

also nominate themselves to make a 3- 

minute statement before the 

Coordinating Council. In addition, 

individuals may submit written 

statements for the Coordinating 

Council’s consideration, regardless of 

whether individuals are chosen to give 

an oral statement. The Coordinating 

Council does request that individuals 

nominating themselves to make an oral 

statement make every effort to be 

present to give their statement in 

person. However, to facilitate hearing as 

many different viewpoints as possible, 

consideration will be given to 

individuals who would make their oral 

statements via audioconference. 

Oral statements, as well as written 

statements submitted for the 

Coordinating Council’s consideration, 

should address the following kinds of 

questions: 

• What types of investments in 

infrastructure for comparative 

effectiveness research should the 

Coordinating Council consider? 

• What criteria should the 

Coordinating Council consider when 

evaluating different investment options? 

• What Federal government activities 

in the area of comparative effectiveness 

research should the Coordinating 

Council focus its attention on? 

• How can the Coordinating Council 

best foster integration of these activities 

across the programs managed by the 

Departments of Health and Human 

Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs? 

• What steps should the Coordinating 

Council consider to help ensure that 

public- and private-sector efforts in the 

area of comparative effectiveness 

research are mutually supportive? 

• What information on the 

Coordinating Council’s activities would 

be most useful? 

The Office of the Secretary requests 

that interested persons register to 

participate and indicate (a) whether 

they will attend in person, view the 

Coordinating Council’s meeting over the 

Internet, or listen by audioconference; 

(b) whether they are nominating 

themselves to give a 3-minute oral 

statement; and/or, (c) if they intend to 

submit a written statement for the 

Coordinating Council to consider. Per 

Section 3, ‘‘Ensuring Responsible 

Spending of Recovery Act Funds,’’ 74 

FR 12531, 12533 (March 25, 2009), 

individuals who wish to make an oral 

statement will be asked to disclose 

whether they are registered lobbyists. 

Individuals should register to 

participate no later than Monday, April 

13, at 5 p.m., EDT. Due to time 

constraints, not everyone who 

volunteers to make an oral statement 

will be able to do so. However, all 

statements received will be considered 

by the Coordinating Council as part of 

their deliberations. 

To register, go to http://www.hhs.gov/ 

recovery/programs/CER/index.html and 

select the page for the Federal 

Coordinating Council for Comparative 

Effectiveness Research. Individuals who 

do not register in advance will only be 

able to attend the meeting in person if 

space is available. Information on how 

to view the meeting over the Internet 

and participate by audioconference will 

be sent to registered participants in 

advance and posted on the Recovery.gov 

Web site on Tuesday morning, April 14, 

2009. The number of audioconference 

lines for non-registered participants may 

be limited. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144. 

Each public meeting is scheduled for 

a three-hour period, but will end sooner 

if participants have finished providing 

input before the time period expires. We 

are asking for input concerning specific 

topics as follows: 

To help interested individuals 

prepare for the meetings, we invite 

review of the Act. The full text is set 

forth on the Internet at: http:// 

www.qpoaccess.gov/plaws/ (search for 

‘‘Public Law 111–50’’). 

Also, the Office of the Secretary has 

an e-mail notification list to provide 

interested parties with automatic 

notification of relevant information 

posted on Recovery.gov and the HHS 

Web site (http:I/www.hhs.gov/recovery/ 

programs/CERlindex.html) concerning 

the Federal Coordinating Council. To be 

added to the e-mail notification list, 

send your e-mail address to 

CoordinatinqCouncifthhs.gov, and use 

the words ‘‘Add me to the list’’ in the 

subject line.