Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 22, 2005 / Notices 70617 

Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 

19107; Fax (215) 446–6153, email 

Katrina.scarpato@gsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katrina M. Scarpato by phone at (215) 

446–4651 or by email at 

Katrina.scarpato@gsa.gov. 

Public Scoping Meetings: A public 

scoping meeting will provide the public 

with an opportunity to present 

comments, ask questions, and discuss 

concerns regarding the scope of the EIS 

with GSA representatives. GSA will 

hold a public scoping meeting in 

December 2005 in Winchester, VA. 

Once established, the specific date for 

this meeting will be published in the 

local media. 

Dated: November 17, 2005 

Linda Chero 

Acting Regional Administrator,Mid-Atlantic 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 05–23112 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–A6–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration on Aging 

2005 White House Conference on 

Aging 

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of conference call. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice 

is hereby given that the Policy 

Committee of the 2005 White House 

Conference on Aging (WHCoA) will 

have a conference call to finalize the 

resolutions and other items related to 

the 2005 WHCoA. The conference call 

will be open to the public to listen, with 

call-ins limited to the number of 

telephone lines available. Individuals 

who plan to call in and need special 

assistance, such as TTY, should inform 

the contact person listed below in 

advance of the conference call. This 

notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the conference call due to 

scheduling problems. 

DATES: The conference call will be held 

on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at 4:30 

p.m., eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: The conference call may be 

accessed by dialing, U.S. toll-free, 

1–800–857–0419, passcode: 8932323, on 

the date and time indicated above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Butcher, (301) 443–2887, or e-mail at 

Kim.Butcher@whcoa.gov. Registration is 

not required. Call in is on a first come, 

first-served basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Older Americans Act 

Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–501, 

November 2000), the Policy Committee 

will have a meeting by conference call 

to finalize on the resolutions that will be 

mailed to the delegates for review prior 

to the WHCoA that is scheduled from 

December 11 to 14, 2005. The public is 

invited to listen by dialing the 

telephone number and using the 

passcode listed above under the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Edwin L. Walker, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–23103 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part C (Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention) of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (45 F 67772–76, dated October 

14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, 

October 20, 1980, as amended most 

recently at 70 FR 65901–65902, dated 

November 1, 2005) is amended to 

reorganize the Pittsburgh Research 

Laboratory, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: 

After the title for the Pittsburgh 

Research Laboratory (CCB), delete the 

functional statement and insert the 

following: 

Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (CCB). 

(1) Provides national and international 

leadership for prevention of workrelated illness, injury, and fatalities of 

mine workers; (2) carries out the 

surveillance of fatal and non-fatal 

traumatic injuries, occupational 

diseases, health and safety hazards, and 

the use of control technology and 

protective equipment for prevention of 

injury and disease in mining; (3) 

conducts research on the measurement, 

monitoring, and control of dusts and 

other respiratory hazards to which 

miners may be exposed; (4) conducts 

laboratory and field research to evaluate 

and control hearing loss and 

occupational noise exposure in mining; 

(5) conducts field investigations and 

laboratory studies on mining injuries 

and the means for their prevention; (6) 

conducts laboratory and field 

investigations to better understand the 

causes of catastrophic events that may 

lead to fatalities, such as fires, 

explosions, and structural or ground 

failures; (7) develops sensors, predictive 

models, engineering controls, and 

improved practices to reduce miners’

risk for injury or death; (8) conducts 

laboratory and field research to develop 

interventions and methods to reduce 

repetitive/cumulative musculoskeletal 

injuries; (9) translates research findings, 

new control technology concepts, and 

newly identified approaches to health 

and safety problems affecting miners 

into usable effective interventions; (10) 

assesses the effectiveness of 

interventions to prevent occupational 

injuries and illnesses; and (11) utilizes 

the unique facilities and resources of the 

laboratory, including its three mines: 

the experimental coal mine, the safety 

research coal mine, and the Lake Lynn 

experimental hard rock mine, as a 

national resource in collaboration with 

other NIOSH units as well as other 

departments and agencies of the 

government to address problems in 

heavy construction and other areas with 

common links to mining problems. 

Mining Respiratory Hazards Control 

Branch (CCBC). (1) Develops, plans, and 

implements a program of research to 

develop or improve personal and area 

direct reading instruments for 

measuring mining contaminants 

including, but not limited to, respirable 

dust, silica, and diesel particulate; (2) 

conducts field tests, experiments and 

demonstrations of new technology for 

monitoring and assessing mine air 

quality; (3) designs, plans, and 

implements laboratory and field 

research to develop airborne hazard 

reduction control technologies; (4) 

carries out field surveys in mines to 

identify work organization strategies 

that could result in reduced dust and 

diesel particulate exposure; (5) 

evaluates the performance, economics, 

and technical feasibility of engineering 

control strategies, novel approaches, 

and the application of new or emerging 

technologies for underground and 

surface mine dust and respiratory 

hazard control systems; and (6) 

develops and evaluates implementation 

strategies for using newly developed 

monitors and control technology for 

exposure reduction or prevention. 

Hearing Loss Prevention Branch 

(CCBD). (1) Plans and conducts 

laboratory and field research on noiseinduced hearing loss in miners; (2) 

conducts field dosimetric and 

audiometric surveys to asses the extent 

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and severity of the problem, to identify 

those mining segments in greatest need 

of attention, and to objectively track 

progress in meeting hearing loss 

prevention goals; (3) conducts field and 

laboratory research to identify noise 

generation sources and to identify those 

areas most amenable to intervention 

activities; (4) develops, tests, and 

demonstrates new control technologies 

for noise reduction; (5) evaluates the 

technical and economic feasibility of 

controls; (6) develops, evaluates, 

recommends and empowers workers 

with implementation strategies to 

promote the adoption and use of noise 

reduction technology; and (7) improves 

the reliability of communication in 

noise workplaces. 

Mining Injury Prevention Branch 

(CCBE). (1) Conducts laboratory, field, 

and computer modeling research to 

focus on human physiological 

capabilities and limitations and their 

interactions with mining jobs, tasks, 

equipment, and the mine work 

environment; (2) assesses the health and 

safety relevance of mining equipment 

design features using scientific and 

engineering techniques, and analyses of 

reported case-studies of mining 

incidents that lead to traumatic injuries 

or fatalities; (3) designs and conducts 

epidemiological research studies to 

identify and classify risk factors that 

cause, or may cause, traumatic and 

cumulative/repetitive injuries to miners; 

(4) designs, builds, and tests proposed 

interventions, including demonstrations 

of proposed technologies using 

laboratory mock-ups, full-scale 

demonstrations at the laboratory’s 

experimental mines, or through field 

evaluation in operating mines; (5) 

evaluates and recommends 

implementation strategies for injury 

prevention and control technologies 

developed by the laboratory; (6) 

conducts human factors research and 

provides effective training and work 

organization techniques for mining; and 

(7) conducts laboratory and field 

research on electrical safety issues in 

mining. 

Disaster Prevention and Response 

Branch (CCBG). (1) Conducts laboratory 

and field investigations of catastrophic 

events such as mine fires, inundations, 

and explosions to better understand 

cause and effect relationships that 

initiate such events; (2) develops new or 

improved strategies and technologies for 

mine fire prevention, detection, control, 

and suppression; (3) investigates and 

develops an understanding of the 

critical parameters and their 

interrelationships governing the 

mitigation and propagation of 

explosions, and develops and facilitates 

the implementation of interventions to 

prevent mine explosions; (4) evaluates 

and recommends implementation 

strategies for disaster prevention and 

response; (5) develops technologies and 

guidelines to mitigate or prevent mine 

inundations; (6) works with the mining 

industry and other government agencies 

to ensure a network of well-trained 

mine rescue teams exists; (7) develops 

and/or evaluates new technology for 

mine rescue teams; (8) develops training 

curricula for mine rescue and 

firefighting in coordination with other 

health education, health 

communication, and other information 

and education activities of the institute; 

and (9) identifies and evaluates 

emerging health and safety issues as 

mining operations move into more 

challenging and dangerous geologic 

conditions. 

Surveillance and Research Support 

Branch (CCBH). (1) Collects and 

analyzes health and safety data related 

to mining occupations in order to report 

on the overall incidence, prevalence and 

significance of occupational safety and 

health problems in mining; (2) describes 

trends in incidence of mining-related 

fatalities, morbidity, and traumatic 

injury; (3) conducts surveillance on the 

use of new technology, the use of 

engineering controls, and the use of 

protective equipment in the mining 

sector; (4) coordinates surveillance 

activities with other NIOSH surveillance 

initiatives; (5) provides statistical 

support for surveillance and research 

activities of the laboratory; (6) analyzes 

and assists in the development of 

research protocols for developing 

studies; (7) coordinates planning, 

analysis, and evaluation of the PRL 

research program for achieving 

organizational goals; (8) collaborates 

with research staff to translate findings 

from laboratory research to produce 

compelling products that motivate the 

mining sector to engage in improved 

injury control and disease prevention 

activities; and (9) coordinates with other 

health communication, health 

education, and information 

dissemination activities within NIOSH 

and CDC to ensure that mining research 

information is effectively integrated into 

the CDC dissemination and intervention 

strategies. 

Rock Safety Engineering Branch 

(CCBJ). (1) Conducts laboratory and 

field investigations of catastrophic 

events such as catastrophic structural or 

ground failures to better understand 

cause and effect relationships that 

initiate such events; (2) designs, 

evaluates, and implements appropriate 

intervention strategies and engineering 

controls to prevent ground failures; (3) 

develops, tests, and promotes the use of 

rock safety engineering prediction and 

risk evaluation systems for control or 

reduction of risk; and (4) addresses 

health and safety issues resulting from 

the use of explosives, and develops 

criteria and tests to determine their 

suitability for mine use and 

transportation. 

Delete in their entirety the title and 

functional statement for the 

Surveillance, Statistics and Research 

Support Activity (CC22). 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. 05–23037 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Developmental Disabilities State 

Plan. 

OMB No.: 0980–0162. 

Description: A Plan developed by the 

State Council on Developmental 

Disabilities is required by federal 

statute. Each State Council on 

Developmental Disabilities must 

develop the plan, provide for public 

comments in the State, provide for 

approval by the State’s Governor, and 

finally submit the plan on a five-year 

basis. On an annual basis, the Council 

must review the plan and make any 

amendments. The State Plan will be 

used (1) by the Council as a planning 

document; (2) by the citizenry of the 

State as a mechanism for commenting 

on the plans of the Council; and (3) by 

the Department as a stewardship tool, 

for ensuring compliance with the 

Developmental Disabilities Assistance 

and Bill of Rights Act, as one basis for 

providing technical assistance (e.g., 

during site visits), and as a support for 

management decision making. 

Respondents: State and Tribal 

Govenments.