Centers for Disease Control 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) 

150th Meeting

Thursday, March 9, 2023 

Summary Proceedings

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health meeting convened via teleconference at 11:00 a.m.

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Dr. Henry A. Anderson, Chair, presiding.

Attendees

Members

Henry A. Anderson, Chair 

Josie Beach, Member 

Victoria Cassano, Member 

Bradley P. Clawson, Member 

Arthur Frank, Member 

David Kotelchuck, Member 

James E. Lockey, Member 

Nicole Martinez, Member 

David Pompa, Member 

Genevieve S. Roessler, Member 

Loretta R. Valerio, Member 

Paul L. Ziemer, Member

Non-Members, Registered and/or Public Comment Participants:

Roberts, Rashaun, DFO 

Adams, Nancy, NIOSH contractor 

Barton, Bob, SC&A 

Behling, Kathy, SC&A 

Calhoun, Grady, DCAS 

Crawford, Chris DOL 

Gogliotti, Rose SC&A 

Habighurst, Ashton, HHS 

Mangel (ph), Amy SC&A 

Nelson, Chuck, DCAS 

Ostrow, Steve, SC&A 

Rutherford, LaVon, DCAS 

Taulbee, Tim, DCAS
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Roll Call/Welcome - Dr. Rashaun Roberts, DFO

Dr. Rashaun Roberts called to order the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health at 11:00 am 

EST on March 9, 2023, via teleconference. A roll call of all ABRWH members confirmed that a quorum 

was present. The quorum was maintained throughout the meeting. Dr. Roberts turned the meeting over 

to Dr. Anderson, Board Chair, who moved on to the first agenda item.

Update on Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative – Grady Calhoun, 

DCAS

Mr. Calhoun reported that NIOSH’s ODIT organization has created a secure space within the virtual volume 

where SC&A can store documents securely. DCAS staff does not have access to that space. SC&A staff 

reported that, once a staff member has access to the secure space, moving documents to that space was 

a simple “drag and drop” process.

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Status Update – Chuck 

Nelson, DCAS

Mr. Nelson reported that DCAS will not present any new SEC Petition Evaluation Reports presented at the 

April Board meeting. He noted that the Savanna River Site (SRS) Work Group will meet later in March, and 

that plans are being made for a site visit to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). DCAS will inform LANL 

Work Group members and SC&A when that visit is set, in case anyone wants to attend.

Updates from Work Groups and Subcommittees

Dr. Roberts commented that she had provided an updated roster of Subcommittee and Work Group 

membership rosters to Board members. Those rosters include the assignments of new members. Work 

Group and Subcommittee Chairs reported progress and plans for their respective groups. There was a 

discussion about Board members who are not members of a Subcommittee or Work Group attending a 

meeting of that group, provided they only listen. This might be helpful for new members who are learning 

how the Board works. However, there might be a need, especially with Subcommittee meetings, to ensure 

that a majority of the Board, a quorum, is not present. Otherwise it could be considered an unannounced 

meeting of the Board. Ashton Habighurst from OGC will research this issue. Board members will make it a 

practice to notify Dr. Roberts if they intend to listen to a Subcommittee or Work Group meeting as a 

nonmember of the group. Board members who are conflicted at a site must not listen in the that site’s Work 

Group meetings because they are required to recuse themselves from discussions concerning the site of 

their conflict.

Plans for the April 2023 Board Meeting – Dr. Rashaun Roberts, DFO

The April Board meeting will be virtual, via Zoom. There will be sessions on Wednesday, April 19, and 

Thursday, April 20, starting at 1:00 eastern time each day. The agenda will include the usual updates, 

presentation of completed reviews by the Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews, a public comment session, 

an update on the Savanna River Site, and perhaps an update on the Pinellas SEC Evaluation Report 

review.

Meeting Adjourned

Dr. Anderson adjourned the meeting at 3:29 pm.