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combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other 

classes of employees in the SEC. 

This designation will become 

effective on July 18, 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. 

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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 for Area IV of the Santa 

Susana Field Laboratory, as an addition 

to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) 

under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000. On June 18, 2009, 

the Secretary of HHS designated the 

following class of employees as an 

addition to the SEC: 

All employees of the Department of Energy 

(DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE 

contractors and subcontractors who worked 

in any area of Area IV of the Santa Susana 

Field Laboratory for a number of work days 

aggregating at least 250 work days from 

January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1958, 

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 on July 18, 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Biodefense Science Board; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Biodefense Science Board 

(NBSB) will be holding a public 

teleconference. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

DATES: The NBSB will hold a public 

teleconference on July 17, 2009. The 

teleconference will be held from 12 p.m. 

to 2 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The conference will be 

conducted by phone. Public Conference 

Call-in Number is available by emailing 

NBSB@hhs.gov. Participants should call 

in 15 minutes prior to the call and will 

be asked to provide their name, title, 

and organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information concerning this 

public teleconference should contact 

NBSB@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 319M of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and 

section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of 

Health and Human Services established 

the National Biodefense Science Board. 

The Board shall provide expert advice 

and guidance to the Secretary on 

scientific, technical, and other matters 

of special interest to the Department of 

Health and Human Services regarding 

current and future chemical, biological, 

nuclear, and radiological agents, 

whether naturally occurring, accidental, 

or deliberate. The Board may also 

provide advice and guidance to the 

Secretary on other matters related to 

public health emergency preparedness 

and response. 

Background: The purpose of the July 

17, 2009 teleconference is for the Board 

to learn about and comment on the 

findings from the June 18–19, 2009 

H1N1 Countermeasures Strategy and 

Decision Making Forum hosted by the 

Pandemic Influenza Working Group of 

the National Biodefense Science Board. 

The public teleconference is being 

convened to assure that the public is 

given the opportunity to hear the 

deliberations and to provide comments 

on the findings of the proposed report. 

There will be time for members of the 

public to present their comments to the 

Board on this subject matter. 

Availability of Materials: The meeting 

agenda, report, and other materials will 

be posted on the NBSB Web site at 

http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb/ 

index.html prior to the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the NBSB to consider. 

All written comments must be received 

prior to July 10, 2009 and should be sent 

by e-mail to NBSB@hhs.gov with ‘‘NBSB 

Public Comment’’ as the subject line or 

mailed to Leigh Sawyer, 330 C Street, 

SW., Switzer Building Room 5127, 

Washington, DC 20447. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public NBSB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

a total of 20 minutes for all speakers. To 

be placed on the public participant list, 

you should notify the operator when 

you enter the call-in number. 

Dated: June 24, 2009. 

William C. Vanderwagen, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

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