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# 2015 Advisory Board and Public Meetings

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This page contains a listing of Advisory Board and public meetings. When available, locations, times, telephone conference access information, agendas, and transcripts from the meetings are provided.

Information on worker outreach meetings can be found on individual site pages. A list of the individual site pages can be found on the List of Work Sites page.

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### 2015 Meetings

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                                - January 22–TIME CHANGE: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs) 
                                - January 20–TIME CHANGE: Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant
                                - January 16: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Pacific Proving Grounds
                                - January 8–POSTPONED: Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant
                                - January 6: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

                            -  **January 22, 2015–TIME CHANGE Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs)**  Time/Location:  
12:00 p.m. Eastern Time Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [19 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [242 KB (75 pages)]  Discussion Paper:                                -  SC&A Draft: Resolution of SC&A Findings Developed during Review of “DCAS-TKBS-0006, Revision 00,” Rev. 0 [260 KB (10 pages)] Contract No. 211-2014-58081 November 21, 2014 
                            -  **January 20, 2015–TIME CHANGE Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant**  Time/Location:  
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

Cincinnati Airport Marriott 2395 Progress Dr. Hebron, KY 41048 859-586-0166

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [21 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [743 KB (298 pages)] 
                            -  **January 16, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Pacific Proving Grounds**  Time/Location:  
1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [19 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [275 KB (105 pages)]  Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Rev. 1 [2 MB (65 pages)] Contract No. 200-2009-28555 November 5, 2013 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Issues Resolution Matrix for Pacific Proving Ground Site Profile, Rev. 1 [117 KB (4 pages)] May 20, 2014  Select Another Month 
                            -  **January 8, 2015–POSTPONED Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant**  **Note: This meeting was rescheduled to Tuesday, January 20, 2015.**  Time/Location:  
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

Cincinnati Airport Marriott 2395 Progress Dr. Hebron, KY 41048 859-586-0166

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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                            -  **January 6, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [20 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [163 KB (59 pages)]  Discussion Paper:                                -  St. Louis Airport Storage Site (SLAPS) SEC Petition Evaluation Report [428 KB (82 pages)]   April 13, 2010  Presentation:                                -  NIOSH/DCAS: St. Louis Airport Storage Site (SLAPS) Special Exposure Cohort [321 KB (14 pages)]   January 6, 2015 

                                - February 27–CANCELED: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
                                - February 18: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review
                                - February 5: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000

                            -  **February 27, 2015–CANCELED Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews**  *This meeting has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date.*  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                -  Matters for discussion (agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate; an agenda will be provided at a later date): discussion of current findings from NIOSH and Advisory Board dose reconstruction blind reviews; discussion of dose reconstruction cases under review including Pacific Proving Grounds, Du Pont Deepwater Works, and cases from Sets 14–18; the Oak Ridge sites (Y–12, K–25, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Savannah River Site); plans for dose reconstruction case reviews; and preparation of the Advisory Board’s next report to the Secretary, HHS, summarizing the results of completed dose reconstruction reviews. 
                            -  **February 18, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [35 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [464 KB (219 pages)]  Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-47, “Grand Junction Operations Office”, Rev. 1 [1.7 MB (62 pages)] Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-PR2015-0093, Revision 1 February 10, 2015 
                              -  SC&A Draft: DCAS-PER-042, Subtask 4: Review of Impacted Cases Reworked for the Evaluation of Doses from Revised TBD for the Linde Ceramics Plant [438 KB (20 pages)] December 8, 2014 
                              -  SC&A Draft: DCAS-PER-043, Subtask 4: Review of Four Advisory Board Cases Reassessed for the Evaluation of Revisions to ORAUT-OTIB-0005, “Internal Dosimetry Organ, External Dosimetry Organ, and IREP Model Selection by ICD-9 Code” [798 KB (28 pages)] December 17, 2014 
                            -  **February 5, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [10 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [511 KB (200 pages)]  Presentations:                                -  SC&A Presentation: Review of Appendix BB, Rev. 1 – General Steel Industries [297 KB (8 pages)]   February 5, 2015
                              -  SC&A Presentation: Review of Two NIOSH Response Papers [261 KB (3 pages)]   February 5, 2015  Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A Memo: Review of NIOSH’s Response Paper No. 2: “General Steel Industries Layout man Beta Skin Dose” [361 KB (22 pages)] January 30, 2015 
                              -  AEC/GSI correspondence regarding 1962 AEC inspection findings [74 KB (1 page)] January 29, 1963 
                              -  SC&A Memo: Review of “Responses to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB (General Steel Industries, Rev. 1),” Response Paper [196 KB (8 pages)] January 26, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Responses to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB (General Steel Industries, Rev. 1) Response Paper [76 KB (5 pages)] January 8, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: General Steel Industries Layout man Beta Skin Dose Response Paper [274 KB (14 pages)] January 8, 2015 
                              -  SC&A Memo: Review of “Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Worked Uranium Metals Appendix BB – General Steel Industries,” Revision 1 [547 KB (16 pages)] December 10, 2014 
                              -  Appendix BB — General Steel Industries [893 KB (38 pages)] June 6, 2014 
                              -  Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D. and John W. Ramspott, ‘Evidence of GSI Noncompliance with AEC radiation safety regulations 1963-1971’ [170 KB (5 pages)] January 29, 2015 
                              -  Submission from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D., (GSI SEC-00105 co-petitioner) “Critique of GSI Appendix BB Rev 1 (Dave Allen DCAS 6/6/14)” [2 MB (87 pages)] July 16, 2014 

                                - March 25 – 26: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
                                - March 23: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board Work Group on Hanford
                                - March 17: Meeting of the Advisory Board Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant
                                - March 10: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work Group

                            -  **March 25 – 26, 2015 Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  Time/Location:  
Wednesday, March 25: 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) Public Comment Period: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Thursday, March 26: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public

Red Lion Hotel Richland 802 George Washington Way Richland, WA 99352 Phone: (509) 946–7611 Fax: (509) 943–8564

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Access to the meeting is also available via Microsoft Office Live Meeting Meeting ID: 48H6RN Entry Code: ABRWH

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [26 KB (2 pages)]
                              - March 25 Transcript [459 KB (235 pages)]
                              - March 26 Transcript [510 KB (225 pages)]  Presentations:  Wednesday, March 25, 2015                                -  NIOSH Program Update [535 KB (17 pages)] 
                              -  Department of Energy Program Update [535 KB (18 pages)] 
                              -  Department of Labor Program Update [319 KB (20 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Kansas City Plant Work Group Report [671 KB (10 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Hanford Special Exposure Cohort Petition (1984-1993) [321 KB (18 pages)]  Thursday, March 26, 2015                                -  NIOSH/DCAS: Dow Chemical Corporation (CA) Special Exposure Cohort Petition (1947-1957) [135 KB (15 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Review of Site Profile for Du Pont Deepwater Works, Deepwater, NJ [339 KB (18 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Grand Junction Facilities Special Exposure Cohort Petition (1975-2010) [260 KB (34 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report (1949-1970) [1.5 MB (47 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort Petitions Status Update [127 KB (10 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:  March 25, 2015                                -  NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Draft Criteria for the Evaluation and Use of Coworker Datasets, Rev. 4.1 [105 KB (11 pages)] March 12, 2015 
                              -  Hanford Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report, Rev. 0 SEC-00226 [594 KB (56 pages)] March 16, 2015  March 26, 2015                                -  NIOSH/ORAU Dow Chemical Corporation (CA) Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00216 [335 KB (48 pages)] January 30, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU: Grand Junction Facilities Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00175 Addendum (1975-1985) [363 KB (47 pages)] March 13, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU: Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00219 (1949-1970) [5.7 MB (258 pages)] March 12, 2015 
                            -  **March 23, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board Work Group on Hanford**  Time/Location:  
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [19 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [297 KB (44 pages)] 
                            -  **March 17, 2015 Meeting of the Advisory Board Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant**  Time/Location:  
9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

Cincinnati Airport Marriott 2395 Progress Dr. Hebron, KY 41048 Phone: 859-586-0166 Toll-Free: 1-877-222-7570 Fax: 859-586-0266

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [19 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [670 KB (249 pages)]  Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s May 30, 2014, Response to the RFP ORISE Health Surveillance Document Review [155 KB (2 pages)]   March 2, 2015
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: Response – Rocky Flats Plant Health Surveillance Document Review, Rev. 1 [317 KB (4 pages)]   May 30, 2014
                              -  SC&A Memo: Response to NIOSH Regarding the Existence of Mg-Th Alloy at Rocky Flats Plant [108 KB (4 pages)]   September 11, 2014
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU: Existence of Mg-Th Alloy at RFP Based on Worker Statements, Response Paper, Rev. 1 [153 (15 pages)]   August 13, 2014
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU Draft White Paper: Evaluation of the Potential for Internal Dose from Np-237 at the Rocky Flats Plant After 1983, Rev. 1 [863 KB (12 pages)]   January 8, 2015
                              -  SC&A Draft: Response to NIOSH White Paper: “Follow-up Efforts on SEC-00192 Rocky Flats Plant Tritium Issues” dated May 30, 2014, Rev. 0 [590 KB (37 pages)]   September 18, 2014
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: Follow-up Efforts on SEC-00192 Rocky Flats Plant Tritium Issues, Rev. 1 [409 KB (42 pages)]   May 30, 2014 
                            -  **March 10, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work Group**  Time/Location:  
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                -  Transcript [530 KB (100 pages)]  Discussion Papers:                                -  NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Draft Criteria for the Evaluation and Use of Coworker Datasets, Rev. 4 [117 KB (11 pages)]   February 26, 2015
                              -  SC&A Draft: Review of ORAUT-RPRT-0055: A Comparison of Exotic Trivalent Radionuclide Coworker Models at the Savannah River Site [1.7 MB (84 pages)]   Contract No. 211-2014-58081   SCA-TR-RPRT2014-0055   November 11, 2014 

                                - April 28: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review
                                - April 14: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews

                            -  **April 28, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [33 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [380 KB (153 pages)]  Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A’s Evaluation of OTIB-0054 Workbook 1.5.11 with Air Concentration Data [315 KB (7 pages)]   April 2, 2015
                              -  SC&A Memo: Review of NIOSH’s Response to DCAS-PER-045 Findings [503 KB (12 pages)]   March 24, 2015 
                            -  **April 14, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews**  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [34 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [620 KB (258 pages)] 

                                - May 27: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work Group

                            -  **May 27, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work Group**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Available Meeting Items:
- Agenda [16 KB (1 page)]
- Transcript [160 KB (48 pages)]

Discussion Paper:
-  SC&A Draft: Focused Review of Appendix C, Revision 1 to TBD-6000, Dow Chemical Company (Madison Site) [463 KB (22 pages)]   Contract No. 211-2014-58081   SCA-TR-SP2015-0051, Revision 0   April 9, 2015

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                                - June 24: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
                                - June 22: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Dose Reconstruction Review Methods Work Group
                                - June 9: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

                            -  **June 24, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews**  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [21 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [687 KB (217 pages)]  Discussion/background Papers:                                -  SC&A Draft White Paper: Comparison of SC&A’s Blind Dose Reconstruction to NIOSH’s Dose Reconstruction of Case #[Redact] from the Hanford Site and Weldon Spring Plant, Rev. 0 [1 MB (42 pages)] Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-DRC2015-CN[Redact] June 17, 2015 
                              -  SC&A Memo: Major Differences in the three Dose Reconstruction Methods and their Resolution or Course of Action regarding Rocky Flats Plant Case #[Redact] [239 KB (3 pages)] June 16, 2015 
                            -  **June 22, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Dose Reconstruction Review Methods Work Group**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [58 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [302 KB (95 pages)] 
                            -  **June 9, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [20 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [177 KB (65 pages)]  Presentation:                                - NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Bloomfield, New Jersey Special Exposure Cohort Petition SEC-00217 [600 KB (31 pages)]  Discussion/Background Paper:                                - Westinghouse Electric Corp. (New Jersey) SEC Evaluation Report, Petition 217 (April 14, 2015) [884 KB (58 pages)] 

                                - July 23: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
                                - July 16-17: Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant
                                - July 14: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant
                                - July 8: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Idaho National Laboratory

                            -  **July 23, 2015Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  *Note: This meeting was previously scheduled for July 23-24, 2015. It is now scheduled for July 23 only.*  Time/Location:  
Thursday, July 23, 2015: 8:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)(Public Comment Period: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, Public Comment Period

Residence Inn by Marriott635 West BroadwayIdaho Falls, ID 83402Phone: 208-542-0000Toll-Free: 1-800-627-7468Fax: 208-542-0021

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537Participant Code: 9933701

Access to the meeting is also available via Microsoft Office Live MeetingMeeting ID: 9RTB4MEntry Code: ABRWH

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [126 KB (2 pages)]
                              - Transcript [923 KB (391 pages)]  Presentations:                                - NIOSH Program Update [368 KB (12 pages)]
                              - Department of Labor Program Update [384 KB (19 pages)]
                              - Department of Energy Program Update [360 KB (17 pages)]
                              - Advisory Board: Dose Reconstruction Review Methods Work Group [27 KB (9 pages)
                              - NIOSH/DCAS: Carborundum Company Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report [683 KB (49 pages)]
                              - NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort Status Updates [209 KB (9 pages)]
                              - NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Evaluation Report (Rev. 1) Updated SEC Class Definition SEC-00219 [1 MB (21 pages)]
                              - SC&A: SC&A Evaluation of CPP Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry (1963–1974) [399 KB (22 pages)]
                              - SC&A: SC&A Status Update – SEC-00219 Evaluation of Areas and Times that NIOSH has Determined Doses are Reconstructable [448 KB (32 pages)]  Discussion/Background Paper:                                - Idaho National Laboratory SEC Petition Evaluation Report, Petition SEC-00219, Rev. 1 [6 MB (263 pages)]  Revised July 21, 2015
                              - SC&A Draft: SC&A Evaluation of Chemical Processing Plant Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry, Rev. 1 (1963–1974) [345 KB (7 pages)]  Contract Number 211-2014-58081  Revised July 15, 2015 
                            -  **July 16-17, 2015Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant**  Time/Location:  
1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Hampton Inn Cincinnati-Airport North755 Petersburg RoadHebron, KY 41048Phone: 859-689-1960Toll-Free: 1-800-426-7866Fax: 859-689-1730

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [20 KB (1 page)]
                              - July 16 Transcript [485 KB (151 pages)]
                              - July 17 Transcript [466 KB (139 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                - NIOSH/ORAU: NIOSH Response to SC&A’s Review of Internal Exposures to Thorium and its Progeny at the KCP during Mg-Th Machining Response Paper, Rev. 0 [181 KB (9 pages)]  July 7, 2015
                              - SC&A Memo: Status of KCP Outstanding Issues [104 KB (3 pages)]  July 2, 2015
                              - NIOSH/DCAS Memo: SEC Issues Matrix Responses to 1, 7, 11, 12, 15 and 17 [502 KB (7 pages]  June 11, 2015
                              - SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH’s White Paper “Internal Exposures to Thorium and its Progeny at the Kansas City Plant during Mg-Th Machining,” Rev. 1 [550 KB (21 pages)]  May 12, 2015
                              - NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: Tritium and Nickel-63 at the Kansas City Plant, Rev. 1 [653 KB (28 pages)]  May 7, 2015
                              - SC&A Memo: SC&A’s Evaluation and Closure of KCP SEC Matrix Issues 11 and 12; Neutron Dose [165 KB (2 pages)]  April 21, 2015
                              - SC&A Memo: SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s January 2015 Response to KCP SEC Matrix Issues 7, 15, 17, 18, and 20 [189 KB (5 pages)]  April 20, 2015 
                            -  **July 14, 2015Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537Participant Code: 9933701

Available Meeting Items:
- Agenda [15 KB (1 page)]
- Transcript [362 KB (140 pages)]

Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Draft: Review and Commentary on the NIOSH White Paper, “Follow-up Efforts on SEC-00192 Rocky Flats Plant Tritium Issues,” Rev. 2 [502 KB (15 pages)]  July 13, 2015
- SC&A Memo: SC&A’s Current Status of Evaluating the RFP Potential Data Falsification, Handling Bioassays, and Document Destruction Issues [339 KB (7 pages)]  July 10, 2015
- SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH’s White Paper: Assessment of Sealed Radioactive Sources, and Fission and Activation Products as Radiological Exposure Sources in the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory (Building 886 Cluster), Rev. 0 [382 KB (8 pages)]  Contract Number 211-2014-58081  July 8, 2015
- NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Follow-up Efforts on SEC-00192 Rocky Flats Plant Tritium Issues, Rev. 2 [947 KB (44 pages)]  July 1, 2015
- NIOSH/DCAS Draft White Paper: Evaluation of Petitioner Concerns About Data Falsification and Data Invalidation in RFP Building 123 Based on Worker Allegations and Issues Relating to the FBI Raid, Rev. 3 [563 KB (32 pages)]  June 24, 2015
- NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Assessment of Sealed Radioactive Sources, and Fission and Activation Products as Radiological Exposure Sources in the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory (Building 886 Cluster), Rev. 0 [859 KB (24 pages)]  June 9, 2015
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of NIOSH White Paper: “Evaluation of the Potential for Internal Dose from Np-237 at the Rocky Flats Plant after 1983,” Rev. 1, January 8, 2015 [503 KB (10 pages)]  May 29, 2015

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                            -  **July 8, 2015Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Idaho National Laboratory**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [21 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [535 KB (171 pages)]  Presentations:                                - NIOSH/DCAS: Evaluation of Chemical Processing Plant (CPP) Dosimetry for SEC-00219 [500 KB (21 pages)]
                              - SC&A: SC&A Status Update – Evaluation of Areas and Times that NIOSH has Determined Doses are Reconstructable [441 KB (28 pages)]
                              - SC&A: SC&A Evaluation of CPP Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry (1963–1974) (revised July 3, 2015) [629 KB (35 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                - SC&A Draft: Interim Summary Report on the Evaluation of NIOSH’s Idaho National Laboratory SEC-00219 Petition Evaluation Report, Rev. 0 [773 KB (34 pages)]  Contract No. 211-2014-58081  July 6, 2015
                              - SC&A Draft: SC&A Evaluation of Idaho Chemical Processing Plant Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry, Rev. 0 (1963–1974) [343 KB (6 pages)]  Contract Number 211-2014-58081  June 29, 2015 

                                - August 11–CANCELED: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review
                                - August 3: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs)

                            -  **August 11, 2015–CANCELED Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures Review**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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                            -  **August 3, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs)**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [15 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [878 KB (179 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                -  NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Responses to SC&A Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0041, Rev. 02: Site Profile for Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation, Apollo and Parks Township, Pennsylvania Response Paper, Rev. 0-A [859 KB (19 pages)]   May 14, 2015
                              -  SC&A Draft: Review of the NIOSH Site Profile for Nuclear Materials and Equipment Parks Township and Apollo Sites [834 KB (74 pages)]   Contract No. 200-2009-28555   SCA-TR-SP2013-0038   April 19, 2013
                              -  SC&A Draft: Issues Resolution Matrix for W.R. Grace & Company in Erwin, Tennessee Site Profile, Rev. 0 [98 KB (8 pages)]   January 16, 2013
                              -  SC&A Draft: Review of the NIOSH Site Profile for the W.R. Grace and Company in Erwin, Tennessee [275 KB (39 pages)]   Contract No. 200-2009-28555   SCA-TR-SP2013-0041   January 16, 2013 

                                - September 24: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
                                - September 22: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

                            -  **September 24, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews**  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [21 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [658 KB (282 pages)] 
                            -  **September 22, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  Time/Location:  
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [20 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [227 KB (33 pages)] 

                                - October 28: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant
                                - October 26: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant

                            -  **October 28, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Rocky Flats Plant**  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [16 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [122 KB (47 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                -  NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: Evaluation of Petitioner Concerns About Data Falsification and Data Invalidation in RFP Building 123 Based on Worker Allegations and Issues Relating to the FBI Raid, Rev. 4 [286 KB (32 pages)]  August 12, 2015 
                            -  **October 26, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant**  Time/Location:  
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Pre-Decisional Document Policy
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [16 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [329 KB (126 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                -  SC&A Memo: Evaluation of NIOSH’s Mg-Th, Tritium, and Ni-63 Example Dose Reconstruction [49 KB (2 pages)]  October 16, 2015
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU Memo: KCP suspension of Mg-Th operations [170 KB (2 pages)]  September 18, 2015
                              -  SC&A Memo: Review of NIOSH Response to SC&A’s Review of Internal Exposures to Thorium and its Progeny at the KCP during Mg-Th Machining, July 7, 2015 [238 KB (5 pages)]  August 14, 2015
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU: Kansas City Plant Special Exposure Cohort (SEC 210) Issues Matrix [517 KB (33 pages)] July 17, 2015 

                                - November 18: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
                                - November 10: Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Idaho National Laboratory
                                - November 5: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Dose Reconstruction Review Methods 
                                - November 3–TIME CHANGE: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000

                            -  **November 18-19 Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health**  Time/Location:  
Wednesday, November 18, 2015: 8:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) (Public Comment Period: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

Thursday, November 19, 2015: 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public

Waterfront Hotel 10 Washington St. Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-836-3800 Toll-Free: 888-842-5333 Fax: 510-832-5695

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

Access to the meeting is also available via Microsoft Office Live Meeting Meeting ID: GS59T7 Entry Code: ABRWH
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [57 KB (3 pages)]
                              - November 18, 2015 Transcript [1.84 MB (320 pages)]
                              - November 19, 2015 Transcript [798 KB (140 pages)]  Presentations:  November 18, 2015                                -  NIOSH/DCAS Program Update [715 KB (10 pages)] 
                              -  Department of Labor Program Update [1 MB (26 pages)] 
                              -  Department of Energy Program Update [514 KB (19 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Dose Reconstruction Review Methods [37 KB (5 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Battelle Memorial Institute–King Avenue SEC Petition Evaluation Report SEC00229 [331 KB (22 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petitions Status Update [185 KB (9 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Report of TBD-6000 Work Group Concerning Appendix BB Rev. 1 Findings (General Steel Industries) [88 KB (11 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: Status Update – SEC-00219 CPP Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry (1963–1974) and Evaluation of Areas and Times that NIOSH has Determined Doses are Reconstructable [509 KB (57 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) SEC Update SEC00219 [414 KB (19 pages)] 
                              - NIOSH/DCAS: Update on SEC-0221 – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (review period 1974-1995) [184 KB (9 pages)]  November 19, 2015                                -  NIOSH/DCAS: Blockson Chemical Company Special Exposure Cohort (1960 – 1991, Joliet IL) [216 KB (21 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Rocky Flats Plant SEC Petition 192 (1984-1989, Golden CO) Update [202 KB (35 pages)] 
                              -  NIOSH/DCAS: Kansas City Plant SEC Petition update (1949 – 1993, Kansas City, MO) [324 KB (21 pages)] 
                              -  Advisory Board: Kansas City Plant Work Group Report [586 KB (13 pages)]  Background/Discussion Papers:                                -  SC&A Memo: Evaluation of NIOSH’s KCP Dosimetry Database Validation and Verification (V&V) of November 12, 2015 [40 KB (2 pages)] November 16, 2015 
                              -  SC&A Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on Appendix BB, Rev. 1, to TBD-6000 [314 KB (13 pages)] November 13, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU Memo: KCP dosimetry database validation and verification (V&V) [123 KB (7 pages) November 12, 2015 
                              -  NIOSH/ORAU: Battelle Laboratories – King Avenue SEC Petition Evaluation Report–July 1, 1956 through December 31, 1970, Petition 229 [300 KB (41 pages)] November 2, 2015 
                            -  **November 10, 2015 Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Idaho National Laboratory**  Time/Location:  
8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

Cincinnati Airport Marriott 2395 Progress Dr. Hebron, KY 41048 Phone: 859-586-0166 Toll-Free: 1-877-222-7570 Fax: 859-586-0266

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [17 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [809 KB (300 pages)]  Presentations:                                -  NIOSH/DCAS: INL SEC Proposed Class Update SEC00219 [3 MB (23 pages) 
                              -  SC&A: Evaluation of Available Survey Data for the Central Facilities Area at Idaho National Laboratory [237 KB (15 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: INL Test Reactor Area Nuclear Modeling [727 KB (32 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: Review of NIOSH Strategy for Reconstructing Doses to Workers at Test Area North (TAN) [191 KB (26 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: SC&A Evaluation of CPP Class Definition Requiring Evidence of External Dosimetry (1963–1974) [298 KB (23 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: SC&A’s Evaluation of the NIOSH SEC ER Proposed Use of FAP Bioassay Indicator Radionuclides (in Conjunction with OTIB-54 and TBD-5) for Assessment of FAP and Actinide Intakes at INL [45 KB (17 pages)] 
                              -  SC&A: Evaluation of Internal Monitoring for Fission and Activation Products among INL Claimants (1949–1970) [287 KB (22 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                -  Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Evaluation Report–January 1, 1949 through December 31, 1970, Petition 219 [6 MB (263 pages)] Revised July 21, 2015 
                            -  **November 5, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Dose Reconstruction Review Methods**  Time/Location:  
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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                            -  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [22 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [278 KB (105 pages)] 
                            -  **November 3, 2015–TIME CHANGE Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on TBD 6000**  Time/Location:  
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701

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Available Meeting Items:
- Agenda [16 KB (1 page)]
-  Transcript [588 KB (182 pages)]  Table of Contents will be corrected soon 

Presentation:
- SC&A: Review of NIOSH Response Paper: July 10, 2015 [256 KB (9 pages)]

Discussion/Background Papers:
-  SC&A Draft: Issue Resolution Matrix for SC&A Findings on Appendix BB, Rev. 1, to TBD-6000 [248 KB (14 pages)] September 25, 2015 
-  SC&A Memo: Review of “Responses to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB (General Steel Industries, Rev. 1),” Response Paper [581 KB (12 pages)] September 11, 2015 
-  Submission from Daniel W. McKeel, Jr., M.D., regarding Critique of NIOSH/DCAS: “Discussion of Remaining Issues to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle TBD-6000 Appendix BB (General Steel Industries, Rev. 1) Response Paper” dated July 10, 2015 [421 KB (8 pages)] July 20, 2015 
-  NIOSH/DCAS: Discussion of Remaining Issues to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle-TBD-6000 Appendix BB (General Steel Industries, Rev. 1) Response Paper [105 KB (9 pages)] July 10, 2015 
 

                                - December 1: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews

                            -  **December 1, 2015 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews**  Time/Location:  
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)

Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701
  Available Meeting Items:                                - Agenda [24 KB (1 page)]
                              - Transcript [534 KB (215 pages)]  Discussion/Background Papers:                                -  SC&A Memo: Responses to 17th Set Blind Remaining Issues [55 KB (2 pages)]  November 24, 2015
                              -  Advisory Board: Findings for Dose Reconstruction Cases Sets 6-13 (Cases No. 101-334) and Comparisons to the First 100 Dose Reconstruction Cases(Report prepared by the Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews) [153 KB (10 pages)]  November 2015  Pre-Decisional Document Policy 

#### Pre-Decisional Document Policy

Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

### Information on Meeting Notices, Public Access to Documents, and Transcript Redaction

#### Posting of Advisory Board, Subcommittee, and Work Group Meetings to the NIOSH Website:

              - The title, date, time, and location of meetings are posted once the meeting is announced or scheduled. The Advisory Board and NIOSH make every attempt to provide as much advanced notice of meetings as possible.
              - As the meeting time approaches, the agenda for the meeting will be posted, if available. In addition, presentations for meetings, if applicable, will be posted (effective May 2011).
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#### Public Access to Advisory Board Records or Documents

The Advisory Board and NIOSH must also abide by the Freedom of Information Act (or FOIA). This Federal law gives the public the right to make requests for Federal agency records and documents. The Advisory Board and NIOSH are required to make requested records available unless the records are protected from disclosure by certain FOIA exemptions. Additional information on FOIA can be found on the FAQs: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) page.

NIOSH has developed the procedures for providing the public access to Advisory Board records or documents. This procedure helps to maintain the public’s right to access records as outlined under FACA and FOIA while also allowing the Board’s Technical Support contractor to obtain and consider documents and data managed by NIOSH that are needed to carry out their duties under The Act. Such information includes documents and data obtained by NIOSH, the Board’s Technical Support Contractor, and NIOSH contractors under The Act. The Board’s Designated Federal Official works with the DCAS Director and the Board’s Technical Support Contractor to oversee implementation of these procedures.
              - NIOSH Procedures for Providing Public Access to Records or Documents of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (the Board) [38 KB (6 pages)]          November 11, 2009

#### Advisory Board Meeting Transcript Redaction Policy (Public Comment)

Transcripts posted to the website after December 12, 2007, will be posted in accordance with the following policy:
              - If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name.
              - NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comment are aware of the fact that their comments (including their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting posted on a public website. Such reasonable steps include:                 - A statement read at the start of each public comment period stating that transcripts will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted;
                - A printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above will be displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make public comment;
                - A statement such as outlined in (a) above will also appears with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it is posted on the NIOSH Website;
                - A statement such as in (a) above will appear in the Federal Register Notice that announces Board and Subcommittee meetings. 
              - If an individual in making a statement reveals personal information (e.g., medical information) about themselves that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH FOIA coordinator will, however, review such revelations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such information.
              - All disclosures of information concerning third parties will be redacted.
              - If it comes to the attention of the Designated Federal Official (DFO) that an individual wishes to share information with the Board but objects to doing so in a public forum, the DFO will work with that individual, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to find a way that the Board can hear such comments.

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