[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43023-43024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19443]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the 
Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), announces the following meeting of the Advisory Board 
on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting is open to the 
public, but without a public comment period. The public is welcome to 
submit written comments in advance of the meeting, to the contact 
person below. Written comments received in advance of the meeting will 
be included in the official record of the meeting. The public is also 
welcome to listen to the meeting by joining the teleconference at the 
USA toll-free, dial-in number at 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 
9933701. The conference line has 150 ports for callers.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 5, 2017, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Audio Conference Call via FTS Conferencing. The USA toll-
free dial-in number is 1-866-659-0537; the pass code is 9933701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Federal 
Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-20, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, Telephone (513) 533-6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC-INFO, Email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a75797b695a797e79347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92fdf1f3e1d2f1f6f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Advisory Board was established under the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to 
advise the President on a variety of policy and technical functions 
required to implement and effectively manage the new compensation 
program. Key functions of the Advisory Board include providing advice 
on the development of probability of causation guidelines which have 
been promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
as a final rule, advice on methods of dose reconstruction which have 
also been promulgated by HHS as

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a final rule, advice on the scientific validity and quality of dose 
estimation and reconstruction efforts being performed for purposes of 
the compensation program, and advice on petitions to add classes of 
workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In December 2000, the 
President delegated responsibility for funding, staffing, and operating 
the Advisory Board to HHS, which subsequently delegated this authority 
to the CDC. NIOSH implements this responsibility for CDC. The charter 
was issued on August 3, 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, 
rechartered on March 22, 2016 pursuant to Executive Order 13708, and 
will expire on September 30, 2017.
    Purpose: This Advisory Board is charged with (a) providing advice 
to the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under Executive 
Order 13179; (b) providing advice to the Secretary, HHS, on the 
scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts 
performed for this program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, 
advising the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any 
Department of Energy facility who were exposed to radiation but for 
whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on 
whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may 
have endangered the health of members of this class.
    Matters To Be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on: 
Final Vote Counts from the August ABRWH Meeting for Feeds Material 
Production Center SEC petition (Fernald, OH), Idaho National Laboratory 
SEC petition (Scoville, ID), and Grand Junction Facilities SEC petition 
(Grand Junction, CO); Savannah River Site SEC Petition (Aiken, SC); 
Work Group and Subcommittee Reports; Update on the Status of SEC 
Petitions; Plans for the December 2017 Advisory Board Meeting; and 
Advisory Board Correspondence. Agenda items are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Claudette Grant,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-19443 Filed 9-12-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-19-P


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