[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22342]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number CDC-2017-0090, NIOSH-301]


Application of Biological Monitoring Methods for Chemical 
Exposures in Occupational Health

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of draft document for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the 
availability of a draft chapter to be published in the NIOSH Manual of 
Analytical Methods (NMAM) entitled ``Application of Biological 
Monitoring Methods for Chemical Exposures in Occupational Health'' now 
available for public comment. To view the draft chapter and related 
materials, visit https://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2017-0090 in 
the search field and click ``Search.''

DATES: Electronic or written comments must be received by December 15, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2017-0090 and 
docket number NIOSH-301, by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All information received in response to this notice 
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2017-0090; NIOSH-
301]. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov. All information 
received in response to this notice will also be available for public 
examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum 
Avenue, Room 155, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Shoemaker, Ph.D., NIOSH/DART, 
1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS R-7, Cincinnati, OH 45226,(513) 841-4523 (not 
a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) was first 
published in 1974. Currently in its Fifth Edition, the NMAM contains 60 
methods and 11 chapters that can be used by the occupational safety and 
health professionals to measure worker exposures. NIOSH has written an 
updated chapter covering the application and validation of biological 
monitoring methods for chemical exposures to be included in the NMAM. 
NIOSH is requesting public comment on this draft.

John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-22342 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
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