[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37454-37455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13300]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. NIOSH 278]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC
announces the following virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC,
NIOSH). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
availability of telephone ports and webinar capacity. Time will be
available for public comment. If you wish to attend by webcast or
teleconference, please register at the NIOSH website http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/ or call (404-498-2581) at least five business
days in advance of the meeting.
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DATES: The meeting will be held on August 4, 2020, from 1:00 p.m.-5:00
p.m., EDT.
Written comments received by July 27, 2020 will be provided to the
Board prior to the meeting. Docket number NIOSH-278, will close August
4, 2020, and will be considered by the National Firefighter Registry
Program when developing the final protocol.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. NIOSH-278
by mail. CDC does not accept comment by email.
Mail: Docket number NIOSH-278 c/o Sherri Diana, NIOSH
Docket Office, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Agency name
and Docket Number. Written public comments submitted by August 4, 2020
will be provided to the BSC, NIOSH prior to the meeting. Docket number
NIOSH-278 will close August 4, 2020 and will be considered by the
National Firefighter Registry Program when developing the final
protocol.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily J.K. Novicki, M.A., M.P.H.,
Executive Secretary, BSC, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, MS V24-4,
Atlanta, GA, 30329, telephone (404) 498-2581, or email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health, and by
delegation the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
are authorized under Sections 301 and 308 of the Public Health Service
Act to conduct directly or by grants or contracts, research,
experiments, and demonstrations relating to occupational safety and
health and to mine health. The Board of Scientific Counselors provides
guidance to the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health on research and prevention programs. Specifically, the Board
provides guidance on the Institute's research activities related to
developing and evaluating hypotheses, systematically documenting
findings and disseminating results. The Board evaluates the degree to
which the activities of the National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health: (1) Conform to appropriate scientific standards, (2)
address current, relevant needs, and (3) produce intended results.
Meeting Information: Adobe Connect webcast will be available at
https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/nioshbsc/, and teleconference is
available toll-free at (855) 644-0229, Participant Pass Code 9777483.
This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the number of Adobe
license seats available, which is 100.
Public Participation
Comments received are part of the public record and are subject to
public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate
for public disclosure. If you include your name, contact information,
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments,
that information will be on public display. CDC will review all
submissions and may choose to redact, or withhold, submissions
containing private or proprietary information such as Social Security
numbers, medical information, inappropriate language, or duplicate/near
duplicate examples of a mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully consider
all comments submitted into the docket. CDC does not accept comment by
email.
Oral Public Comment: The public is welcome to participate during
the public comment period, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT on August 4,
2020. Please note that the public comment period ends at the time
indicated above. Comments should be specifically related to the
National Firefighter Registry protocol draft report which can be found
in docket number NIOSH-278 or by visiting the subcommittee website:
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/nfrs/. Each commenter will be provided up
to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are
available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis.
Procedure for Oral Public Comment: Members of the public who wish
to address the NIOSH BSC are requested to contact the Executive
Secretary for scheduling purposes (see contact information above).
Written Public Comment: Written comments will also be accepted from
those unable to attend the public session per the instructions provided
in the address section above. Written comments received in advance of
the meeting will be included in the official record of the meeting.
Matters to be Considered: The agenda for the meeting addresses
occupational safety and health issues related to: The Board of
Scientific Counselors Subcommittee for the National Firefighter
Registry (the Subcommittee) report pertaining to the protocol including
the questionnaire, enrollment process, and data sharing. The
Subcommittee will present their report and recommendations to BSC, who
will then discuss and finalize the report and recommendations to the
NIOSH Director. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities
dictate. For more information on the meeting agenda visit the NIOSH
website (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bsc/).
The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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.
Kalwant Smagh,
Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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