[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58396-58397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29098]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Peer Review Meeting of the Draft Research Protocol of the Full
Ensemble Fire Testing of Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing and
Equipment
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the
following meeting.
Name: Peer Review meeting on the NIOSH-funded study by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) entitled: ``Full Ensemble
Fire Testing of Fire Fighters' Protective Clothing and Equipment.''
Time and Date: 8 a.m.--5 p.m., December 2, 1998.
Location: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Lecture
Room D, Administration Building 101,
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Building and Fire Research Laboratory, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
Purpose: To provide peer review of the draft research protocol of a
study of burn hazards associated with full ensemble fire fighters'
protective clothing and equipment. Also, to exchange information among
government, Page 2 stakeholders, and interested parties on the
scientific, procedural, and related aspects of the study.
Participants will provide NIOSH with their individual advice and
comments regarding the technical and scientific aspects of the study
protocol, ``Full Ensemble Fire Testing of Fire Fighters' Protective
Clothing and Equipment.''
Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include a review of the
NIST research plan; request for field experience and other information
and scientific input on the planned research topics; and scientific
discussion on the types and usage of thermal sensors of relevance to
exposure estimation. Viewpoints and suggestions from industry, labor,
academia, other government agencies, and the public are invited.
Written comments will also be considered.
Contact Person for Additional Information: Thomas K. Hodous, M.D.,
Project Officer, Division of Safety Research, NIOSH, CDC, M/S P-1172,
1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888. Telephone
304/285-5943, E-mail thh1@cdc.gov. Copies of the draft protocol may be
obtained by contacting Dr. Hodous.
Dated: October 23, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-29098 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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