98-30205. Mine Health Research Advisory Committee Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
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[FR Doc No: 98-30205]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Mine Health Research Advisory Committee Meeting

    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 committee meeting.

    Name: Mine Health Research Advisory Committee (MHRAC).
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.--4 p.m., December 4, 1998.
    Place: Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15236.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 150 people.
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Secretary; 
the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; and the Director, National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, on priorities in mine safety and health research, 
including grants and contracts for such research, 30 U.S.C. 
812(b)(2), Section 102(b)(2).
    Matters to be Discussed: The agenda will include an Overview of 
NIOSH; NIOSH-wide Mining Research; Surveillance of Coal Workers 
Pneumoconiosis (SWP) and Silicosis; Status of Continuous Respirable 
Dust Monitors; Surveillance, Statistics and Research Support 
Activity at PRL; Overview of Extramural Grants Process and Future 
Activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Larry Grayson, Ph.D., 
Executive Secretary, MHRAC, NIOSH, CDC, 200 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., Room 715-H, Humphrey Building, Washington, D.C. 20201, 
telephone [phone], fax [phone], e-mail [e-mail].
    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.

    Dated: October 5, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-30205 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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