[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25670]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Safety and Occupational Health Study Section; NIOSH 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: Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS),
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., October 29, 1998; 8 a.m.-5:30
p.m., October 30, 1998.
Place: Holiday Inn, 5520 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20815.
Status: Open 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. October 29, 1998; Closed 8:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m. October 29, 1998; Closed 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. October 30,
1998.
Purpose: The Safety and Occupational Health Study Section will
review, discuss, and evaluate grant application(s) received in
response to the Institute's standard grants review and funding
cycles pertaining to research issues in occupational safety and
health and allied areas. The Study Section will also consider grant
applications received in response to the Institute's numbered
solicitations as follows:
Request for Application Number 98030 entitled, ``Occupational
Radiation and Energy-Related Health Research Grants,'' which
pertains to the following endeavors: (a) research to identify and
investigate the relationships between health outcomes and
occupational exposure to radiation and other hazardous agents; (b)
epidemiological methods research relevant to energy-related
occupational health research; and (c) research related to assessing
occupational exposures. The focus of the proposed research should
reflect the following topical areas, emphasizing field research: (1)
retrospective exposure assessment; (2) radiation measurement issues;
(3) non-cancer morbidity and mortality outcomes; (4) meta-analysis
and combined analysis methodologies; (5) uncertainty analysis; (6)
effects of measurement error on risk estimates; (7) studies of
current workers; and (8) risk communication and worker outreach.
Request for Application Number 98056 entitled, ``Mining
Occupational Safety and Health Research Grants,'' which pertains to
the following endeavors: (a) research to develop knowledge that can
be used to prevent occupational diseases and injuries to miners; (b)
hypothesis-testing research to identify and quantify occupational
health and safety hazards to miners; (c) methods and technology
development to measure and control mining related safety hazards;
and (d) strategies to translate research findings so that they might
be applied to solve health and safety problems in mines. The focus
of the proposed grants should emphasize research in the following
topical areas, which are in priority order: (1) hearing loss
prevention; (2) mining injury prevention; (3) dust and toxic
substance control; (4) social and economic consequences of mining
illness and injury; and (5) surveillance.
It is the intent of NIOSH to support broad-based research
endeavors in keeping with the Institute's program goals which will
lead to improved understanding and appreciation for the magnitude of
the aggregate health burden associated with occupational injuries
and illnesses, as well as tO support more focused research projects
which will lead to improvements in the delivery of occupational
safety and health services and the prevention of work-related injury
and illness. It is anticipated that research funded will promote
these program goals.
Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting will convene in open
session from 8-8:30 a.m. on October 29, 1998, to address matters
related to the conduct of Study Section business. The remainder of
the meeting will proceed in closed session. The purpose of the
closed sessions is for the Safety and Occupational Health Study
Section to consider safety and occupational health related grant
applications. These portions of the meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with provisions set forth in section 552(c)(4)
and (6) title 5 U.S.C., and the Determination of the Associate
Director for Management and Operations, CDC, pursuant to Pub. L. 92-
463.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Pervis C. Major, Ph.D.,
Scientific Review Administrator, Office of Extramural Coordination
and Special Projects, Office of the Director, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale
Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. Telephone 304/285-5979.
Dated: September 18, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-25670 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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