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Advisory Board

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health was appointed by the President to advise the Department of Health and Human Services on its activities under The Act. The Act specified that the Board will include a balance of perspectives from scientists, physicians, and workers.

Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
Row 1 (seated): Phillip Schofield, Bradley Clawson, Paul Ziemer, James Lockey, James Melius, Robert Presley

Row 2 (standing): John Poston, Christine Branche (NIOSH), Lew Wade (NIOSH), Wanda Munn, Genevieve Roessler, Josie Beach, Michael Gibson, Mark Griffin, Steven Ray Green (Court Reporter)

Advisory Board Charter

Purpose

The President is authorized by Public Law 106-398 to carry out the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. Since World War II, many men and women have served in building the Nation's nuclear defense and, in the course of this work, have been exposed to beryllium, ionizing radiation, and other hazards unique to nuclear weapons production and testing. The purpose of the compensation program is to provide for timely, uniform, and adequate compensation of covered employees and, where applicable, survivors of such employees, suffering from illnesses incurred by such employees in the performance of duty for the Department of Energy (DOE) and certain of its contractors and subcontractors.

The Secretaries of Energy, Health and Human Services, and Labor share responsibilities for administering the compensation program. Section 3624 of Public Law 106-398 authorizes the President to establish and appoint an Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, and by Executive Order 13179, the President has designated responsibility of the Advisory Board to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Authority

Executive Order 13179, dated December 7, 2000, and Public Law 106-398, Section 3624(a)(1). The Board is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.

Function

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health shall (a) advise the Secretary, HHS, on the development of guidelines under section 2(b)(i) of Executive Order 13179; (b) advise the Secretary, HHS, on the scientific validity and quality of dose reconstruction efforts performed for this Program; and (c) upon request by the Secretary, HHS, advise the Secretary on whether there is a class of employees at any DOE facility who were exposed to radiation but for whom it is not feasible to estimate their radiation dose, and on whether there is reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of the class.

Structure

The Advisory Board shall consist of no more than 20 public members to be appointed by the President. Members shall include affected workers and their representatives, and representatives from scientific and medical communities. The President shall designate a Chair for the Board from among its members.

Members shall be invited to serve for overlapping terms of up to four years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. Terms of more than two years are contingent upon the renewal of the Board by appropriate action prior to its termination.

Subcommittees composed of members of the parent committee may be established from time to time. The Department Committee Management Officer will be notified upon establishment of each subcommittee, and will be provided information on its name, membership, functions, and estimated frequency of meetings.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and other necessary support services, and perform the administrative functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), with respect to the Advisory Board.

Meetings

The Advisory Board meets approximately seven times per year. The frequency of meetings shall be determined by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on agency needs. The Designated Federal Official shall determine and approve the agenda for the meetings in consultation with the Chair. A government official shall be present at all meetings.

Meetings shall be open to the public except as determined otherwise by the Secretary, HHS, or other official to whom the authority has been delegated; notice of all meetings shall be given to the public.

Meetings shall be conducted, and records of the proceedings kept, as required by applicable laws and Departmental regulations.

Compensation

Members who are not full-time Federal employees shall be paid at the rate of $250 per day, or at the rate of $31.25 per hour, as determined by the agency, but not to exceed $250 per day; plus per diem and travel expenses in accordance with Standard Government Travel Regulations.

Annual Cost Estimate

Estimated annual cost for operating the Board, including compensation and travel expenses for members, but excluding staff support, is $4,388,661. Estimate of annual person-years of staff support required is 3.0, at an estimated annual cost of $524,564.

Reports

In the event a portion of a meeting is closed to the public, a report shall be prepared annually and shall contain, at a minimum, a list of members and their business addresses; the Board's functions, dates, and places of meetings; and a summary of Board activities and recommendation made during the fiscal year. A copy of the report shall be provided to the Department Committee Management Officer.

Termination Date

Unless renewed by appropriate action prior to its expiration, the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health will terminate on August 3, 2009.

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Charter for the Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews

Purpose

This subcommittee will serve to facilitate the work of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health in advising the Secretary of Health and Human Services by assisting in the performance of the Board's statutory requirements to "verify a reasonable sample" of estimated radiation doses for "scientific validity and quality" by advising, and reporting to, the Board according to the requirements of HHS and this charter.

Membership

The Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews (hereinafter referred to as the "subcommittee") will consist of a minimum of a chair, plus three members and the Designated Federal Official (DFO) of the Advisory Board. The DFO will appoint an Executive Secretary to serve in his place at subcommittee meetings, as needed. The membership shall be selected from the roster of Board members and reflect an appropriate balance of Board perspectives. Members will be appointed or replaced from time to time as deemed necessary by the Board Chair. Conflict of interest requirements shall apply to all Board members in conducting subcommittee activities.

Function

The subcommittee is charged to perform the following tasks related to dose reconstruction and site profile reviews.

  1. Serve as a point of contact between the Board's audit contractor and the Advisory Board.

  2. Track audit contractor performance with respect to Board initiatives and scheduled deliverables.

  3. Review, and recommended for Board action, audit contractor procedures (including revisions) related to dose reconstruction and site profile reviews as appropriate.

  4. Clarify Board intent regarding technical scope of tasks assigned to the audit contractor.

  5. Select cases for individual dose reconstruction review consistent with Board procedures, taking into consideration conflict of interest matters.

  6. Assign cases for individual reviews to Board "review panels" (taking into account Board members' conflict of interest standing, and ensuring a balance of scientific, medical, and worker perspectives).

  7. Compile the review panels' recommendations/findings (including dose reconstruction review summary reports, and site profile review reports) for submission the Board.

  8. Review correspondence to the Board related to site profiles and dose reconstruction reviews and prepare responses for the Board Chair's signature in accordance with Board procedures.

Structure

The subcommittee is subject to Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements, including open meetings and appropriate announcements in the Federal Register. The subcommittee may meet in closed session, in accordance with the same FACA procedures that apply to the Board itself. The subcommittee will take direction from, and will report back to, the full board for consideration and appropriate action on all matters.

Changes in Subcommittee Responsibilities

The Board may at any time add to, limit, or remove any of the charges noted above. Such changes would be made in writing, submitted for appropriate approval, and effective upon approval.

Frequency of Meetings

It is anticipated that the subcommittee may meet twelve times per year with additional meetings on an as-needed basis. Meetings may be called by the DFO with the concurrence of the Chair or the subcommittee Chair.

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Advisory Board Members

The Board has been appointed by the President. Below is the current roster of members:

  • Chair

    • Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.
      Professor Emeritus
      School of Health Sciences
      Purdue University
      West Lafayette, Indiana

      Dr. Paul Ziemer is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. From 1990 to 1993, Dr. Ziemer served as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health during the Bush Administration. From 1995-2001, Dr. Ziemer was a consultant for the Advanced Technologies and Laboratories, Inc., and served as Chairman of the Board from 1999-2001. He earlier served as a health physicist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a Radiological Physics Fellow at Vanderbilt University, and a physicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. He is a Certified Health Physicist and has been President of the Health Physics Society and of the American Academy of Health Physics. He has also served a term as a member of the American Board of Health Physics. Dr. Ziemer currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (Hiroshima, Japan) and as a member of the Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

  • Designated Federal Official

    • Christine Branche
      Principal Associate Director
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
      Washington, DC

  • Membership

    • Josie Beach
      Nuclear Chemical Operator
      Lead Hazardous Waste Trainer
      Lead Respiratory Trainer
      Ch2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc.
      Hanford
      Richland, Washington

      Ms. Josie Beach is a Nuclear Chemical Operator with 20 years of experience at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. She started her Hanford career in 1987, at the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) as an active participant in the plants final plutonium production campaign. In 1994, Ms. Beach became involved in the worker trainer worker program instructing and developing Health and Safety classes. Ms. Beach currently works for CH2M Hill in the Tank Farms waste operations group and is a member of the United Steel Workers Union Local 12-369.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 11 KB (1 page)

    • Bradley P. Clawson
      Senior Operator Nuclear Fuel Handling
      CMH2H-WG
      Idaho National Laboratory
      Idaho Falls, Idaho

      Mr. Clawson has been a Senior Operator in the Spent Nuclear fuels program at the Idaho National Laboratory since 1989. He has been involved in the shipping and receiving of the Nuclear Naval fuels, the recovery and storage of the Three Mile Island fuel, and received and stored Foreign Research Reactor fuels, as well as numerous other types of nuclear fuels. He also serves as the Nuclear Material Custodian. Mr. Clawson is involved in the troubleshooting and problem solving of daily problems and resolution of fuel handling as well as the design and fabrication of tools for the ongoing inventory of the fuels. He is a member as well as holding several offices in the United Steelworkers Union Local 8-652. Mr. Clawson was the former Secretary-Treasurer of the Atomic Energy Workers Council.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • Michael H. Gibson
      Retired Journeyman Electrician, Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio,
            E.G. & G., Mound Applied Technologies and
            Monsanto Research Corporation at the DOE
            Mound Facility
      Past President, Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and
           Energy International Union, Local 5-4200
      Miamisburg, Ohio

      Mr. Gibson, now retired, served as a Journeyman Electrician at Babcock & Wilcox of Ohio, E.G. & G., Mound Applied Technologies and Monsanto Research Corporation at the DOE Mound Facility since 1981. He was responsible for installation, maintenance, demolition, and decontamination of radiological laboratories throughout the site.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • Mark Griffon
      President, Health Physicist
      Creative Pollution Solutions, Inc.
      Salem, New Hampshire

      On March 18, 2002, the White House announced that the President intends to appoint Mark Griffon to be a member of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Mr. Griffon has served as the President of Creative Pollution Solutions in New Hampshire since 1992 where he performs consulting services in the radiation and hazardous waste fields. He also recently served as a Member of the Advisory Committee for U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 11 KB (1 page)

    • James E. Lockey, M.D., M.S.
      University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
      Professor of Environmental Health and Internal Medicine
      Cincinnati, Ohio

      Dr. Lockey served as the Director of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati from 1986 to 2005. Current appointments and activities of Dr. Lockey include Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine) and Professor Environmental Health (Occupational and Environmental Medicine) University of Cincinnati; Member of the Expert Panel of Fernald II Worker Settlement Fund; Member of United Auto Workers - GM and United Auto Workers - Delphi Occupational Health Advisory Boards.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • James Malcolm Melius, M.D., Dr. P.H.
      Director
      New York State Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund
      Albany, New York

      Dr. Melius has served as Director for the New York State Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund in Albany, New York since 1996. Other current appointments and activities of Dr. Melius include: Director, New York State Laborers' Employers Cooperation and Education Trust Fund since 1997; Research Director, Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America since 1995; and Lecturer, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine since 1997.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • Wanda I. Munn
      Senior Nuclear Engineer (Retired)
      Richland, Washington

      Ms. Munn is retired from the Advanced Reactor Development Division of Westinghouse Hanford Company in Richland, Washington. She has 20 years of experience in nuclear engineering disciplines, design, construction, acceptance testing, startup, nuclear safety, and operation of the Fast Flux Test Facility. Ms. Munn has served on the Richland City Council, is a member of her local Health Physics chapter, a life member of the American Nuclear Society, and a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • John W. Poston, Sr.
      Professor and Graduate Coordinator
      Department of Nuclear Engineering
      Texas A&M University
      College Station, TX

      Dr. Poston has served on the faculty of Texas A&M University in the Department of Nuclear Engineering for 21 years, including 10 years as Head of the Department. His service on various advisory committees and activities also include the Radiation Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board, Environmental Protection Agency; the National Academies Committee on Transportation of Nuclear Waste to Yucca Mountain; and the National Academies Committee on Controlling International Radiological Terrorism. He is a Fellow of the Health Physics Society, the American Nuclear Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is an Honorary Member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Dr. Poston is also an Associate Editor of the Health Physics Journal.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 11 KB (1 page)

    • Robert W. Presley
      Manufacturing Engineer
      Pro2Serve
      Professional Project Services, Inc.
      Nuclear Weapons Engineer (retired)
      Oak Ridge, Tennessee

      Robert W. Presley has been employed by Pro2Serve, Professional Project Services, Inc., of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as a Manufacturing Engineer since February 2003. He serves as a Derivative Classifier and Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information Reviewing Official at BWXT Y-12. His fields of responsibility are modernization, infrastructure reduction, and general nuclear weapons production activities associated with the Y-12 National Security Complex. Prior to his current employment, Mr. Presley had 36 years of work experience at the Y-12 Plant, hiring in as an Animal Handler for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Biology Division in 1966. His experience includes working in the Dispatching Department as a Parts Dispatcher and Procedure Writer; Senior Engineering Assistant in the Product Engineering Department, working in the Livermore Special Projects Pre-Production Group; Engineering Technologist in the Product Engineering and Scheduling Division, working with the Los Alamos Special Projects Group; Staff Engineer/Engineer II in the Product Engineering Department, Los Alamos Special Projects and Nuclear Device Group; Group Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Weapons Dismantlement and Nuclear Device Group, Program Management Department. Mr. Presley served as the Protocol Officer, managing activities associated with special visits and tours for the Y-12 Complex, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems Executive Offices, National Nuclear Security Agency's Y-12 Operations Office, DOE-Oak Ridge Operations Offices, and DOE-Headquarters Offices in Washington, D.C. Special assignments included working with the Advanced Strategic Computer Initiative Team, the Department of Energy and the Department of Justice as a Subject Matter Expert. Mr. Presley retired from BWXT Y-12, L.L.C. on December 31, 2002.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

    • Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.D.
      Radiation Consultant
      Professor Emeritus
      University of Florida
      Elysian, Minnesota

      Dr. Roessler was on the faculty, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida for 22 years as Head of Health Physics and Medical Physics. Various advisory committees include the Radiation Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board, Environmental Protection Agency, 1997-2004; Technical Steering Panel, Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project, 1988-1996; and Bi-national Advisory Group, Chernobyl Health Effects Study, National Cancer Institute, 2001-present. Dr. Roessler is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Health Physics Society's Newsletter and Web Site.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 9 KB (1 page)

    • Phillip Schofield
      Bosque Farm, New Mexico

      Mr. Schofield worked for Los Alamos National Laboratory for twenty one years. He has extensive experience in handling and processing of plutonium and americium. Some of the areas of actinide chemistry and processing include: 1) making fuel and fuel pins for the FFTF program using plutonium, uranium, and thorium, 2) hydrogen fluoride reduction of Pu O2, direct oxide reduction, americium extraction, and recovery of Pu metal. Mr. Schofield spent the last five years as an Operations Center Specialist , running and monitoring all systems at the (TA-55) plutonium facility. He has been on medical disability since 1996. He has since worked as a volunteer with the Los Alamos Project on Worker Safety.

      Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
      this document in PDF PDF 10 KB (1 page)

  • Previous Board Members

    • Henry Anderson (January 2002 through January 2006)

    • Antonio Andrade (January 2002 through February 2005)

    • Roy DeHart (January 2002 through August 2006)

    • Larry Elliott (January 2002 through February 2005)

    • Richard Espinosa (January 2002 through January 2006)

    • Sally Gadola (January 2002 through November 2002)

    • Lew Wade (February 2005 through April 2008)

    • Charles Leon Owens (October 2002 through September 2006)

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Contacting the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board welcomes written comments from claimants, advocates, energy employees, Congressional offices, and the general public. Comments can be faxed to the attention of the Advisory Board at 513-533-6826 or submitted electronically by e-mail to ocas@cdc.gov.

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Advisory Board Subcommittee and Work Group Information

Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Where documents have been finalized, they may be reviewed, and protected information is removed so that the documents may be provided to the SEC petitioners. These finalized, reviewed and redacted documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • Subcommittee on Dose Reconstruction
    Mark Griffon-Chair
    Michael Gibson
    Wanda Munn
    John Poston
    Bradley Clawson-Alternate
    Robert Presley-Alternate

  • Work Group on Blockson Chemical SEC
    Wanda Munn-Chair
    Michael Gibson
    James Melius
    Genevieve Roessler
    Bradley Clawson--Alternate

  • Work Group on Chapman Valve SEC Petition
    John Poston-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    Michael Gibson
    Mark Griffon
    Genevieve Roessler

  • Work Group on Conflict of Interest Policy for the Board
    James Lockey-Chair
    James Melius
    Robert Presley
    Paul Ziemer

  • Work Group on Fernald Site Profile and SEC
    Bradley Clawson-Chair
    Mark Griffon
    Robert Presley
    Phillip Schofield
    Paul Ziemer

  • Work Group on Hanford Site Profile
    James Melius-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    John Poston
    Phillip Schofield
    Paul Ziemer

  • Work Group on LANL Site Profile and SEC
    Mark Griffon-Chair
    Josie Beach
    Wanda Munn
    John Poston
    Robert Presley

  • Work Group on Linde Ceramics Site Profile
    Genevieve Roessler-Chair
    Josie Beach
    Michael Gibson
    James Lockey

  • Work Group on Nevada Test Site, Site Profile
    Robert Presley-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    Wanda Munn
    Genevieve Roessler
    Phillip Schofield

  • Work Group on Rocky Flats Site, Site Profile and SEC Petition
    Mark Griffon-Chair
    Michael Gibson
    Wanda Munn
    Robert Presley

  • Work Group on Savannah River Site, Site Profile
    Mark Griffon-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    Michael Gibson
    James Lockey
    Phillip Schofield

  • Work Group on SEC Issues (including the 250 day issue)
    James Melius-Chair
    Josie Beach
    Mark Griffon
    Genevieve Roessler
    Paul Ziemer

  • Work Group on the Mound Plant
    Josie Beach-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    Robert Presley
    Phillip Schofield
    Paul Ziemer--Alternate

  • Work Group on the Use of Surrogate Data
    James Melius-Chair
    Josie Beach
    Mark Griffon
    James Lockey
    Wanda Munn

  • Work Group on Worker Outreach
    Michael Gibson-Chair
    Josie Beach
    Wanda Munn
    Phillip Schofield

  • Work Group Procedures Review
    Wanda Munn-Chair
    Michael Gibson
    Mark Griffon
    Paul Ziemer
    Robert Presley-Alternate

  • Work Group to Review SEC Petitions that Did Not Qualify for Evaluation
    James Lockey-Chair
    Bradley Clawson
    James Melius
    Wanda Munn
    Genevieve Roessler

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2008 Advisory Board Meetings (includes agendas, minutes, and transcripts)



The Advisory Board must adhere to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). FACA ensures that advice rendered by the Advisory Board be both objective and accessible to the public. In addition, FACA requires that notices for committee meetings are published with adequate advance notice in the Federal Register. The Advisory Board has established both subcommittees and work groups. While FACA does not require a notice to be published in the Federal Register for work group meetings, we will make every attempt to provide advanced notice of work group meetings held by the Advisory Board.

NOTE: Transcripts posted to the Web site after December 12, 2007, will be posted in accordance with the following policy:

Policy on Redaction of Board Meeting Transcripts
(Public Comment)

  1. If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name.

  2. NIOSH will take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals making public comment are aware of the fact that their comments (including their name, if provided) will appear in a transcript of the meeting posted on a public Web site. Such reasonable steps include:
    1. A statement read at the start of each public comment period stating that transcripts will be posted and names of speakers will not be redacted;

    2. A printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above will be displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make public comment;

    3. A statement such as outlined in (a) above will also appears with the agenda for a Board Meeting when it is posted on the NIOSH Web site;

    4. A statement such as in (a) above will appear in the Federal Register Notice that announces Board and Subcommittee meetings.

  3. If an individual in making a statement reveals personal information (e.g., medical information) about themselves that information will not usually be redacted. The NIOSH FOIA coordinator will, however, review such revelations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act and if deemed appropriate, will redact such information.

  4. All disclosures of information concerning third parties will be redacted.

  5. If it comes to the attention of the Designated Federal Official (DFO) that an individual wishes to share information with the Board but objects to doing so in a public forum, the DFO will work with that individual, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to find a way that the Board can hear such comments.
  • June 24-26
    Advisory Board Meeting
    Millennium Hotel Complex
    200 S. 4th Street
    St. Louis, MO 631121
    (314) 241-9500

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

  • June 5
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Blockson Chemical Company
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • May 21
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Nevada Test Site
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • May 20
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Procedures
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.(Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • May 14
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

    11:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 29 KB (1 page)

  • May 13--POSTPONED
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Surrogate Data

    2:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • May 1
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Chapman Valve
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    10:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 39 KB (1 page)

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • April 7-9
    Advisory Board Meeting
    Crown Plaza Hotel Tampa East
    10221 Princess Palm Ave.
    Tampa, FL 33610
    (813) 623-6363

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 14 KB (3 pages)

  • April 3
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Rocky Flats

    11:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • April 2
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Procedures

    1:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • April 1
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Mound
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.(Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.


  • March 26
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Fernald
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • March 25
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Subcommittee on Dose Reconstruction
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

  • March 19
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Procedures

    2:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 74 KB (46 pages)

  • March 17
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Rocky Flats

    11:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • March 13
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Outreach

    3:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • March 13
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Procedures
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda items will be provided at a later date.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • March 6
    Teleconference meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Hanford

    1:00 p.m. (Eastern time)

    Open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    The call will focus on the issue of SEC eligibility criteria.

    Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board's Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

  • February 20
    Advisory Board Teleconference Meeting

    11:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

    Open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 45 KB (2 pages)

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 303 KB (170 pages)

  • February 1
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Worker Outreach
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166

    9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 7 KB (1 page)

  • January 8-10
    Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting and Regular Meeting
    Suncoast Hotel and Casino
    9090 Alta Drive
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    (702) 636-7050

    Agenda
    this document in PDF PDF 15 KB (4 pages)

    Transcripts:

    January 8, 2008 (Subcommittee Meeting)
    this document in PDF PDF 196 KB (111 pages)

    January 8, 2008
    this document in PDF PDF 416 KB (230 pages)

    January 9, 2008
    this document in PDF PDF 685 KB (376 pages)

    January 10, 2008
    this document in PDF PDF 309 KB (169 pages)

  • January 8
    Advisory Board Working Group on Linde Ceramics Site Profile
    Suncoast Hotel and Casino
    9090 Alta Drive
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    (702) 636-7050

    8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)
    Room: Madrid A

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 124 KB (82 pages)

  • January 7
    Advisory Board Working Group on the Nevada Test Site, Site Profile
    Suncoast Hotel and Casino
    9090 Alta Drive
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    (702) 636-7050

    7:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
    Room: Fairway 3

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

    Transcript
    this document in PDF PDF 201 KB (139 pages)

  • January 7
    Advisory Board Procedures Working Group
    Suncoast Hotel and Casino
    9090 Alta Drive
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    (702) 636-7050

    1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
    Room: Fairway 3

    This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

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Technical Support for the Board's Review of NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program

CDC has a requirement to provide technical assistance to the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health. The work involves conducting individual dose reconstruction reviews, site profile and worker profile reviews, and review of Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petitions.

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Reports from the Technical Support Contractor

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Recommendations on SEC Petitions