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  1. STAC
  2. Meetings
Contact STAC
Tania Carreón-Valencia
Designated Federal Officer
wtc-stac@cdc.gov

STAC Meetings

Meetings are based on program needs and the Administrator of the WTC Health Program determines when the STAC meetings will occur.

The agendas, presentations materials, and transcripts from the meetings can be found in the STAC Docket.

Upcoming Meetings

    September 23, 2024

    11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on September 23, 2024. The agenda will include updates on the status of WTC Health Program Research and the Youth Research Cohort. It will include a presentation on the expansion of the WTC Health Program enrollment eligibility for Pentagon and Shanksville responders. In addition, there will be a presentation about non-substantive revisions to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.

    To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instructions for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

    Comment deadlines:
    You must sign up for a time slot by September 16, 2024, to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.

    Previous Meetings

    June 21-22, 2023

    11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 21 and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 22 (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on June 21-22, 2023. The Administrator is calling the meeting to seek advice from the STAC regarding the new youth research cohort being established by the WTC Health Program. The meeting agenda will include a presentation on establishing the cohort and the Program’s perspectives, as well as an overview of young survivors. In addition, the WTC Health Program Survivors Steering Committee will lead presentations on young survivors’ views and community-based participatory research. The meeting will also include a presentation and discussion about substantive amendments to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. Proposed revisions to the Policy and Procedures were initially presented to the STAC at their meeting on February 9, 2023; the presentation will detail further revisions made to the Policy and Procedures in response to recommendations of the STAC at its previous meeting.

    To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instruction for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

    Comment deadlines:
    You must sign up for a time slot by June 14, 2023, to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.

    Meeting Archives

    Note: The links below will take you to the STAC Docket where the agenda, presentations, and transcripts from each meeting are posted.

    Page Last Reviewed: January 17, 2024
    Page Last Updated: September 3, 2024