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2017 Advisory Board and Public Meetings
This page contains a listing of Advisory Board and public meetings. When available, locations, times, telephone conference access information, agendas, and transcripts from the meetings are provided.
Information on worker outreach meetings can be found on individual site pages. A list of the individual site pages can be found on the List of Work Sites page.
2017 Meetings
- January 30: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
- January 25: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
- January 13: Teleconference of the Advisory Board’s Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs) Work Group
- January 10: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Subcommittee on Procedure Reviews
- January 5: Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Nevada Test Site
- January 30 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews
Time/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
- January 25 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
Time/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- January 13 Teleconference of the Advisory Board’s Uranium Refining Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs) Work Group
Time/Location:
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of NIOSH Response Paper, NIOSH Response to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Hooker Electrochemical Company TBD (DCAS-TKBS-0009 Rev. 3)pdf icon[34 KB (2 pages)]
December 23, 2016 - NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Hooker Electrochemical Company TBD (DCAS-TKBS-0009 Rev. 3) Response Paper pdf icon[322 KB (4 pages)]
(December 6, 2016) - SC&A Draft: SC&A Review of DCAS-TKBS-0009, Revision 03, for Hooker Electrochemical Company, Rev. 0 pdf icon[110 KB (12 pages)]
November 21, 2016
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of NIOSH Response Paper, NIOSH Response to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Hooker Electrochemical Company TBD (DCAS-TKBS-0009 Rev. 3)pdf icon[34 KB (2 pages)]
- January 10 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Subcommittee on Procedure Reviews
Time/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
- January 5 Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Nevada Test Site
Time/Location:
8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; No Public Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Toll-Free: 1-877-222-7570
Fax: 859-586-0266Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Presentation:
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A Memo: NTS Site Profile Matrix Comments and December 2016 Update by SC&A pdf icon[75 KB (5 pages)]
December 29, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Response to NIOSH’s Review of SC&A’s Nevada Test Site Resuspension Issues Status Report pdf icon[380 KB (38 pages)]
December 21, 2016 - SC&A Memo: SC&A’s Position on Comment 8 – Resuspension Issues at the Nevada Test Site pdf icon[53 KB (5 pages)]
December 16, 2016 - NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: NIOSH Response to Inconsistency Issues Raised in Comment 8 of SC&A’s NTS Resuspension Issues Status Report, Rev. 0 pdf icon[103 KB (9 pages)]
June 6, 2016 - NIOSH/ORAU White Paper: NIOSH Response to Comment 5 of SC&A’s NTS Resuspension Issues Status Report, Rev. 0A pdf icon[769 KB (29 pages)]
June 6, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Status Report on Resuspension Issues at the Nevada Test Site pdf icon[1 MB (44 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
July 21, 2015 - NIOSH/DCAS: NTS Resuspension Issues and Comments Matrix pdf icon[281 KB (15 pages)]
January 29, 2016
- SC&A Memo: NTS Site Profile Matrix Comments and December 2016 Update by SC&A pdf icon[75 KB (5 pages)]
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February 9, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Rocky Flats PlantTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Presentations:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- Joint Email Submission from Rocky Flats Plant SEC-00192 Co-petitioner Terrie Barrie and GSI SEC-105, Dow in IL SEC-79, and Texas City SEC-88 Co-petitioner Daniel W. McKeel, Jr. M.D. pdf icon[364 KB (7 pages)]
February 6, 2017 - SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s White Paper, “Reassessment of Internal Radiation Dose from Sources at the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory,” of November 28, 2016 pdf icon[83 KB (9 pages)]
January 24, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Reassessment of Internal Radiation Dose from Sources at the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory pdf icon[1 MB (51 pages)]
November 28, 2016 - NIOSH/ORAU: Existence of Mg-Th Alloy at RFP Based on Worker Statements, Response Paper, Rev. 1 pdf icon[153 (15 pages)]
August 13, 2014
- Joint Email Submission from Rocky Flats Plant SEC-00192 Co-petitioner Terrie Barrie and GSI SEC-105, Dow in IL SEC-79, and Texas City SEC-88 Co-petitioner Daniel W. McKeel, Jr. M.D. pdf icon[364 KB (7 pages)]
- March 22 – 23: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
- March 13–TIME CHANGE: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Carborundum Company
- March 10: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory – East
- March 2: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City Plant
- March 22 – 23, 2017
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker HealthTime/Location:
Wednesday, March 22: 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Central Time)
Public Comment Period: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Central Time)Thursday, March 23: 8:15 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, Public Comment Period
Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago-Naperville
1823 Abriter Court
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (630) 799-5900
Fax: (630) 799-3900Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Access to the meeting is also available via Skype Meeting Connection
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
- Agenda pdf icon[52 KB (2 pages)]
- March 22 Transcript pdf icon[466 KB (208 pages)]
- March 23 Transcript pdf icon[349 KB (105 pages)]
Presentations:
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
- NIOSH/DCAS: Program Update pdf icon[508 KB (8 pages)]
- Department of Labor (DOL): Program Update pdf icon[1.7 MB (21 pages)]
- Department of Energy (DOE): Program Update pdf icon[380 KB (16 pages)]
- Advisory Board: TBD-6000 Work Group Report on Resolution of Findings for SC&A Review of Appendix BB, Rev. 2 pdf icon[1.6 MB (10 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Carborundum Work Group SEC Petition 00223 Recommendations pdf icon[772 KB (22 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory Update to SEC Evaluation Report SEC-00219, Rev. 2 pdf icon[900 KB (20 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort Updates pdf icon[214 KB (14 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Argonne National Laboratory – East Site Profile Review Update pdf icon[1924 KB (12 pages)]
Thursday, March 23, 2017
- NIOSH/DCAS: Savannah River Site Status Update pdf icon[137 KB (6 pages)]
- SC&A: SC&A Status Summary for Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[100 KB (8 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Rocky Flats Plant SEC-00192 pdf icon[135 KB (41 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Review of Kansas City Plant Remaining Site Profile Issues pdf icon[293 KB (11 pages)]
Discussion/Background Papers:
- Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANLE)
- SC&A Draft: SC&A Recommendations Regarding Issues Resolution for the Site Profile for Argonne National Laboratory-East pdf icon[142 KB (18 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2016-SP005, Revision 1
June 5, 2016 - Carborundum Company
- SC&A Memo: Updated Status Report on SC&A Review of NIOSH Response Paper pdf icon[163 KB (5 pages)]
March 12, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Evaluation of Carborundum Company Response to Site Profile Issues and Comments pdf icon[624 KB (30 pages)]
February 22, 2017 - General Steel Industries
- Appendix BB — General Steel Industries, Rev. 3 pdf icon[826 KB (42 pages)]
February 9, 2017Revision Includes: Revises footnote to Table 8 and 9 to remove “<” symbol. Revises values in last three rows of Table 9. Revises paragraph after Table 9 to resolve issues raised by the Advisory Board on Radiation Worker Health in the review of revision 2.
- NIOSH/DCAS: Response to Sanford Cohen & Associates Review of Battelle -TBD-6000 Appendix BB – General Steel Industries, Revision 2 pdf icon[83 KB (4 pages)]
November 4, 2016 - SC&A Memo: Review of “Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Worked Uranium Metals Appendix BB – General Steel Industries,” Revision 2 pdf icon[126 KB (12 pages)]
September 6, 2016 - Idaho National Laboratory
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report Petition SEC-00219, Rev. 2 pdf icon[7 MB (293 pages)]
February 22, 2017 - Kansas City Plant
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of Site Profile for the Kansas City Plant, ORAUT-TKBS-0031, Revision 01 pdf icon[76 KB (6 pages)]
January 30, 2017 - Site Profile for the Kansas City Plant pdf icon[1.1 MB (78 pages)]
ORAUT-TKBS-0031 Rev. 01
January 6, 2017Revision Includes: Revision initiated to incorporate changes to include information from the SEC-0210 Petition Evaluation Report and updated medical X-ray organ dose determination using guidance in ORAUT-OTIB-0006. Affected all sections. Expanded on the Machining Area operations, ThO2 powder sources, and to expand on Mg-Th operational periods. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Rocky Flats Plant
- SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s White Paper, “Reassessment of Internal Radiation Dose from Sources at the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory,” of November 28, 2016 pdf icon[83 KB (9 pages)]
January 24, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Reassessment of Internal Radiation Dose from Sources at the Rocky Flats Plant Critical Mass Laboratory pdf icon[1 MB (51 pages)]
November 28, 2016
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March 13, 2017–TIME CHANGE
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Carborundum CompanyTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
-
March 10, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory – EastTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Draft: SC&A Recommendations Regarding Issues Resolution for the Site Profile for Argonne National Laboratory-East pdf icon[142 KB (18 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2016-SP005, Revision 1
June 5, 2016
- SC&A Draft: SC&A Recommendations Regarding Issues Resolution for the Site Profile for Argonne National Laboratory-East pdf icon[142 KB (18 pages)]
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March 2, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Kansas City PlantTime/Location:
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of Site Profile for the Kansas City Plant, ORAUT-TKBS-0031, Revision 01 pdf icon[76 KB (6 pages)]
January 30, 2017 - Site Profile for the Kansas City Plant pdf icon[1.1 MB (78 pages)]
ORAUT-TKBS-0031 Rev. 01
January 6, 2017
- SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of Site Profile for the Kansas City Plant, ORAUT-TKBS-0031, Revision 01 pdf icon[76 KB (6 pages)]
- April 21, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Pacific Proving GroundsTime/Location:1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Revision 1, July 11, 2016 pdf icon[123 KB (16 pages)]Contract No. 211-2014-58081
December 21, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Rev. 1 pdf icon[2 MB (65 pages)]
Contract No. 200-2009-28555
November 5, 2013
- SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Revision 1, July 11, 2016 pdf icon[123 KB (16 pages)]Contract No. 211-2014-58081
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April 13, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction ReviewsTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
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May 16, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National LaboratoryTime/Location:10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Presentations:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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SC&A Draft: Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970, Rev. 0 pdf icon[2 MB (54 pages)]
May 1, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: Response to NIOSH Reactor Analysis Plan and Consolidation of All Reactor Modeling Comments, Rev. 0 pdf icon[1 MB (59 pages)]
December 8, 2016 -
SC&A Memo: Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan for Temporary Badges at CPP (1963–1970), pdf icon[180 KB (9 pages)]
September 29, 2016 -
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Proposal for INL and ANL-W Reactor Prioritization for OTIB-0054 Evaluation pdf icon[603 KB (9 pages)]
July 28, 2016 -
SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Monitoring Practices for Claimants at Argonne National Laboratory–West pdf icon[1 MB (59 pages)]
July 8, 2016
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SC&A Draft: Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970, Rev. 0 pdf icon[2 MB (54 pages)]
- June 27, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction ReviewsTime/Location:10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
- June 6, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker HealthTime/Location:11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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July 28, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on FernaldTime/Location:
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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SC&A Draft: A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose pdf icon[241 KB (29 pages)]
July 6, 2017 -
Fernald Environmental Management Project Technical Basis Document: Occupational Internal Dose, Rev. 03 pdf icon[2.5 MB (188 pages)]
March 30, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 4 pdf icon[637 KB (51 pages)]
May 18, 2016 -
SC&A Memo: Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-4, Rev. 3 pdf icon[198 KB (7 pages)]
May 18, 2016
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SC&A Draft: A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose pdf icon[241 KB (29 pages)]
- August 23-24: Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
- August 16: Joint Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work Groups
- August 15: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- August 14: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory
- August 7: Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Grand Junction Facilities
- August 23 – 24 Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker HealthTime/Location:
Wednesday, August 23: 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Public Comment Period: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)Thursday, August 24: 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, Public Comment Period
Courtyard Marriott
3347 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
Phone: (505) 473-2800
Fax: (505) 473-5128Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Access to the meeting is also available via Skype Meeting Connection
Available Meeting Items:
- Agenda pdf icon[49 KB (3 pages)]
- August 23rd, Transcript pdf icon[777 KB (324 pages)]
- August 24th, Transcript pdf icon[286 KB (171 pages)]
Presentations:
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
- NIOSH/DCAS: Program Update pdf icon[379 KB (9 pages)]
- Department of Labor: Program Update pdf icon[1.5 MB (24 pages)]
- Department of Energy: Program Update pdf icon[588 KB (16 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Review of Pantex Plant Remaining Site Profile Issues pdf icon[238 KB (8 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Closeout of TBD Issues Pertaining to the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG) pdf icon[163 KB (15 pages)]
- SC&A: Fernald SEC Petition and Site Profile Review Status Update pdf icon[119 KB (30 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory SEC Evaluation Report SEC-00238 pdf icon[451 KB (17 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort Updates pdf icon[208 KB (14 pages)]
- SC&A Presentation: Review of SEC Petition Evaluation Report Addendum Los Alamos National Laboratory pdf icon[146 KB (8 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Los Alamos National Laboratory SEC Evaluation Summary pdf icon[362 KB (33 pages)]
Thursday, August 24, 2017
- NIOSH/DCAS: Metals and Controls Corporation SEC Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00236 pdf icon[585 KB (27 pages)]
- Advisory Board: Summary of Issues Related to SEC Petition 00175 at the Grand Junction Facilities pdf icon[158 KB (12 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory SEC-00235 pdf icon[538 KB (20 pages)]
- NIOSH/DCAS: Evaluation of Monitoring of Subcontractor Construction Trades Workers (CTWs) at the Savannah River Site (ORAUT-RPRT-0083 pdf icon[597 KB (19 pages)]
- SC&A Presentation: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness pdf icon[118 KB (9 pages)]
Discussion Papers:
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Pantex Plant
- SC&A Issues Matrix: SC&A’S Evaluation of Revisions to Pantex Technical Basis Documents Relevant to Site Profile and SEC Issues: Technical Basis Documents Issues Matrix (SC&A Response) pdf icon[54 KB (3 pages)]
June 16, 2016 - NIOSH/DCAS: Response to “SC&A Issues Matrix: SC&A’s Evaluation of Revisions to Pantex Technical Basis Documents Relevant to Site Profile and SEC Issues” pdf icon[73 KB (2 pages)]
May 24, 2016 - SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of Revisions to Pantex Technical Basis Documents Relevant to Site Profile and SEC Issues pdf icon[594 KB (15 pages)]
February 23, 2016
Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG)
- SC&A Draft: Issues Resolution Matrix for Pacific Proving Grounds Site Profile pdf icon[87 KB (10 pages)]
September 6, 2017 - SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Revision 1, July 11, 2016 pdf icon[123 KB (16 pages)]
December 21, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Pacific Proving Grounds, Rev. 1 pdf icon[2 MB (65 pages)]
November 5, 2013
Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)
- SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 5 pdf icon[483 KB (71 pages)]
August 9, 2017 - SC&A Draft: A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose pdf icon[241 KB (29 pages)]
July 6, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: Occupational Internal Dose pdf icon[2.5 MB (188 pages)]
March 30, 2017 - SC&A Memo: Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-4, Rev. 3 pdf icon[198 KB (7 pages)]
May 18, 2016
Idaho National Laboratory
- SC&A Memo: Update on Validation and Verification of INL CPP Temporary Badge Database – Expansion of Claimant Pool (1963–1970) pdf icon[59 KB (3 pages)]
August 3, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Evaluation Report, Petition SEC-00238 pdf icon[1 MB (55 pages)]
July 20, 2017
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
- SC&A Memo: Review of SEC Petition Evaluation Report Addendum (SEC-00109) for Los Alamos National Laboratory pdf icon[124 KB (16 pages)]
July 27, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: Addendum to Los Alamos National Laboratory Petition SEC-00109 Evaluation Report pdf icon[403 KB (55 pages)]
April 24, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Metals and Controls Corp.
Grand Junction Facilities
- NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Grand Junction Monitoring Program in 1991 pdf icon[398 KB (6 pages)]
July 27, 2017 - SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office, Addendum to Petition SEC-00175 pdf icon[759 KB (33 pages)]
May 17, 2016
Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Savannah River Site (SRS)
- SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
July 13, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT-RPRT-0083, Rev. 00: Evaluation of Monitoring of Construction Workers Identified in High-Level Cave Job Plans at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[3 MB (51 pages)]
June 27, 2017 - SC&A Draft: Focused Review on the Concurrence of ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Revision 03, and the Draft Coworker Implementation Criteria pdf icon[219 KB (25 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Rev. 3: Internal Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[1.8 MB (94 pages)]
November 22, 2016
- August 16 Joint Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Savannah River Site (SRS) and Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Issues (including the 250 day issue) Work GroupsTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
July 13, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0083, Rev. 00: Evaluation of Monitoring of Construction Workers Identified in High-Level Cave Job Plans at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[3 MB (51 pages)]
June 27, 2017 - ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Rev. 3: Internal Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[1.8 MB (94 pages)]
November 22, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Focused Review on the Concurrence of ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Revision 03, and the Draft Coworker Implementation Criteria pdf icon[219 KB (25 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0065, Rev.0: An Evaluation of Neptunium Operations at Savannah River Site pdf icon[4.5 MB (67 pages)]
September 19, 2016 - SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of RPRT-0065 – An Evaluation of Neptunium Operations at Savannah River Site pdf icon[238 KB (8 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Responses to SC&A Findings on ORAUT-RPRT-0065, Draft 2 pdf icon[91 KB (1 page)]
May 23, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0077, Rev.0: Evaluation of Health Physics Area and Health Physics Department Codes To Identify Neptunium Workers at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[377 KB (22 pages)]
November 8, 2016 - SC&A Draft: SC&A Review of Dosimetry Coding Methods for Identifying Neptunium Workers at Savannah River Site, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
April 10, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Evaluation of Method for Assessment of Thorium-232 Exposures at the Savannah River Site from 1972 to 1989, Rev. 00 pdf icon[2.3 MB (26 pages)]
May 15, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Appropriateness of using 1997 Gross Alpha Air Sampling Data as a Method of Bounding Thoron Intakes at the SRS H-Area Tank Farm Between 1972 and 1994, Rev. 00 pdf icon[444 KB (14 pages)]
April 7, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Locations of Stable Metal Tritides Use at the Savannah River Site, Rev. 00 pdf icon[382 KB (31 pages)]
January 9, 2017
- SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
- August 15 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)Time/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Presentations:
- NIOSH/DCAS: Los Alamos National Laboratory SEC-00109 Addendum pdf icon[320 KB (33 pages)]
- SC&A: Review of SEC Petition Evaluation Report Addendum on Los Alamos National Laboratory pdf icon[135 KB (8 pages)]
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A Memo: Review of SEC Petition Evaluation Report Addendum (SEC-00109) for Los Alamos National Laboratory pdf icon[124 KB (16 pages)]
July 27, 2017 - Addendum to Los Alamos National Laboratory SEC Petition Evaluation Report (January 1, 1996 through December 31, 2005) pdf icon[403 KB (55 pages)]
April 24, 2017 - SC&A Memo: Remaining Site Profile (TBD) Issues pdf icon[63 KB (5 pages)]
March 10, 2017
- August 14 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory-West/IdahoTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A Memo: Update on Validation and Verification of INL CPP Temporary Badge Database – Expansion of Claimant Pool (1963–1970) pdf icon[59 KB (3 pages)]
August 3, 2017 - Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Evaluation Report, Petition 238 pdf icon[1 MB (55 pages)]
July 20, 2017 - SC&A Draft: Draft Review of Internal Alpha Exposure Potential at CPP Prior to 1963 pdf icon[2 MB (52 pages)]
July 10, 2017
- SC&A Memo: Update on Validation and Verification of INL CPP Temporary Badge Database – Expansion of Claimant Pool (1963–1970) pdf icon[59 KB (3 pages)]
- August 7 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Grand Junction FacilitiesTime/Location:
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Grand Junction Monitoring Program in 1991 pdf icon[398 KB (6 pages)]
July 27, 2017 - SC&A Memo: Resolution of Finding 3 under SC&A’s Review of DCAS-PER-047 (GJOO) pdf icon[152 KB (7 pages)]
June 22, 2017 - SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC Evaluation Report for Grand Junction Operations Office, Addendum to Petition SEC-00175 pdf icon[759 KB (33 pages)]
May 17, 2016
- NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Grand Junction Monitoring Program in 1991 pdf icon[398 KB (6 pages)]
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September 28, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction ReviewsTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-061: Bridgeport Brass Company pdf icon[234 KB (27 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2017-PR005, Revision 0
July 10, 2017 -
DCAS-PER-061, Rev. 0: Bridgeport Brass Company pdf icon[119 KB 2 pages)]
June 5, 2015
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September 25, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board Work Group on TBD 6000Time/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-063, “Aluminum Company of America – Pennsylvania (ALCOA PN)” pdf icon[157 KB (16 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2017-PR008, Revision 0
July 17, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-065, “Anaconda” pdf icon[638 KB (23 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2017-PR004, Revision 0
June 15, 2017 -
DCAS-PER-065: Anaconda Program Evaluation Report, Rev. 0 pdf icon[30 KB (2 pages)]
November 30, 2015
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October 5, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker HealthTime/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Evaluation of Monitoring of Subcontractor Construction Trades Workers (CTWs) at the Savannah River Site (ORAUT-RPRT-0083 pdf icon[597 KB (19 pages)]
Presentation at the August 23-24, 2017, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health - SC&A Presentation: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness pdf icon[118 KB (9 pages)]
Presentation at the August 23-24, 2017, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health - SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
July 13, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0083, Rev. 00: Evaluation of Monitoring of Construction Workers Identified in High-Level Cave Job Plans at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[3 MB (51 pages)]
June 27, 2017 - SC&A Draft: Focused Review on the Concurrence of ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Revision 03, and the Draft Coworker Implementation Criteria pdf icon[219 KB (25 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Rev. 3: Internal Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[1.8 MB (94 pages)]
November 22, 2016
- NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Evaluation of Monitoring of Subcontractor Construction Trades Workers (CTWs) at the Savannah River Site (ORAUT-RPRT-0083 pdf icon[597 KB (19 pages)]
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November 30, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Dose Reconstruction Review Methods Work GroupTime/Location:
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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November 20, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Subcommittee on Procedures ReviewTime/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-RPRT-0078, Revision 00, “Technical Basis for Sampling Plan” pdf icon[145 KB (11 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
October 3, 2017 - SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’s Program Evaluation Report DCAS-PER-059, “Norton Company” pdf icon[887 KB (24 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2017-PR002, Rev. 0
May 22, 2017 - SC&A Draft: SC&A Review of DCAS-RPT-005, Revision 00, Alternative Dissolution Models for Insoluble Plutonium-238 pdf icon[255 KB (10 pages)]
January 13, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: ORAUT-RPRT-0078, Rev. 00: Technical Basis for Sampling Plan pdf icon[831 KB (19 pages)]
June 17, 2016 - DCAS-PER-059: Norton Company pdf icon[59 KB 2 pages)]
April 24, 2015
- SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-RPRT-0078, Revision 00, “Technical Basis for Sampling Plan” pdf icon[145 KB (11 pages)]
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November 14, 2017
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Savannah River SiteTime/Location:
8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; No Public Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Telephone: 859-586-0166Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701#Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0075, Revision 01, “Use of Claimant Datasets for Coworker Modeling” pdf icon[131 KB (18 pages)]
October 9, 2017 - SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
July 13, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0083, Rev. 00: Evaluation of Monitoring of Construction Workers Identified in High-Level Cave Job Plans at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[3 MB (51 pages)]
June 27, 2017 - ORAU-OTIB-0075, Rev. 1: Use of Claimant Datasets for Coworker Modeling pdf icon[19.96 MB (154 pages)]
June 17, 2016 - ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Rev. 3: Internal Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[1.8 MB (94 pages)]
November 22, 2016 - SC&A Draft: Focused Review on the Concurrence of ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Revision 03, and the Draft Coworker Implementation Criteria pdf icon[219 KB (25 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0065, Rev.0: An Evaluation of Neptunium Operations at Savannah River Site pdf icon[4.5 MB (67 pages)]
September 19, 2016 - SC&A Memo: SC&A Review of RPRT-0065 – An Evaluation of Neptunium Operations at Savannah River Site pdf icon[238 KB (8 pages)]
March 13, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Responses to SC&A Findings on ORAUT-RPRT-0065, Draft 2 pdf icon[91 KB (1 page)]
May 23, 2017 - ORAUT-RPRT-0077, Rev.0: Evaluation of Health Physics Area and Health Physics Department Codes To Identify Neptunium Workers at the Savannah River Site pdf icon[377 KB (22 pages)]
November 8, 2016 - SC&A Draft: SC&A Review of Dosimetry Coding Methods for Identifying Neptunium Workers at Savannah River Site, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
April 10, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Evaluation of Method for Assessment of Thorium-232 Exposures at the Savannah River Site from 1972 to 1989, Rev. 00 pdf icon[2.3 MB (26 pages)]
May 15, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Appropriateness of using 1997 Gross Alpha Air Sampling Data as a Method of Bounding Thoron Intakes at the SRS H-Area Tank Farm Between 1972 and 1994, Rev. 00 pdf icon[444 KB (14 pages)]
April 7, 2017 - NIOSH/ORAU: Locations of Stable Metal Tritides Use at the Savannah River Site, Rev. 00 pdf icon[382 KB (31 pages)]
January 9, 2017
- SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0075, Revision 01, “Use of Claimant Datasets for Coworker Modeling” pdf icon[131 KB (18 pages)]
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December 13 – 14, 2017
Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker HealthTime/Location:
Wednesday, December 13: 8:15 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
Public Comment Period: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)Thursday, December 14: 8:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, Public Comment Period
Doubletree Hilton
201 Marquette Avenue Northwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Phone: (505) 247-7057
Fax: (505) 247-7017Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Access to the meeting is also available via Skype Meeting Connection
Available Meeting Items:
Presentations:
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
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Department of Labor (DOL): Program Update pdf icon[2 MB (18 pages)]
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Department of Energy (DOE): Program Update pdf icon[421 KB (16 pages)]
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Advisory Board: Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews Report pdf icon[283 KB (12 pages)]
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NIOSH/DCAS: Review of Professional Judgements in Dose Reconstruction pdf icon[301 KB (20 pages)]
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NIOSH/DCAS: Evaluation Report for SEC-00245 Ames Laboratory 1971-1989 pdf icon[247 KB (18 pages)]
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NIOSH/DCAS: Savannah River Site Subcontractor Monitoring Update pdf icon[3 MB (48 pages)]
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NIOSH/DCAS: Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petitions Status Update pdf icon[222 KB (13 pages)]
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Discussion/Background Papers:
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Dose Reconstruction Review Methods
Ames Laboratory
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Ames Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Evaluation Report, Petition 245 pdf icon[555 KB (41 pages)]
November 30, 2017
Procedure Reviews
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SC&A: Issues Resolution Matrix for ORAUT-OTIB-0020, “Use of Coworker Dosimetry Data for External Dose Assignment” pdf icon[58 KB (4 pages)]
November 30, 2017 -
SC&A: Issues Resolution Matrix for ORAUT-OTIB-0052, “Parameters to Consider When Processing Claims for Construction Trade Workers” pdf icon[98 KB (10 pages)]
November 30, 2017 -
NIOSH/ORAU: Parameters to Consider When Processing Claims for Construction Trade Workers pdf icon[428 KB (36 pages)]
July 24, 2014 -
NIOSH/ORAU: Use of Coworker Dosimetry Data for External Dose Assignment pdf icon[76 KB (9 pages)]
November 14, 2011
Savannah River Site
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SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0075, Revision 01, “Use of Claimant Datasets for Coworker Modeling” pdf icon[131 KB (18 pages)]
October 9, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness pdf icon[296 KB (32 pages)]
September 22, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Savannah River Site Subcontractor Bioassay Data Completeness, Rev. 0 pdf icon[689 KB (34 pages)]
July 13, 2017 -
NIOSH/ORAU: ORAUT-OTIB-0081, Rev. 3, Internal Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Savannah River Site (SRS) pdf icon[1.8 MB (94 pages)]
November 22, 2016 -
NIOSH/ORAU: ORAUT-RPRT-0065, Rev.0, An Evaluation of Neptunium Operations at Savannah River Site pdf icon[4.5 MB (67 pages)]
September 19, 2016
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
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December 4, 2017
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Area IV of Santa Susana Field LaboratoryTime/Location:
10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
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Petition 235 – SEC Petition Evaluation Report (August 1, 1991 through June 30, 1993)pdf icon [633 KB (68 pages)]
May 11, 2017 -
SC&A Draft: A Focused Review of the NIOSH SEC-00235 Petition Evaluation Report for Santa Susana Field Laboratory Area IV pdf icon[510 KB (29 pages)]
Contract No. 211-2014-58081
SCA-TR-2017-SEC011, Revision 0
November 21, 2017
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Pre-Decisional Document Policy
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 pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
Information on Meeting Notices, Public Access to Documents, and Transcript Redaction
Posting of Advisory Board, Subcommittee, and Work Group Meetings to the NIOSH Website:
- The title, date, time, and location of meetings are posted once the meeting is announced or scheduled. The Advisory Board and NIOSH make every attempt to provide as much advanced notice of meetings as possible.
- As the meeting time approaches, the agenda for the meeting will be posted, if available. In addition, presentations for meetings, if applicable, will be posted (effective May 2011).
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Public Access to Advisory Board Records or Documents
The Advisory Board and NIOSH must also abide by the Freedom of Information Act (or FOIA)external icon [External Link: http://www.foia.gov/]. This Federal law gives the public the right to make requests for Federal agency records and documents. The Advisory Board and NIOSH are required to make requested records available unless the records are protected from disclosure by certain FOIA exemptions. Additional information on FOIA can be found on the FAQs: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) page.
NIOSH has developed the procedures for providing the public access to Advisory Board records or documents. This procedure helps to maintain the public’s right to access records as outlined under FACAexternal icon [External Link: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/fed-advisory-committee/] and FOIA while also allowing the Board’s Technical Support contractor to obtain and consider documents and data managed by NIOSH that are needed to carry out their duties under The Act. Such information includes documents and data obtained by NIOSH, the Board’s Technical Support Contractor, and NIOSH contractors under The Act. The Board’s Designated Federal Official works with the DCAS Director and the Board’s Technical Support Contractor to oversee implementation of these procedures.
- NIOSH Procedures for Providing Public Access to Records or Documents of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (the Board) pdf icon[38 KB (6 pages)]
November 11, 2009
Advisory Board Meeting Transcript Redaction Policy (Public Comment)
Transcripts posted to the website after December 12, 2007, will be posted in accordance with the following policy:
- If a person making a comment gives his or her name, no attempt will be made to redact that name.
- 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 website. Such reasonable steps include:
- 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;
- A printed copy of the statement mentioned in (a) above will be displayed on the table where individuals sign up to make public comment;
- 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 Website;
- A statement such as in (a) above will appear in the Federal Register Notice that announces Board and Subcommittee meetings.
- 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.
- All disclosures of information concerning third parties will be redacted.
- 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.