Attachment B2 - Notice of public meeting

Attachment B2: Notice of Public Meeting November 1, 2007

[Federal Register: October 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 192)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket Number NIOSH-110]

Notice of Public Meeting and Availability for Public Comment

AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Availability for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces a public meeting and request for public input regarding a

proposed survey of U.S. truck driver safety and health. The goal of the

survey is to collect information on truck driver health, sleep

disorders, fatigue, working conditions, and non-fatal injuries. Further

information on the proposed survey may be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/110.

Public Comment Period: From date of publication of this notice

until January 2, 2008.

Public Meeting Date and Time: Thursday, November 1, 2007, 8:30

a.m.-4:30 p.m., CST.

Place: Westin O'Hare Hotel, 6100 North River Road, Rosemont,

Illinois 60018, telephone (888) 627-8517.

Purpose of the Meeting: To obtain public comment on the content and

conduct of a nationally representative survey of truck drivers' safety

and health. Special emphasis will be placed on discussion of the

following:

(1) Content of the survey.

(2) Appropriate methods of conducting such a survey.

Status: The forum will include scientists and representatives from

various government agencies, industry, labor, and other stakeholders,

and is open to the public. Attendance is limited only by the space

available. The meeting room will accommodate approximately 70 people.

Interested parties should make hotel reservations directly with the

Westin O'Hare Hotel by calling (888) 627-8517 or via the Web site at

http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/westatOc before the cut-off date of

5 p.m. CST October 10, 2007. A special group rate of $205.00 per night

(or prevailing government rate) plus tax per night for meeting guests

has been negotiated for this meeting. In order to receive the special

room rate, you will need to indicate that you will be attending the

NIOSH meeting.

Interested parties should confirm their attendance to this meeting

by contacting Ms. Mary K. Dingwall, meeting coordinator, at (301) 738-

3583 or MaryDingwall@Westat.com by October 19, 2007. Oral comments

given at the meeting will be recorded and included in the docket.

Written comments will also be accepted at the meeting or by submitting

them to the NIOSH Docket Office.

Contact Person for Technical Information: Karl Sieber, NIOSH/CDC,

Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Pkwy. MS R-17, Cincinnati,

OH 45226, telephone (513) 841-4231, or Stephanie Pratt, NIOSH/CDC, 1095

Willowdale Road, MS 1808, Morgantown, WV 26505, telephone (304) 285-

5992.

Contact Person for Submitting Comments: Comments on the topics

presented in this notice and at the meeting should be mailed to: NIOSH

Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia

Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 533-8450, fax (513)

533-8285. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to

nioshdocket@cdc.gov or at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/110/.

E-mail attachments should be formatted in Microsoft Word. All comments

should be received by January 2, 2008 and should reference the Docket

Number (NIOSH-110) in the subject heading.

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All information received in response to this notice will be

available for public examination and copying at the NIOSH Docket

Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 and at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/default.html.

Dated: September 26, 2007.

James D. Seligman,

Chief Information Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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