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9536 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

41 / Friday, March 2, 2007 / Notices

The agenda will focus on the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Dated: February 23, 2007.
oversight of genetic testing, including HUMAN SERVICES John Howard,
the role of the private sector in assuring Director, National Institute for Occupational
the quality and validity of genetic tests; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
the impact of gene patents and licensing Safety and Health; Designation of a [FR Doc. 07–948 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am]
practices on patient access to genetic Class of Employees for Addition to the BILLING CODE 4160–17–M
technologies, including a progress Special Exposure Cohort
report on the Committee’s study; and AGENCY: National Institute for
the status of Federal genetic information Occupational Safety and Health DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
nondiscrimination legislation. The (NIOSH), Department of Health and HUMAN SERVICES
Committee will be briefed on the Human Services (HHS).
National Institute for Occupational
Secretary’s Personalized Health Care ACTION: Notice. Safety and Health; Designation of a
Initiative and the work of the American
Class of Employees for Addition to the
Health Information Community, SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
Special Exposure Cohort
particularly its Personalized Health Care Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a
Working Group. The Committee’s report decision to designate a class of AGENCY: National Institute for
on the Policy Issues Associated with employees at General Atomics in La Occupational Safety and Health
Undertaking a New Large U.S. Jolla, California, as an addition to the (NIOSH), Department of Health and
Population Cohort Project on Genes, Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under Human Services (HHS).
Environment and Disease will be the Energy Employees Occupational
released at the meeting. There also will Illness Compensation Program Act of ACTION: Notice.
be updates on the Committee’s draft 2000. On February 16, 2007, the
report on pharmacogenomics and Secretary of HHS designated the SUMMARY: The Department of Health and
several Federal initiatives and activities. following class of employees as an Human Services (HHS) gives notice of a
addition to the SEC: decision to designate a class of
Time will be provided each day for employees at the Monsanto Chemical
Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE)
public comments. The Committee employees who were monitored or should Company in Dayton, Ohio, as an
would welcome hearing from anyone have been monitored for exposure to ionizing addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
wishing to provide public comment on radiation while working at the General (SEC) under the Energy Employees
any issue related to genetics, health and Atomics facility in La Jolla, California at the Occupational Illness Compensation
society. Individuals who would like to following locations: Science Laboratories A, Program Act of 2000. On February 16,
provide public comment should notify B, and C (Building 2); Experimental Building 2007, the Secretary of HHS designated
(Building 9); Maintenance (Building 10);
the SACGHS Executive Secretary, Ms. the following class of employees as an
Service Building (Building 11); Buildings 21
Sarah Carr, by telephone at 301–496– and 22; Hot Cell Facility (Building 23); Waste addition to the SEC:
9838 or e-mail at sc112c@nih.gov. The Yard (Buildings 25 and 26); Experimental Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE)
SACGHS office is located at 6705 Area (Buildings 27 and 27–1); LINAC employees who were monitored or should
Rockledge Drive, Suite 750, Bethesda, Complex (Building 30); HTGR–TCF (Building have been monitored for exposure to ionizing
MD 20892. Anyone planning to attend 31); Fusion Building (Building 33); Fusion radiation while working at Monsanto
the meeting, who is in need of special Doublet III (Building 34); SV–A (Building Chemical Company Units I, III, or IV in
37); SV–B (Building 39); and SV–D (no Dayton, Ohio, for a number of work days
assistance, such as sign language building number) for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days during the
interpretation or other reasonable aggregating at least 250 work days from period from January 1, 1943, through
accommodations, is also asked to January 1, 1960, through December 31, 1969, December 31, 1949, or in combination with
contact the Executive Secretary. or in combination with work days within the work days within the parameters established
parameters established for one or more other for one or more other classes of employees
Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, classes of employees in the Special Exposure
Section 222 of the Public Health Service in the Special Exposure Cohort.
Cohort.
Act, as amended, the Department of This designation will become
Health and Human Services established This designation will become
effective on March 18, 2007, unless effective on March 18, 2007, unless
SACGHS to serve as a public forum for Congress provides otherwise prior to the
Congress provides otherwise prior to the
deliberations on the broad range of effective date. After this effective date,
effective date. After this effective date,
human health and societal issues raised HHS will publish a notice in the
HHS will publish a notice in the
by the development and use of genetic Federal Register reporting the addition
Federal Register reporting the addition
and genomic technologies and, as of this class to the SEC or the result of of this class to the SEC or the result of
warranted, to provide advice on these any provision by Congress regarding the any provision by Congress regarding the
issues. The draft meeting agenda and decision by HHS to add the class to the decision by HHS to add the class to the
other information about SACGHS, SEC. SEC.
including information about access to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Web cast, will be available at the Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Larry Elliott, Director, Office of
following Web site: http:// Compensation Analysis and Support, Compensation Analysis and Support,
www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacghs.htm. National Institute for Occupational National Institute for Occupational
Dated: February 22, 2007. Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676
Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, Columbia Parkway, MS C–46,
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES

Anna Snouffer,
Acting Director, NIH Office of Federal Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513–
Advisory Committee Policy. 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free
[FR Doc. 07–973 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am]
number). Information requests can also number). Information requests can also
be submitted by e-mail to be submitted by e-mail to
BILLING CODE 4140–01–M
OCAS@CDC.GOV. OCAS@CDC.GOV.

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