Federal Register Notices (FRNs) 2016 Archive

This is a archive of NIOSH official publications for rules, proposed rules, and notices for 2016, published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

2016: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December

December 2016

12/28

• Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Guidance for Industry; Availability

12/20

• Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), Subcommittee on Procedures Review (SPR), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

12/15

• World Trade Center Health Program; Amendments to Definitions, Appeals, and Other Requirement – Final rule

12/14

• World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 012--Atherosclerosis

12/8

• Federal Register Notice 12-8-16 [PDF - 191 KB] Comment period extended

12/6

• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PAR15–352, Occupational Safety and Health Training Projects

November 2016

11/14

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Measuring Worker Well-being for Total Worker Health

11/3

• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Issuance of Final Guidance Publication: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-Pentanedione

October 2016

10/25

• Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH)
• Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (the STAC or the Committee)
• Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

10/24

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: World Trade Center Health Program Enrollment, Treatment, Appeals & Reimbursement
• Specifications for Medical Examinations of Coal Miners

10/17

• World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

10/3

• NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2016

September 2016

9/26

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Survey of Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention Tools/Methods: 10-year Follow-Up
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review

9/19

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Evaluation of Effectiveness of NIOSH Publications: NIOSH Customer Satisfaction and Impact Survey

9/15

• A Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs

9/14

• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)

9/7

• Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

9/1

• World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 013—Autoimmune Disease; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

August 2016

8/22

• Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in California, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

8/19

• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Meeting

8/17

• World Trade Center Health Program; Amendments to Definitions, Appeals, and Other Requirements; Proposed Rule

8/15

• NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety: Midcourse Review of Strategic Plan

8/11

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Draft Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) Value Profile for Peracetic Acid (CAS #79–21–0)

8/10

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: Assessing Safety and Health Hazards to Workers in Oil and Gas Extraction: A Survey

July 2016

7/19

• Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (Lawrence Livermore National laboratory-Livermore)
• Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (Idaho National Laboratory)
• Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (Argonne National Laboratory-West)

7/14

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Safety and Occupational Health Study Section: Notice of Charter Renewal
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board)

7/11

• Availability of Non Exclusive License: Hosting and Maintaining the Buy Quiet Web Tool and the Database of Noise Levels for Machinery and Power Tools

7/6

• Issuance of Final Publication: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers' Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program

7/5

• World Trade Center Health Program; Addition of New-Onset Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and WTC-Related Acute Traumatic Injury to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions

June 2016

6/27

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

6/21

• Idaho National Laboratory site in Scoville, Idaho and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory site in Livermore, California
• Argonne National Laboratory-West site in Scoville, Idaho

6/14

• Advisory Councils or Committees; Delegation of Authority

6/8

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Measuring Perceived Self-Escape Competencies among Underground Mineworkers
• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Monitoring and Coordinating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare to Enhance Domestic Preparedness for Ebola Response

6/7

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: Survey of Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention Tools/Methods: 10-year Follow-Up
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - PAR 16–098 Cooperative Research Agreements to the World Trade Center Health Program (U01)
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), RFA OH16–001, Extension of the World Trade Center Health Registry (U50)

May 2016

5/25

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project

5/24

• Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (SOHSS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH or Institute)
• Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

5/19

• Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees From Bliss and Laughlin Steel in Buffalo, New York, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort

5/16

• Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies

5/12

• World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review - Proposed Project: Mining Industry Surveillance System
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review

5/4

• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

April 2016

4/27

• Issuance of Final Guidance Publication

4/25

• World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 011—Autoimmune Diseases; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

4/21

• Subcommittee on Procedures Review (SPR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review - NIOSH National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank for Translational Research Review
• Determination Concerning a Petition To Add a Class of Employees to the Special Exposure Cohort

4/13

• Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH) - Meeting
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Notice of Charter Re-establishment
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review

4/4

• Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• World Trade Center Health Program; Petition 010—Peripheral Neuropathy; Finding of Insufficient Evidence

March 2016

3/28

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN)

3/25

• Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

3/24

• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Petitions

3/10

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Enhancing Mine Workers' Abilities to Identify Hazards at Sand, Stone, and Gravel Mines

3/8

• Request for Information on NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies: Sensors for Emergency Response Activities; Extension of Comment Period

3/4

• Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)

3/2

• Subcommittee on Procedures Review (SPR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

3/1

• Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort

February 2016

2/29

• Issuance of Final Publication - NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments [2016-106]

2/25

• World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC or Advisory Committee), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Request for Nominations of Candidates To Serve on the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (the STAC or the Committee), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services

2/17

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers' Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program

2/10

• Draft Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Draft Document for Comment
• Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials; Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
• Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators; Approval of Cap 3 Device for Underground Coal Mining

2/4

• Subcommittee on Procedures Review (SPR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Meeting
• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel: Initial Review

January 2016

1/22

• Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

1/21

• Draft Current Intelligence Bulletin: Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Silver Nanomaterials; Notice of Public Meeting; Availability of Document for Comment
• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations - Proposed Project: Monitoring and Coordinating Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare to Enhance Domestic Preparedness for Ebola Response
• Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations – Proposed Project: Measuring Perceived Self-Escape Competencies among Underground Mineworkers

1/19

• Request for Information on NIOSH Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies: Sensors for Emergency Response Activities
• Request for Information on Development of a Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices That Incorporate Air-Cleaning Technology To Provide Worker Protection During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs

1/14

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review – Proposed Project: Assessing the Impact of Organizational and Personal Antecedents on Proactive Health/Safety Decision Making

1/12

• Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review: Proposed Project - Employer Perspective of an Insurer-Sponsored Wellness Grant

1/8

• Disease, Disability, and Injury Prevention and Control Special Emphasis Panel (SEP): Initial Review