Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

2005 Public Meetings

Listed below are previous public meetings concerning The Act that OCAS participated in or sponsored during 2005. When applicable, the agenda, transcripts, and minutes from the public meetings are also provided.

NOTE: Information on worker outreach meetings can be found on the Technical Documents Used in Dose Reconstruction page under the section on Worker Outreach Activities.

2005 Public Meetings

• October 17-19, 2005
  Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting and Regular Meeting
  Knoxville Marriott Hotel
  500 Hill Avenue, SE
  Knoxville, Tennessee 37915
  (865) 637-1234
  
  Note: This meeting is open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting space accommodates approximately 75 people.
  
  Agenda
  PDF 13 KB (3 pages)
  
  Transcripts
  

  October 17, 2005 (subcommittee meeting)
  PDF 338 KB (178 pages)
  
  October 17, 2005
  PDF 72 KB (39 pages)
  
  October 18, 2005
  PDF 664 KB (369 pages)
  
  October 19, 2005
  PDF 500 KB (280 pages)
  

• October 6, 2005
  Meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Board
  Westin Cincinnati Hotel
  21 E. 5th Street
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
  (513) 621-7700
  
  10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
  
  Note: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
  
  The agenda for this working group meeting will focus on the discussions of Site Profile Reviews, particularly Bethlehem Steel, Y-12, and the Savannah River Site; discussions of Task 3 of the contract with S. Cohen & Associates (SC&A) Review; and other SC&A Review activities.
  
  The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
  
  Transcript
  PDF 423 KB (231 pages)
  
  
• August 24-26, 2005
  Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting and Regular Meeting
  The Westin St. Louis
  811 Spruce Street
  St. Louis, Missouri 63102
  (314) 621-2000
  
  Agenda
  PDF 19 KB (3 pages)

  Meeting Items:
  
  Letter to Board Member, Petitioners, and Interested Parties
  PDF 21 KB (1 page)

  Attachments mentioned in the letter:
  
  Priority issues for demonstrating feasibility of dose reconstruction for MCW workers
  PDF 18 KB (2 pages)
  
  Draft Mallinckrodt Chemical Company Site Profile
  ORAUT-TKBS-0005)
  

  Pages 1-80
  PDF 2.56 MB (80 pages)
  
  Pages 81-160
  PDF 2.46 MB (80 pages)
  
  Pages 161-240
  PDF 2.63 MB (80 pages)

  Transcripts
  

  August 24, 2005
  PDF 375 KB (210 pages)
  
  August 25, 2005
  PDF 422 KB (235 pages)
  
  August 25, 2005 (Executive Session)
  PDF 2 MB (105 pages)
  
  August 26, 2005
  PDF 124 KB (70 pages)
  
  August 26, 2005 (Discussions on Mallinckrodt SEC Petition)
  PDF 125 KB (69 pages)
  

  Minutes
  
  August 25-26, 2005
  PDF 99 KB (37 pages)
  
  
• August 4, 2005
  Meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Board
  Hilton Cincinnati Airport
  7373 Turfway Road
  Florence, Kentucky 41042
  (859) 371-4400
  
  9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
  
  Call-in access to the meeting is available. Access is limited only by the number of ports available. To be connected to the meeting by phone, you must dial 1-888-577-8996. To be automatically connected to the call, you will need to enter the following participant code: 45651.
  
  Note: Open to the public, but without a public comment period.
  
  Agenda for this workgroup meeting will focus on the Mallinckrodt Site Profile, particularly presentations by NIOSH on the progress of specific tasks identified by the ABRWH. These tasks include the handling of raffinate exposures; handling of radon exposure; application of correction factors for external doses to organs; assessment of intermittent incident exposures; specification of dose reconstruction methodology for unmonitored workers; and examples of dose reconstruction for representative cases. Also included on the agenda will be a discussion of issues and an identification of next steps.
  
  The agenda is subject to change as priorities dictate.
  
  Transcripts
  

  Part 1
  PDF 340 KB (189 pages)
  
  Part 2
  PDF 121 KB (67 pages)
  

• July 26, 2005
  Advisory Board Meeting
  11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
  Teleconference
  
  The teleconference is open to the public. Access is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the teleconference, you must dial 1-800-988-9740. To be automatically connected to the call, you will need to enter the following participant code: 56001.
  
  Transcript
  PDF 106 KB (58 pages)
  
  
• July 5-7, 2005
  Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health Meeting
  Chase Park Plaza Hotel
  212-232 N. Kingshighway Blvd.
  St. Louis, Missouri 63108
  (314) 633-1000
  
  Note: Representatives from NIOSH will be at the hotel during the Advisory Board meeting and on Friday, July 8th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to discuss individual dose reconstruction status information and program-related questions. To protect the claimant's privacy, any information on a specific claim can be shared only with the individual to whom the claim pertains, or with his or her authorized representatives. Any employee, survivor, authorized representative, or other member of the public who wishes to meet with a NIOSH representative can make an appointment by contacting OCAS at ocas@cdc.gov or (513) 533-6800. Appointments are not required. However, they are encouraged so that NIOSH can best accommodate everyone.
  
  Agenda
  PDF 14 KB (3 pages)
  
  Minutes
  PDF 154 KB (47 pages)
  
  Transcripts
  
       July 5, 2005
        PDF 455 KB (253 pages)
  
       July 6, 2005
        PDF 447 KB (250 pages)
  
       July 7, 2005
        PDF 574 KB (328 pages)
  
  
• April 25-27, 2005
  Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting and Regular Meeting
  Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel
  350 1st Avenue Northeast
  Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
  (319) 363-8161
  
  Note: Representatives from NIOSH will be at the hotel from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, and during the Advisory Board meeting to discuss individual dose reconstruction status information and program-related questions. To protect the claimant's privacy, any information on a specific claim can be shared only with the individual to whom the claim pertains, or with his or her authorized representatives. Any employee, survivor, authorized representative, or other member of the public who wishes to meet with a NIOSH representative can make an appointment by contacting OCAS at ocas@cdc.gov or (513) 533-6800. Appointments are not required. However, they are encouraged so that NIOSH can best accommodate everyone.
  
  Agenda
  PDF 32 KB (4 pages)
  
  Transcripts
  
       April 25, 2005
        PDF 482 KB (210 pages)
  
       April 26, 2005
        PDF 708 KB (393 pages)
  
       April 27, 2005
        PDF 578 KB (324 pages)
  
  
• April 11, 2005
  Advisory Board Meeting
  8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
  Teleconference
  
  The teleconference is open to the public. Access is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the teleconference, you must dial 1-888-324-8504. To be automatically connected to the call, you will need to enter the following participant code: 22906.
  
  Agenda
  PDF 7 KB (1 page)
  
  Transcript
  PDF 263 KB (150 pages)
  
  
• POSTPONED
  Due to the lack of a date for this meeting in the Notice published in the Federal Register, the meeting will have to be postponed and a new Notice perfected and published.
  
  April 5, 2005
  Advisory Board Meeting
  1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)
  Teleconference
  
  The teleconference is open to the public. Access is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the teleconference, you must dial 1-888-391-6569. To be automatically connected to the call, you will need to enter the following participant code: 51897.
  
  Agenda
  PDF 7 KB (1 page)
  
  
• March 24-25, 2005
  Meeting of the Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews
  Hilton Cincinnati Netherlands Plaza
  35 West 5th Street
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
  (513) 421-9100
  
  Agenda
  PDF 8 KB (1 page)
  
  Transcript
  PDF 881 KB (358 pages)
  
  
• February 7-9, 2005
  Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting and Regular Meeting
  Adam's Mark St. Louis
  4th and Chestnut Street
  St. Louis, Missouri 63102
  (314) 241-7400
  
  Agenda
  PDF 13 KB (3 pages)
  
  Review of NIOSH Site Profile for Mallinckrodt Chemical Company, St. Louis Downtown Site, St. Louis, Mo. Prepared by S. Cohen & Associates, January 31, 2005
  PDF 420 KB (102 pages)
  Note: This document is made available in accordance with the unanimous desire of the Advisory Board to maintain all possible openness in its deliberations. However, the Advisory Board and its contractor, SC & A., caution the reader that at the time of its release, this report is pre-decisional and has not been reviewed by the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board's position may differ from the report's conclusions. Thus, the reader should be cautioned that this report is for information only and that premature interpretations regarding its conclusions are unwarranted.
  
  Transcripts
  
       February 7, 2005
        PDF 706 KB (235 pages)
  
            February 7, 2005--Advisory Board Subcommittee for Dose
            Reconstruction and Site Profile Reviews
             PDF 203 KB (116 pages)
  
       February 8, 2005
        PDF 832 KB (275 pages)
  
            Excerpt: Mallinckrodt SEC Petition Discussions
             PDF 834 KB (256 pages)
  
       February 9, 2005
        PDF 520 KB (147 pages)
  
            Excerpt: IAAP SEC Petition Discussions
             PDF 487 KB (147 pages)
  
  
• January 12, 2005
  Townhall Meeting
  Four Points Sheraton
  2040 Walden Avenue
  Cheektowaga, NY 14226
  (716) 681-2400
  
  Purpose of the meeting: Discuss the Bethlehem Steel site profile review, discuss modifications and updates to the site profile, and hear public comment on the site profile.
  

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