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HHS provides administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and other necessary services to support the Advisory Board’s work.  CDC has obtained a technical support contractor, Sanford Cohen & Associates (SC&A), to assist the Advisory Board in reviewing NIOSH’s dose reconstruction estimates, site profile documents, and SEC petition evaluations.

Since NIOSH is dedicated to transparency in all aspects of the program, all Advisory Board meetings, including working group meetings, are publicly announced in the Federal Register and open to the public, except where closure is required.  We go beyond the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) by providing verbatim transcripts and detailed minutes of all Advisory Board meetings, including those of working groups, and making them available to the public on our website. 

Summary

In conclusion, NIOSH has made a great deal of progress in carrying out the responsibilities of HHS under EEOICPA.  We will continue to strive to serve claimants better by communicating with them more effectively and processing their claims more quickly.

Thank you again for the opportunity to testify today.  I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

Last revised: August 29,2008