{"abstract":"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in accordance with provisions of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, is seeking nominations for membership on the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program STAC. The STAC consists of 17 members including experts in fields associated with occupational medicine, pulmonary medicine, environmental medicine, environmental health, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, toxicology, mental health, and representatives of World Trade Center (WTC) responders as well as representatives of certified-eligible WTC survivors. The STAC reviews scientific and medical evidence and makes recommendations to the Administrator of the WTC Health Program on additional Program eligibility criteria and additional WTC-related health conditions, reviews and evaluates policies and procedures used to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to support adding a health condition to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions, makes recommendations regarding individuals to conduct independent peer reviews of the scientific and technical evidence underlying a final rule adding a condition to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions, and provides consultation on research regarding certain health conditions related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","id":44,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/44","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/10/28/2020-23803.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"85 FR 68329","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Nominations for membership on the STAC must be received no later than November 20, 2020. Packages received after this time will not be considered for the current membership cycle.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. NIOSH 229-I"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-23803","effective_on":null,"end_page":68330,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/10/28/2020-23803.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/28/2020-23803/solicitation-of-nominations-for-appointment-to-the-world-trade-center-health-program","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-23803?publication_date=2020-10-28","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-10-28/2020-23803/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":235,"last_updated":"2026-10-24 22:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-28/pdf/2020-23803.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-23803.pdf?1603802724","publication_date":"2020-10-28","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/10/28/2020-23803.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":68329,"subtype":null,"title":"Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)","toc_doc":"Appointment to the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee","toc_subject":"Requests for Nominations:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":85}