STAC Meetings

Meetings are based on program needs and the Administrator of the WTC Health Program determines when the STAC meetings will occur.

The agendas, presentations materials, and transcripts from the meetings can be found in the STAC Docket.

Upcoming Meetings

No meetings are scheduled at this time.

Previous Meetings

September 23, 2024

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on September 23, 2024. The agenda will include updates on the status of WTC Health Program Research and the Youth Research Cohort. It will include a presentation on the expansion of the WTC Health Program enrollment eligibility for Pentagon and Shanksville responders. In addition, there will be a presentation about non-substantive revisions to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.

To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instructions for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

Comment deadlines:
You must sign up for a time slot by September 16, 2024, to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.

Federal Register Notice
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-19624
Agenda
Agenda for September 23, 2024, meeting [PDF, 1 page, 64KB]
Minutes
Certified minutes of meeting [PDF, 7 pages, 92 KB]
Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
- Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions [PDF, 22 pages, 601KB]
- Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions - REDLINE [PDF, 22 pages, 374 KB]

June 21-22, 2023

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 21 and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on June 22 (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on June 21-22, 2023. The Administrator is calling the meeting to seek advice from the STAC regarding the new youth research cohort being established by the WTC Health Program. The meeting agenda will include a presentation on establishing the cohort and the Program’s perspectives, as well as an overview of young survivors. In addition, the WTC Health Program Survivors Steering Committee will lead presentations on young survivors’ views and community-based participatory research. The meeting will also include a presentation and discussion about substantive amendments to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. Proposed revisions to the Policy and Procedures were initially presented to the STAC at their meeting on February 9, 2023; the presentation will detail further revisions made to the Policy and Procedures in response to recommendations of the STAC at its previous meeting.

To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instruction for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

Comment deadlines:
You must sign up for a time slot by June 14, 2023, to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.

Federal Register Notice
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-11327
Agenda
Newly Revised Agenda for June 2023 meeting [PDF, 2 pages, 150KB]
This revised agenda no longer includes a presentation on Community-Based Participatory Research.
Revised Agenda for June, 2023 meeting [PDF, 2 pages, 184 KB]
The revised agenda shows that Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos will be the Survivors Steering Committee invited speaker on Community-Based Participatory Research. His presentation and Dr. Joan Reibman’s presentation have been extended. The meeting will end at 4:30 on June 21, 2023.
Agenda for June 21-22, 2023, meeting [PDF, 2 pages, 130 KB]
Minutes
Certified minutes of meeting [PDF, 6 pages, 235 KB]
Certified transcript of meeting [PDF, 138 pages, 869 KB
Administrator’s Opening Remarks
Administrator’s Opening Remarks [PDF, 2 pages, 165 KB]
Charge to STAC regarding the new youth research cohort being established by the WTC Health Program
Charge to STAC [PDF, 1 page, 157 KB]
Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
- Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions [PDF, 19 pages, 482 KB]
- Flowchart: Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions - Draft [PDF, 1 page, 133 KB, Print Only]

This version has been revised to include the following substantive and non-substantive changes: reorganization of the methodology to better reflect the chronology of the procedures; clarification of the five categories of likelihood of causal association and the evaluation criteria used to assess each; additional descriptions of the Bradford Hill criteria used in the Science Team’s evaluation; revision of the discretionary secondary evaluation procedures to allow a supplemental review of highly-relevant, peer-reviewed, published scientific information regarding 9/11 agents in non-9/11 exposures; and further explanation of the nature of the rationale that provides the basis for the STAC recommendations.

Presentations

Disclaimer: Some of these documents do not meet Section 508 standards.

Committee’s Advice
- Letter from Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair of the STAC, to the Administrator, regarding the STAC's advice on the WTC Health Program’s plan for establishing a youth cohort [PDF, 3 pages, 1.14 MB]
Response from Dr. Howard Regarding the STAC’s Advice
- Letter from Dr. Howard to Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s advice on the establishment of a youth cohort [1 page, 188 KB]
Public Comments

February 9, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on February 9, 2023. The Administrator is calling the meeting to provide overviews on the state of the WTC Health Program, the Program’s research activities, and uterine cancer coverage. There will be a presentation and discussion about substantive amendments to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. The amendments are intended to clarify the evaluation criteria used to assess the likelihood of a causal association between 9/11-related exposures and a health condition in the 9-11-exposed population. The revision also clarifies the nature of the rationale that provides the basis for the WTCHP STAC recommendations.

To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instruction for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

Comment deadlines:
You must sign up for a time slot by February 3, 2023 to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-00784
- Agenda
  Revised Agenda for February, 2023 meeting [PDF, 1 page, 96 KB]
  The public comment period now follows the Program’s presentation on the Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Conditions.
  Agenda for February, 2023 meeting [PDF, 1 page, 99 KB]
- Minutes
  Executive Summary [PDF, 4 pages, 181 KB]
  Certified Transcript of Meeting [PDF, 121 pages, 749 KB]
- Administrator Opening Remarks
  Administrator Opening Remarks [PDF, 2 pages, 144 KB]
- Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
  Draft Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.[PDF, 17 pages, 833 KB]
- Charge to STAC regarding review of substantive changes to WTC Health Program Non-Cancer P&P
  Charge to STAC [PDF, 1 page, 179 KB]
- Presentations
  Disclaimer: These documents do not meet Section 508 standards.
- Committee Recommendations
  Letter from Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair of the STAC, to the Administrator, regarding the STAC's review of substantive changes to WTC Health Program Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions and the charge to the Committee [PDF, 3 pages, 174 KB]
- Response from Dr. Howard Regarding the STAC’s Recommendations
  Letter from Dr. Howard to Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendations to substantive revisions to the Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions [2 pages, 254 KB]
  Disclaimer: This document does not meet Section 508 standards.
- Public Comments
November 18, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on November 18, 2021. The Administrator is calling the meeting to present revisions to the existing Policy and Procedures for Adding Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions. In addition, the Administrator is seeking a recommendation from the STAC on whether there is reasonable basis to support the addition of uterine cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List).

To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instruction for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

Comment deadlines:
You must sign up for a time slot by November 12, 2021 to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be part of the official record of the meeting.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-23684
- Agenda
  Agenda for November, 2021 meeting [PDF, 1 page, 108 KB]
- Minutes
  Executive Summary [PDF, 56 pages, 5.62 MB]
  Certified Transcript of Meeting [PDF, 69 pages, 462 KB]
- Administrator Opening Remarks
  Administrator's Opening Remarks [PDF, 1 pages, 118 KB]
- Policy and Procedures for Adding Types of Cancer To the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
  Policy and Procedures for Adding Types of Cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions.
  [PDF, 9 pages, 303 KB]
- STAC Workgroup Draft Recommendation
  November 1, 2021 Draft Recommendation [PDF, 13 pages, 277 KB]
- Committee Recommendation
  Letter from Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair of the STAC, to the Administrator, regarding the STAC's resolution on the addition of uterine cancer to the List of WTCHP Covered Conditions
  [PDF, 13 pages, 605 KB]
- Response from Dr. Howard in Regards to the STAC’s Recommendation
  Letter from Dr. Howard to Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on the addition of uterine cancer to the List of WTCHP Covered Conditions
  [PDF, 1 page, 67 KB]
- Presentations
  - Updates to the Policy and Procedures to Add Cancer Conditions [PDF, 10 pages, 447 KB]
  - Summary of WTC Health Program STAC Recommendations Regarding Uterine Cancer [PDF, 16 pages, 234 KB]
- Public Comments
September 28-29, 2021

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will hold a two-day meeting of its Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on September 28–29, 2021. The Administrator is calling the meeting to provide an overview of the Program’s research activities in the past 10 years. In addition, the Administrator is seeking a recommendation from the STAC on whether there is reasonable basis to support the addition of uterine cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List).

To provide public comment, please read the Federal Register Notice (FRN). The FRN includes instruction for electronic, mail, and oral comment submissions.

Comment deadlines:
You must sign up for a time slot by September 21, 2021 to provide oral comment during the meeting. Written comments received by September 21, 2021 will be provided to the STAC prior to the meeting.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-19224
- Agenda
  Agenda for September 28-29, 2021 meeting [PDF, 2 pages, 129 KB]
- Minutes
  Executive Summary [PDF, 3 pages, 197 KB]
  Certified Transcript of Meeting [PDF, 127 pages, 799 KB]
- Administrator Opening Remarks
  Administrator's Charge to the Committee [PDF, 2 pages, 113 KB]
- White Paper
  - Final Version of White Paper: Scientific Considerations for Addition of Uterine Cancer to the List of Covered Conditions by the World Trade Center Health Program (Final)
    [PDF, 46 pages, 785 KB]
    
    The final version of the white paper includes updates made in response to peer reviews provided to the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2022, and a summary of the WTC Health Program’s actions since receipt of the STAC recommendation on November 29, 2021.
    
    None of these additions and changes affected the conclusions of the White Paper.
  - First Revised Version of White Paper: Scientific Considerations for Potential Addition of Uterine Cancer to the List of Covered Conditions by the World Trade Center Health Program (first revision)
    [PDF, 38 pages, 1.95 MB]
    
    Changes to the revised version of the white paper include:
    - Summaries of three additional studies on 9/11 exposures and cancer (Boffetta et al. [2016], Shapiro et al. [2020], and Li et al. [2021]).
    - Table 2 and the corresponding study summaries are organized by study design and year of publication.
    - 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl is listed as an IARC Group 1 carcinogen on Table 3. It has also been added to the list of carcinogenic endocrine disruptors listed on page 30.
    - Summaries of two additional studies on asbestos exposure and uterine cancer (Germani et al. [1999] and Magnani et al. [1993]). In addition, clarification was provided that the study by Magnani et al. [2007] was likely to include uterine and cervical cancer cases combined.
    - URLs and minor corrections on some references.
  - Original White Paper: Scientific Considerations for Potential Addition of Uterine Cancer to the List of Covered Conditions by the World Trade Center Health Program
    [PDF, 33 pages, 548 KB]
- Presentations
- Public Comments

September 18, 2019

Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Rooms A/B

Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1 (888) 988–0212, and enter the following participant code: 1440561. To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac19-1/.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-19/pdf/2019-17690.pdf
  [PDF, 2 pages, 285 KB]
- Agenda
  Agenda for September 18, 2019 meeting [PDF, 1 page, 112 KB]
- Transcript
  Transcript for September 18, 2019 meeting[PDF, 65 page, 1.22 MB]
- Administrator Message
  Dr. Howard [PDF, 1 page, 106 KB]
- Public Comments
  Public comments by Chair of WTCHP SSC [PDF, 2 pages, 79 KB]
- Committee Resolution
  Letter from Dr. Elizabeth Ward, Chair of the STAC, to the Administrator, regarding the STAC's resolution on the 9/11 Children's Study cohort [PDF, 1 pages, 624 KB]
- Response from Dr. Howard, Administrator of the WTCHP
  Letter from Dr. Howard to the Liz Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on the 9/11 Children's Study cohort [PDF, 1 pages, 256 KB]
- Supplemental Information
- Presentations
March 1, 2018
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Rooms A/B

Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1 (888) 982-4611, and enter the following participant code: 3778171. To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac18-1/.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/22/2018-00968/world-trade-center-health-program-scientifictechnical-advisory-committee-wtchp-stac
- Agenda
  Agenda for March 1, 2018 meeting
  (1 page, 378 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript for March 1, 2018 meeting
  (104 pages, 674 KB)
- Administrator Message
  Dr. Howard
  (1 page, 355 KB)
- Presentations
  - Identifying Independent Peer Reviewers
    (11 page, 468 KB)
  - Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Health Conditions to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
    (13 pages, 214 KB)
  - R2C Community Engagement Event Briefing
    (10 page, 1 MB)
  - World Trade Center Health Program Research
    (17 page, 412 KB)
  - WTC Health Program Recommendations for future Research Priorities
    (62 page, 2.5 MB)
  - WTC respiratory disease findings in the WTC EHC “Survivor” population
    (60 page, 3.3 MB)
  - Reviews of WTC-Releated Mental Health Diseases
    (47 page, 2 MB)
  - Response from Dr. Howard in Regards to the Presentation
    Letter from Dr. Howard to the Liz Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.
    (10 pages, 2.66 MB)
November 3, 2016
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1–888–606–8411 and enter the following participant code: 8328289. To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser
or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac/.
- Agenda
  Agenda for November 3, 2016 meeting
  (1 page, 373 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript for November 3, 2016 meeting
  (91 pages, 643 KB)
- Items for Discussion
  - Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Conditions To the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
    (8 pages, 343 KB)
  - Policy and Procedures for Adding Types of Cancer To the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
    (8 pages, 458 KB)
- Presentations
  - STAC Recommendations to the WTC Health Program
    (10 page, 431 KB)
  - STAC Workgroup report on Policies and Procedures to Add Conditions to the List of Covered Conditions
    (10 page, 431 KB)
  - Report of the World Trade Center STAC Workgroup on Independent Peer Review
    (1 page, 93 KB)
  - Overview Research-to-Care Paradigm
    Dr. Dori Reissman
    (13 pages, 1.57 MB)
  - CME Metric June-July 2016
    (16 page, 1.28 MB)
  - WTC Research: Extending Reach, Engagement and Impact-Methods and Metrics
    (31 page, 2.85 MB)
- Response from Dr. Howard in Regards to the Presentation
  Letter from Dr. Howard to the Liz Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.
  (10 pages, 2.66 MB)
June 2, 2016
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1–888–606–8411 and enter the following participant code: 5064451. To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser
or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac/.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-05-12/pdf/2016-11141.pdf
- Agenda
  Agenda for June 2, 2016 meeting
  (1 page, 224 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript for June 2, 2016 meeting
  (110 pages, 713 KB)
- Items for Discussion
  The Administrator of the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program will convene a meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on June 2, 2016. This meeting will address new legal requirements from the Program’s reauthorization on December 18, 2015. These changes include:
  - Before issuing a final rule to add a condition to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions (List) eligible for coverage by the Program, the WTC Health Program must now provide for an independent peer review of the scientific and technical evidence that would be the basis for issuing the final rule. The Program must seek recommendations from the STAC on the identification of people to conduct the required independent peer reviews.
  - The STAC must also review and evaluate the policies and procedures that the Program uses to determine if sufficient evidence exists to support the addition of a health condition to the List.
  For the first requirement, the Administrator will ask the STAC to make recommendations on the identification of independent peer reviews. Recommendations to the Administrator may include the identification of specific individuals and/or a process to identify independent peer reviewers.
  
  For the second requirement, the Administrator will ask the STAC to make recommendations on the Program’s two current policies and procedures on how it determines whether to add a health condition to the List. One policy and procedure is for types of cancers and the other one is for non-cancer conditions. (To read these policies and procedures, please click on the links in the “Items for Discussion” section below.)
  
  The policies and procedures currently in place have recently been updated, with an effective date of May 11, 2016, but are very similar to past versions. Updated content includes the information about the newly required peer review process. Other, minor revisions were made to more closely align the two policies and procedures and to clarify specific steps in the process. While the Program’s reauthorization directs the completion of an independent peer review prior to the issuance of a final rule, the reauthorization does not establish additional requirements for how the peer review is conducted or how the Program determines whether to add a condition to the List. Recommendations to the Administrator may include comments on any and/or all parts of the two policies and procedures.
  - Policy and Procedures for Adding Non-Cancer Conditions To the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
    (8 pages, 343 KB)
  - Policy and Procedures for Adding Types of Cancer To the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions
    (8 pages, 458 KB)
- Presentations
  - Welcome and Additional Responsibilities of STAC under Reauthorization and Charge to the Committee
    Dr. John Howard
    (1 page, 275 KB)
  - Overview of Peer Review and Approach to Policy and Procedure Development
    Dr. John Piacentino
    (12 pages, 135 KB)
  - Overview of the Policy and Procedurse to Add Cancer Conditions
    Dr. Tania Carreón-Valencia
    (11 pages, 185 KB)
  - Overview of Policy and Procedures to Add Non-Cancer Conditions
    Dr. Dori Reissman
    (11 pages, 185 KB)
- Supplemental Information
  - Statement from the Administrator regarding the Children's Research Recommendations from Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)
    (9 pages, 570 KB)
    (Note: The STAC’s presented a report from the STAC’s Children's Research Workgroup during the March 22, 2016 meeting. The Chair of the STAC provided Recommendations on Children’s Research to the Administrator. The above statement from the Administrator is a response to the report and letter.)
  - Office of Management and Budget: Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review
    (45 pages, 262 KB)
  - Government Accountability Office: WTC Health Program: Approach Used to Add Cancers to List of Covered Conditions Was Reasonable, but Could Be Improved
    (50 pages, 117 KB)
  - Title III—James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
    (12 pages, 152 KB)
- Public Comment Time and Sign-Up Information
  9:20 a.m.–9:50 a.m (Eastern Standard Time)
  
  Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session.
  
  Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by providing their name and contact information by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses provided below, by May 29, 2016:
  
  Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A.
  Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34, 4676
  Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
  
  Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov
  
  Telephone: (513) 533–8611
  
  Written comments may be submitted. The comments should be limited to two pages and submitted through http://www.regulations.gov by May 29, 2016. Efforts will be made to provide the two-page written comments received by the deadline above to the committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two pages will be made publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov .
March 22, 2016
Teleconference Meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1–800-988-0221 and enter the following participant code: 4534900. To access the video portion of the meeting, you must go to Live Meeting.
- Federal Register Notice
  https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-02-25/pdf/2016-03932.pdf
- Agenda
  Agenda for March 22, 2016 meeting
  (1 page, 103 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript from March 22, 2016 meeting
  (73 pages, 510 KB)
- Presentations
  Report of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee’s Children's Research Workgroup
  (13 pages, 183 KB)
- Response from the Chair in Regards to the Presentation
  Letter to the Administrator from Liz Ward, Chair, Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee regarding the STAC’s Recommendation on Children's Research
  (4 pages, 501 KB)
  (Note: During the June 2, 2016, meeting of the STAC, the Administrator provided a statement regarding the Children's Research Recommendations from Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)).
- Public Comment Time and Sign-Up Information
  1:30 p.m.–2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
  
  Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session.
  
  Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by providing their name and contact information by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses provided below, by March 18, 2016:
  
  Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A.
  Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34
  1090 Tusculum Ave
  Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
  
  Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
  
  Telephone: (513) 533–8611
  
  Written comments may be submitted. The comments should be limited to two pages and submitted through http://www.regulations.gov by March 18, 2016. Efforts will be made to provide the two-page written comments received by the deadline below to the committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two pages will be made publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov .
December 1, 2015

Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtchpstac/.
- Federal Register Notice
  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-10-21/pdf/2015-26759.pdf
- Agenda
  Agenda for December 1, 2015 meeting
  (1 page, 141 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript from December 1, 2015 meeting
  (104 pages, 519 KB)
- Public Comment Time and Sign-Up Information
  11:20 a.m.–12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
  
  Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session.
  
  Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by providing their name and contact information by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses provided below, by November 27, 2015:
  
  Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A.
  Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34, 4676
  Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
  
  Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
  
  Telephone: (513) 533–8611
  
  Written comments may be submitted. The comments should be limited to two pages and submitted through http://www.regulations.gov by November 27, 2015. Efforts will be made to provide the two-page written comments received by the deadline below to the committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two pages will be made publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov .
June 4, 2015

Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza New York, NY
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

The USA toll-free, dial-in number is 1–888–810–6754, and when prompted enter passcode—1908415.

To view the web conference, enter the following web address in your web browser or visit: https://odniosh.adobeconnect.com/wtcstacjune4/.
- Federal Register Notice
  www.cdc.gov/wtc/pdfs/stac/FRN2015-10418-P.pdf
- Agenda
  Agenda for June 4, 2015 meeting
  (2 page, 206 KB)
  Note: The third question for deliberation has been revised.
- Transcript
  Transcript from June 4, 2015 meeting
  (96 pages, 309 KB)
- Presentations
  - WTC Health Program: Activities, Member Services, and Communication
    (16 page, 1868 KB)
  - World Trade Center Health Registry Update
    (27 page, 220 KB)
  - A Brief Overview of World Trade Center Health Program Research
    (19 page, 297 KB)
  - Questions for Deliberation
    (5 pages, 131 KB)
  - Research-to-Care Model
    (4 pages, 176 KB)
  - Mental Health Lessons Learned
    (8 pages, 177 KB)
February 14, 2014
Teleconference Meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
- Federal Register Notice
  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-16/html/2014-00715.htm
- Connecting to the meeting This meeting is open to the public. This meeting will be available via telephone and Web conference and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the audio portion of the meeting, you must dial 1–888-381-5771 and enter the following participant code: 8501294. To access the video portion of the meeting, you must go to Live Meeting.
- Public Comment Time and Sign-Up Information
  11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
  
  Please note that the public comment period ends at the time indicated above or following the last call for comments, whichever is earlier. Each commenter will be provided up to five minutes for comment. A limited number of time slots are available and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Written comments will also be accepted from those unable to attend the public session.
  
  Members of the public who want to comment must sign up by providing their name and contact information by mail, email, or telephone, at the addresses provided below, by February 10, 2014:
  
  Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A.
  Taft Laboratories, MS–C–34, 4676
  Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
  
  Email: nioshdocket@cdc.gov.
  
  Telephone: (513) 533–8611
  
  Written comments may be submitted. The comments should be limited to two pages and submitted through http://www.regulations.gov by February 10, 2014. Efforts will be made to provide the two-page written comments received by the deadline below to the committee members before the meeting. Comments in excess of two pages will be made publicly available at http://www.regulations.gov .
- Agenda
  Agenda for February 14, 2014 meeting
  (1 page, 195 KB)
- Transcript
  Transcript from February 14, 2014 meeting
  (137 pages, 785 KB)
- Presentations
  - Administrator's Charge to the Committee
    (1 page, 297 KB)
  - WTC Health Program Update
    (2 pages, 256 KB)
  - Overview of WTC Health Program Research
    (12 pages, 876 KB)
  - WTC Health Registry Research
    (22 pages, 348 KB)
  - WTC Clinical Centers of Excellence/Data Centers Research Needs
    (24 pages, 2.5 MB)
  - Survivors Steering Committee Letter Regarding Research Priorities
    (3 pages, 124 KB)
  - Public Comment Received
    (2 pages, 101 KB)
  - Policy on Redaction of Committee Meeting Transcripts of Public Comments
    (1 page, 39 KB)
  - STAC Recommendations to the WTC Health Program's Research Program
    (1 page, 16 KB)

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