Expansion of NIOSH B Reader Certification Eligibility; Request for Information

The B Reader Program, administered by CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), is seeking information from experts in occupational respiratory health surveillance and radiology, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, workers exposed to mineral dust and unions representing such workers, industry and other interested parties about allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants to be eligible to take the NIOSH B Reader examination and become certified B Readers if they successfully pass the examination.

To view the notice and related materials, visit https://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2024-0103 in the search field and click “Search.”

Public Comment Period

Comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. ET on March 17, 2025.

Written comments, identified by CDC-2025-0103 and docket number NIOSH-355, may be submitted by any of the following methods:

• Federal rulemaking portal: Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number. All relevant comments, including any personal information provided, will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office
  1090 Tusculum Avenue
  MS-C34
  Cincinnati, OH 45226