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World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (WTCHP STAC)

September 2021

NIOSH Docket Number 248-H, CDC-2021-0094

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC held a virtual meeting of the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) on September 28, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm., EDT and on September 29, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., EDT.  Written comments received by September 21, 2021 were provided to the STAC prior to the meeting. The agenda included an overview of the Program’s research activities in the past 10 years and discussion of the Administrator’s request that the STAC provide a recommendation regarding whether to add uterine cancer to the List of health conditions eligible for coverage by the WTC Health Program.

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Reference Documents

Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice

Background Information: The meeting agenda and a white paper on scientific considerations developed to assist the STAC in their deliberations are available on the WTC Health Program website at https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/stac_meeting.html.