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HHS/CDC RIN: 0920-AA21 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Amendments to Specifications for Medical Examinations of Underground Coal Miners 
Abstract: NIOSH plans to modify sections of 42 CFR part 37 to allow for the use of digital radiography in medical screening of coal miners for coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Current provisions of these regulations require the use of film radiography which is being phased out of use at medical facilities in the United States. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 37   
Legal Authority: 30 USC 843   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
David Weissman
Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1095 Willowdale Road, MS G900,
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone:304 285-5749
Email: dweissman@cdc.gov