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

The World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) was established by Public Law 111-347 (The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act), Section 3302(a), enacted on January 2, 2011. The WTCHP-STAC will review scientific and medical evidence and make recommendations to the WTC Program Administrator on additional program eligibility criteria and additional health conditions for program inclusion.

This docket contains information submitted to the WTCHP STAC such as public comments made at meetings, as well as meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and other information about the public meetings.

To view related dockets see Docket 248-A, Docket 248-B, Docket 248-C, Docket 248-D, and Docket 248-E.

Committee Report Development and Supporting Emails

Letter from Elizabeth Ward (Chair, World Trade Center Scientific Advisory Committee); 3/31/12 [PDF – 14,140 KB]

STAC Email Traffic During Preparatory Work on Report for Petition 001 – Cancer – 03/22/12 [Word™ – 8,329 KB]

Draft Document from the Committee – 03/22/12 [Word™ – 846 KB]

Letter to WTCHP STAC Members from Howard (NIOSH) – 3/21/12 [PDF – 546 KB]

Letter to Elizabeth Ward (WTC Chair) from John Howard (NIOSH) – 10/5/11 [PDF – 1,228 KB]

Petition submitted to WTCHP Administrator – 9/7/11 [PDF – 1,412 KB]

Material Under Consideration

Notice of Public Meeting; 76 FR 64088; 10/17/11 [PDF – 55 KB]

Cogliano VJ, Baan R, et al. (2011). Preventable exposures associated with human cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2011:103:1827-1839 [PDF – 1,055 KB]

Notice of Public Meeting; 76 FR 81947; 12/29/11 [PDF – 196 KB]

Table—Estimated new cancer cases and deaths by sex, US, 2012 [PDF – 908 KB]

Notice of Public Meeting; 77 FR 4820; 1/31/12 [PDF – 3,113 KB]

Notice of Public Meeting; 77 FR 5258; 2/2/12 [PDF – 1,423 KB]

Notice of Public Meeting; 77 FR 8877; 2/15/12 [PDF – 1,236 KB]

Notice of Public Meeting; 77 FR 14017; 3/8/12 [PDF – 1,492 KB]

Notice of Charter Renewal; 80 FR 28617; 5/19/15

Notice of Charter Renewal; 82 FR 26930; 6/12/17

Meeting held November 9-10, 2011, at Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, New York, NY

Agenda – 11/9-10/11 [PDF – 526 KB]

Presentation by Howard (NIOSH) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 1,046 KB]

Presentation by Romaka (a 9/11 first responder) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 5,190 KB]

Presentation by Spencer (Labor Co-Chair) and Flynn (Community Co-Chair) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 10,968 KB]

Presentation by Farfel (WTC Health Registry) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 5,132 KB]

Presentation by Reibman (New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 8,840 KB]

Presentation by Prezant (Office of Medical Affairs-FDNY/FDNY-WTC NIOSH Funded Data Center/FDNY-WTC Monitoring & Treatment Programs/AECOM/Montefiore Medical Center) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 12,585 KB]

Presentation by Luft and Guerrera (Long Island WTC Health Program/Stony Brook University Medical School) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 2,526 KB]

Presentation by Crowley (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 7,442 KB]

Presentation by Udasin (EOHSI Clinical Center/UMDNJ Employee Health Services) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 3,176 KB]

Presentation by Harrison (NYU Langone Medical Center/NYUSOM Clinical Center of Excellence at Bellevue Hospital Center) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 6,051 KB]

Presentation by Moline (Queens World Trade Center Clinical Center of Excellence at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Queens College) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 3,717 KB]

The verbatim transcript of the Meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee held at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, New York, New York, on November 9, 2011. [PDF – 1,186 KB]

Meeting to be held January 24, 2012 via teleconference–CANCELLED
Meeting held February 15-16, 2012, at Jacob J. Javits, New York, NY

Agenda – 2/15/12 [PDF – 285 KB]

Introductory remarks by Howard (NIOSH) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 515 KB]

Research Recommendations – 1/22/2012 [PDF – 347 KB]

Presentation by McCleery (NIOSH) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 4,309 KB]

Summary of Evidence For Establishing Dates on which Cleanup of the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania Sites – 2/08/12 [PDF – 1,005 KB]

Presentation by Ward (WTCHP Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 7,101 KB]

Presentation by Dement – 2/15/12 [PDF – 2,527 KB]

Presentation by Talaska (University of Cincinnati College of Medicine) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 7,469 KB]

Presentation by Rom (NYU Langone Medical Center) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 3,868 KB]

Presentation by Weaver (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 5,380 KB]

Presentation by Kleinsmith, Kerrigan, Kelly & Hollen (National Cancer Institute) – 2/15/12 [PDF – 2,648 KB]

The verbatim transcript of the Meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee held at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, New York, New York, on February 15, 2012. [PDF – 1,376 KB]

Meeting to be held March 28, 2012, via teleconference and web conference

Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee March 28 2012 Meeting – Web and Audio Conference – 3/28/12 [WMV – 68,190 KB]

Agenda – 3/28/12 [PDF – 526 KB]

Statement of Howard (NIOSH), Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program – 3/28/12 [PDF – 352 KB]

Transcript; Meeting Three of the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee, March 28, 2012 [PDF – 817 KB]

Submissions in Order of Receipt

Submission to the docket from Romaka (Uniformed Firefighters Association) – 11/9/11 [PDF – 29,080 KB]

Submission to the docket from Clarke (AFSCME) – 1/6/12 [ISO – 827,552 KB]

Submission to the docket from Mullins (Sergeants Benevolent Association) – 1/6/12 [PDF – 2,136 KB]

Submission to the docket from Pfefferblit (Community Board 1) – 1/16/12 [PDF – 1,205 KB]

Submission to the docket from Fay (Private Person) – 1/17/12 [PDF – 740 KB]

Submission to the docket from Jezycki (Retired NYC Firefighter) — 1/18/12 [PDF – 338 KB]

Submission to the docket from Duncan (Private Person) – 1/18/12 [PDF – 4,489 KB]

Submission to the docket from Sutter (The Villager, Downtown Express, Gay City News, Chelsea Now, and East Villager) – 1/18/12 [PDF – 367 KB]

Submission to the docket from Horning (Private Person) – 1/18/12 [PDF – 300 KB]

Submission to the docket from Moane (Private Person) – 1/18/12 [PDF – 661 KB]

Submission to the docket from Cairo (Private Person) – 1/18/12 [PDF – 618 KB]

Submission to the docket from Billings (Private Person) – 1/19/12 [PDF – 329 KB]

Submission to the docket from Smith (Private Person) – 1/19/12 [PDF – 597 KB]

Intent to appear from Micki Siegel de Hernandez (CWA District One) – 1/23/12 [PDF – 386 KB]

Submission to the docket from Hess (Private Person)—1/24/12 [PDF – 2,090 KB]

Intent to appear from T.J. Gilmartin (Private person) – 2/2/12 [PDF – 207 KB]

Intent to appear from Thomas Fay (Private person) – 2/2/12 [PDF – 317 KB]

Intent to appear from Bruce Edwards (Private person) – 2/3/12 [PDF – 652 KB]

Intent to appear from Rich Dambakly (Private person) – 2/3/12 [PDF – 668 KB]

Intent to appear from James Melius (NYS Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund) – 2/7/12 [PDF – 346 KB]

Intent to appear Ty Margaret Stroehlein (Private person) – 2/7/12 [PDF – 266 KB]

Intent to appear from Arthur Noonan (Private person) – 2/8/12 [PDF – 1,198 KB]

Intent to appear from Michael Barasch (Barasch/McGarry/Salzman & Penson) – 2/8/12 [PDF – 530 KB]

Submission to the docket from Flynn and Spencer (World Trade Center Health Program Survivors Steering Committee) – 2/8/12 [PDF – 2,776 KB]

Submission to the docket from McNamara (Private Person) – 2/9/12 [PDF – 1,369 KB]

Submission to the docket from Durie and Jagannath (International Myeloma Foundation); 2/9/12 [PDF – 2,122 KB]

Intent to appear from John Fassari (Private person) – 2/9/12 [PDF – 695 KB]

Intent to appear from Fr. Stephen Petrovich (Chaplain W.T.C.-911) – 2/9/12 [PDF – 286 KB]

Intent to appear from Tracy Wanamaker Conte (Private person) – 2/12/12 [PDF – 380 KB]

Intent to appear from Stephanie Acosta (Private person) – 2/12/12 [PDF – 353 KB]

Intent to Appear from Stephen Levin (33rd District Brooklyn, NY); 2/13/12 [PDF – 370 KB]

Submission to the docket from Sidel (STAC Member) – 2/13/12 [PDF – 58,725 KB]

Submission to the docket from Wallen (Private Person); 2/13/12 [PDF – 723 KB]

Submission to the docket from Dabas (Private Person) – 2/13/12 [PDF – 2,041 KB]

Submission to the docket from Phillips (Private Person) – 2/14/12 [PDF – 1,811 KB]

Intent to appear from Esther Regelson (WTC-EHC Survivor Steering Committee) – 2/14/12 [PDF – 308 KB]

Submission to the docket from Lee (RL Lee Group, Inc.) – 2/16/12 [PDF – 3,936 KB]

Submission to the docket from Feal (Fealgood Foundation) – 2/16/12 [PDF – 1,159 KB]

Submission to the docket from McCauley (Parker/Waichman LLP) on behalf of Michael Winter – 2/20/12 [PDF – 12,597 KB]

Submission to the docket from Milosevich (Private Person) – 2/21/12 [PDF – 470 KB]

Submission to the docket from Shepard (Private Person) – 3/9/12 [PDF – 393 KB]

Submission to the docket from Quibell (Private Person) -3/10/12 [PDF – 1,387 KB]

Submission to the docket from Fishstein (New York City Police Department); 3/28/12 [PDF – 1,395 KB]

Submission to the docket from Dolan (Private Person); 3/28/12 [PDF – 268 KB]

Submission to the docket from Perillo (Private Person); 3/28/12 [PDF – 3,418 KB]

Submission to the docket from Milosevich (Private Person); 4/9/12 [PDF – 470 KB]