95-884. Public Meeting of the Native American Working Group in Association With the Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 3248]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-884]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
    
    
    Public Meeting of the Native American Working Group in 
    Association With the Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on 
    Public Health Service Activities and Research at Department of Energy 
    (DOE) Sites: Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee
    
        The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and 
    the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the 
    following meeting.
    
        Name: Public Meeting of the Native American Working Group 
    (NAWG), in association with the meeting of the Citizens Advisory 
    Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at 
    Department of Energy Sites: Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee.
        Time and Date: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., January 24, 1995.
        Place: Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1113 Sixth Avenue, 
    Seattle, Washington 98101, telephone (206) 464-1980, FAX (206) 340-
    1617.
    
        Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
    The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
        Background: A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in 
    October 1990 and renewed in November 1992 between ATSDR and DOE. The 
    MOU delineates the responsibilities and procedures for ATSDR's 
    public health activities at DOE sites required under sections 104, 
    107, and 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
    Compensation, an Liability Act (CERCLA or ``Superfund''). These 
    activities include health consultations and public health 
    assessments at DOE sites listed on, or proposed for, the Superfund 
    National Priorities List and at sites that are the subject of 
    petitions from the public; and other health-related activities such 
    as epidemiologic studies, health surveillance, exposure and disease 
    registries, health education, substance-specific applied research, 
    emergency response, and preparation of toxicological profiles.
        In addition, under an MOU signed in December 1990 with DOE, the 
    Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been given the 
    responsibility and resources for conducting analytic epidemiologic 
    investigations of residents of communities in the vicinity of DOE 
    facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and other persons potentially 
    exposed to radiation or to potential hazards from non-nuclear energy 
    production and use. HHS delegated program responsibility to CDC.
        Community involvement is a critical part of ATSDR's and CDC's 
    energy-related research and activities and input from members of 
    NAWG is part of these efforts. NAWG will work with the Hanford 
    Health Effects Subcommittee to provide input on Native American 
    health effects at the Hanford site.
        Purpose: The purpose of this meeting of NAWG is to discuss 
    Native American issues concerning health effects and issues related 
    to site restoration and waste management options at the Hanford, 
    Washington, DOE site.
        Matters to be Discussed: Items to be discussed will include: (1) 
    the effects on public health--past, current, and future--of the 
    release of radioactive and hazardous materials into the environment 
    at Hanford, and (2) proposed actions based on the findings of health 
    research and public health activities.
        Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
        Contact Person for More Information: Linda A. Carnes, ATSDR 
    Health Council Advisor, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-28, 
    Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-0730, FAX 404/639-0759.
    
        Dated: January 6, 1995.
    William H. Gimson,
    Acting Associate Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention (CDC).
    [FR Doc. 95-884 Filed 1-12-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/13/1995
Department:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
95-884
Dates:
1 p.m.-5 p.m., January 24, 1995.
Pages:
3248-3248 (1 pages)
PDF File:
95-884.pdf