[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4643-4644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2437]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study Advisory Committee; Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting.
Name: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study Advisory Committee.
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Time and Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., February 13, 1998.
Place: Doubletree Hotel, 18740 Pacific Highway South, Seattle,
Washington 98188, telephone 206/246-8600, fax 206/431-8687.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice and
guidance to the Director, CDC, regarding the scientific merit and
direction of the Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study. The Committee will
review development of the study protocol and recommend changes of
scientific merit to CDC, and advise on the conduct of a full-scale
epidemiologic study using the approved protocol. During the conduct
of the full-scale epidemiologic study, the Committee will advise CDC
on the design and conduct of the study and analysis of the results.
Matters to be Discussed: The Committee will discuss the progress
and updates on the status of various components of the Hanford
Thyroid Disease Study being conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center. Agenda items include: National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH) activities on the progress of current
studies, an update on the Native American component, and public
involvement activities.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Mike Donnelly, Public
Health Advisor, Radiation Studies Branch, Division of Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, (F-
35), Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-7040, FAX 770/
488-7044.
Dated: January 23, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-2437 Filed 1-29-98; 8:45 am]
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