95-27770. Public Meeting of the Inter-tribal Council on Hanford Health Projects (ICHHP)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56607]
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[FR Doc No: 95-27770]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Public Meeting of the Inter-tribal Council on Hanford Health 
Projects (ICHHP)

    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 Inter-tribal Council on Hanford 
Health Projects (ICHHP), in association with the meeting of the 
Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service Activities and 
Research at DOE Sites: Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee (HHES).
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., November 29, 1995.
    Location: Edgewater Inn, 2411 Alaskan Way-Pier 67, Seattle, 
Washington 98121, telephone [phone], FAX [phone].
    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, 
105, 107, and 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and 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 the 
ICHHP is part of these efforts. The ICHHP will work with the HHES to 
provide input on Native American health effects at the Hanford, 
Washington, site.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to address issues that 
are unique to tribal involvement with the HHES including 
considerations regarding a proposed medical monitoring program and 
explorations of options and alternatives to providing support for 
tribal involvement in the HHES.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include a dialogue 
pertaining to issues unique to tribal involvement with HHES. This 
will include an update on the status of ATSDR's draft policy on 
establishing government-to-government relations with the nine 
affected tribes as sovereign nations, and exploring options and 
alternatives to providing support for tribal participation in HHES.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Linda A. Carnes, Health 
Council Advisor, ATSDR, E-28, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333, telephone [phone], FAX [phone].

    Dated: November 3, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-27770 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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