[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67677-67678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32553]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory
Committee.
DATES: Monday, December 14, 1998: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th & K Street, N.W., Washington, DC
20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Imre Gyuk, EMF Program Manager,
EE-14, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, (202)
586-1482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The National Electric and Magnetic Fields
Advisory Committee (NEMFAC) advises the Department of Energy and the
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) on the
design and implementation of a five-year, National Electric and
Magnetic Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information Dissemination
(RAPID) Program. The Secretary of Energy, pursuant to Section 2118 of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. No.102-486, has overall
responsibility for establishing the national program which includes
health effects research, development of technologies to assess and
manage exposures, and dissemination of information.
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Tentative Agenda
Monday, December 14, 1998
8:30 a.m.--Welcome and opening remarks
9:00 a.m.--Letter of advice to Director of NIEHS
10:00 a.m.--Break
10:30 a.m.--Advice for Interagency Committee final report
11:30 a.m.--Discontinuation of DOE EMF program
12:00 noon--Lunch
1:30 p.m.--Accomplishments of RAPID program
3:00 p.m.--Break
3:30 p.m.--Concern for future EMF research in the U.S.
4:00 p.m.--Open time for public comments
5:00 p.m.--Adjourn
A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written
statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements
pertaining to agenda items should contact Dr. Gyuk at the address or
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior
to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the
presentation on the agenda. Depending on the number of requests,
comments may be limited to five minutes. The Designated Federal Officer
is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate
the orderly conduct of business. This notice is being published less
than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Transcript and Minutes: A transcript and minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and copying at the Freedom of
Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Copies
of the minutes will also be available by request.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on December 3, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-32553 Filed 12-7-98; 8:45 am]
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