[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4306]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Human Radiation Interagency Working Group; Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 that a meeting of the VA Human Radiation Interagency Working
Group will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 1996, in room C-7C, at the
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20420. This meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. and will
adjourn at 4:30 p.m.
The purpose of the Working Group's meeting is to receive briefings
and hold discussions to consider the feasibility of updating and
expanding the epidemiological tables that are used to determine the
likelihood that certain diseases could result from prior exposure to
ionizing radiation. Additionally, the Working Group will receive
briefings and hold discussions to determine whether existing laws
governing the compensation of atomic veterans are now administered in
ways that best balance allocation of resources between financial
compensation to eligible veterans and administrative costs, including
the costs and scientific credibility of dose reconstruction.
The meeting is open to the public to the capacity of the room. For
those wishing to attend, contact Ms. Kathy Collier, Department of
Veterans Affairs (213B), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420,
phone (202) 273-7230, prior to March 4, 1996.
Members of the public may direct questions or submit prepared
statements for review by the Working Group in advance of the meeting,
in writing only, to Mr. R. J. Vogel, Under Secretary for Benefits (20/
213B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Submitted material must be received at least five
business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public may be asked
to clarify submitted material prior to consideration by the Working
Group.
Dated: February 20, 1996.
By Direction of the Secretary.
R.J. Vogel,
Under Secretary for Benefits.
[FR Doc. 96-4306 Filed 2-26-96; 8:45 am]
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