98-6156. Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination (EMFRAPID) Program; Environmental Toxicology Program, Office of Special Programs; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health ...

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11689-11690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information 
Dissemination (EMFRAPID) Program; Environmental Toxicology Program, 
Office of Special Programs; National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health Notice: Third EMF Science 
Review Symposium--EMFRAPID Program

Background

    The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and 
the Department of Energy (DOE) are coordinating the implementation of 
the Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information 
Dissemination (RAPID) Program. The EMFRAPID Program was established by 
the 1992 Energy Policy Act (Section 2118 for Public Law 102-486) which 
was signed in October 1992. This five-year effort is designed to 
determine the potential effect from exposure to 60 Hz electric and 
magnetic fields on

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biological systems, especially those produced by the generation, 
transmission, and use of electric energy. the RAPID Program requires 
the NIEHS to report on the extent to which exposure to electric and 
magnetic fields adversely affects human health. Additional details of 
this program are found in Federal Register December 16, 1997, (Volume 
62, 241, pp. 65814-65815).

Science Review Symposium on Clinical and In Vivo Laboratory 
Findings: Open to the Public

    In its series of science review symposia on EMF health effects 
research, the third EMF Science Review Symposium is scheduled for April 
6-9, 1998, at the Hyatt Regency at Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona. The 
program includes plenary overview talks on cancer mechanisms and risk 
assessment as well as summaries of the proceedings from the first two 
symposia. Breakout group sessions are planned for in-depth discussions 
of research findings from clinical and in vivo laboratory studies 
covering topics including breast cancer, leukemia, electromagnetic 
hypersensitivity, tissue healing, and neurobehavior. This meeting is 
open to the public and the registration fee is $85; for registration 
information contact t:919-541-7534, f:919-541-0144, or the world-wide-
web site: www.niehs.nih.gov/emfrapid/home.htm.

    Dated: February 26, 1998.
Samuel H. Wilson,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
[FR Doc. 98-6156 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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