[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11028]
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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.
Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 20, 1996. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., May
20, 1996.
Place: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 18118 Pacific Highway South,
Seattle, Washington 98188.
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, advise on the conduct
of the pilot study using the approved protocol, and assist in
determining the feasibility of a full-scale epidemiologic study. If
the full-scale epidemiologic study is carried out, 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 of 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. On May 20, at 7 p.m., the meeting will
continue in order to allow more time for public input and comment.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information: Nadine Dickerson, Program
Analyst, 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.
Dated: April 29, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 96-11028 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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