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[FR Doc No: 94-14196]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Financial Assistance Award; Intent To Award Grant to the American
Statistical Association
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy announces that pursuant to 10 CFR
600.6(a)(5), it is making a discretionary financial assistance award
based on the criterion set forth at 10 CFR 600.7(b)(2)(i)(B) to the
American Statistical Association (ASA), Alexandria, Virginia, under
Grant Number DE-FG01-94EH89458. The DOE intends to make a
noncompetitive financial assistance award. The purpose of the proposed
grant is to support a conference entitled, ``Eleventh Conference on
Radiation and Health.'' This effort will have a total estimated cost of
$92,000, which is currently allocated as follows: $0 (0.0%) from the
ASA, $50,000 (54.4%) from the DOE, $20,000 (21.7%) from other Federal
agencies, and $22,000 (23.9%) from non-Federal sources.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please write the U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Placement and Administration, ATTN: Jeffrey R.
Dulberg, HR-531.24, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed grant will provide funding to
the ASA to organize and conduct its ``Eleventh Conference on Radiation
and Health.'' The theme of the conference is ``Radiation Dosimetry and
Risk Assessment.'' The conference is scheduled to be held from June 26
through July 1, 1994, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The conference is
planned to be a forum for direct and efficient information transfer,
both within the United States and internationally, among
biostatisticians, health physicists, epidemiologists, public health
researchers, the general public, and to governmental entities. The
project will allow internationally recognized researchers to review and
consider methods and information about radiation and health in a
multidisciplinary approach. The primary benefit to be derived from this
conference is to bring a broader and more complete understanding of
state-of-the-art research to both established investigators and those
new to the research area. It is hoped that from this understanding will
come new research initiatives and collaborations and that new
researchers will be recruited to the field. The requested DOE support
will enhance the public benefit to be derived by expanding the ASA's
current efforts to obtain the widest range of worldwide expertise for
the conference.
The project is meritorious because of its relevance to the
accomplishment of an important public purpose--providing an
international forum for the dissemination of the latest information on
radiation dosimetry and risk assessment. Issues related to human health
effects and exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation generate
intense public concern. Some of these concerns include the risk of
cancer in nuclear workers, the risk of disease in children due to
parental exposure to radiation, and the risks associated to electric
and magnetic fields (from power lines and everyday electric
appliances). Nuclear workers, the public, and Federal, State, and local
government officials constantly seek out information concerning cancer
risk as it relates to nuclear energy and technology. The proposed
conference will review current issues related to the potential health
risks associated with these exposures. It is anticipated that there
would be several significant scientific and technical advancements from
such a meeting which would be shared not only with the participants but
also with the scientific community and the interested public through
publication of the proceedings. This information can be used by
epidemiologists, health physicists, and other public health officials
to estimate radiation exposure and potential health risks. As a
supplement to other Federal assistance in the amount of $20,000 plus
$22,000 in non-Federal funding, the $50,000 requested from the DOE will
enhance the public benefit to be derived by expanding the ASA's current
efforts to obtain the widest range of worldwide expertise for the
conference. The DOE knows of no other entity which is conducting or is
planning to conduct such an activity.
Based on the evaluation of relevance to the accomplishment of a
public purpose, it is determined that the proposal represents a
beneficial method and approach to publicly disseminate information on
radiation dosimetry and risk assessment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 2, 1994.
Scott Sheffield,
Director, Headquarters Operations Division B, Office of Placement and
Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-14196 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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