[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 30870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14677]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service (PHS)
Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Idaho
National Engineering Laboratory Health Effects Subcommittee
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) announce the following meeting.
Name: Citizens Advisory Committee on PHS Activities and Research at
DOE Sites: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) Health Effects
Subcommittee.
Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., June 26, 1997. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,
June 27, 1997.
Place: Holiday Inn, 1399 Bench Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83201,
telephone 208/237-1400, FAX 208/238-0225.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
Background: Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in
December 1990 with DOE, the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) was given the responsibility and resources for conducting
analytic epidemiologic investigations of residents of communities in
the vicinity of DOE facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and other
persons potentially exposed to radiation or to potential hazards from
non-nuclear energy production use. HHS delegated program responsibility
to CDC.
In addition, an MOU was signed in October 1990 and renewed in
November 1992 between ATSDR and DOE. The MOU delineates the
responsibilities and procedures for ATSDR's public health activities at
DOE sites required under sections 104, 105, 107, and 120 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA or ``Superfund''). These activities include health
consultations and public health assessments at DOE sites listed on, or
proposed for, the Superfund National Priorities List and at sites that
are the subject of petitions from the public; and other health-related
activities such as epidemiologic studies, health surveillance, exposure
and disease registries, health education, substance-specific applied
research, emergency response, and preparation of toxicological
profiles.
Purpose: This subcommittee is charged with providing advice and
recommendations to the Director, CDC, and the Administrator, ATSDR,
regarding community, American Indian Tribes, and labor concerns
pertaining to CDC's and ATSDR's public health activities and research
at this DOE site. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum for
community, American Indian Tribal, and labor interaction and serve as a
vehicle for community concern to be expressed as advice and
recommendations to CDC and ATSDR.
Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include presentations from
the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) regarding current
activities, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
and ATSDR will provide updates on the progress of current studies, and
working group discussions.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Persons For More Information: Arthur J. Robinson, Jr., or
Nadine Dickerson, 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, FAX 770/488-7044.
Dated: May 30, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-14677 Filed 6-4-97; 8:45 am]
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