[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35749-35750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16890]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Public Meeting of the Inter Tribal Council, in Association With
the Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service
Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Hanford
Health Effects Subcommittee
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the
following meeting.
Name: Public Meeting of the Inter Tribal Council (ITC), in
association with the meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on
Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites: Hanford
Health Effects Subcommittee.
Time and Dates: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., July 26, 1995.
Location: The Red Lion Inn, 2525 North 20th, Pasco, Washington
99301, telephone (509) 547-0701, FAX (509) 547-4278.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
The meeting room accommodates approximately 150 people.
Background
A Memorandum of Understanding (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, 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.
In addition, under an MOU signed in December 1990 with DOE, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been 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 and use. HHS delegated program responsibility to CDC.
Community involvement is a critical part of ATSDR's and CDC's
energy-related research and activities and input from members of the
ITC is part of these efforts. The ITC will work with the Hanford Health
Effects Subcommittee (HHES) to provide input on Native American health
effects at the Hanford, Washington, site.
Purpose
The purpose of this meeting of the ITC is to discuss issues that
are unique to tribal involvement with HHES including considerations
regarding a proposed medical monitoring program and explorations of
options and alternatives to providing support for tribal involvement in
HHES.
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Matters To Be Discussed
Agenda items will include options for relationships between the
tribes and ATSDR and CDC regarding the study of health effects from
past, current, or future releases of radioactive and hazardous
materials into the environment at Hanford, and proposed actions based
on the findings of ATSDR and CDC health research and public health
activities.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Contact Person for More Information
Linda A. Carnes, Health Council Advisor, ATSDR, E-28, 1600 Clifton
Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-0730, FAX 404/639-
0759.
Dated: June 30, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-16890 Filed 7-10-95; 8:45 am]
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