23 March 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: March 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 55)] [Notices] [Page 13860] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23mr98-85] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Environmental 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 and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Health Effects Subcommittee. Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., April 7, 1998; 7 p.m.-8 p.m., April 7, 1998; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., April 8, 1998. Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 2900 Chinden Boulevard, Boise, Idaho 83714, telephone 208/343-1871, fax 208/344-1079. 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 and replaced by an MOU signed in 1996, 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 CDC and the U.S. Department of Energy on national priorities and research agendas; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will provide updates on the progress of current studies; the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will update the NCI study, and Fallout and Thyroid Cancer; the Radiological Assessments Corporation will provide updates on the Status of Chemical Screening and Radionuclide Screening; and committee deliberations and working group discussions. On April 7, 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 Persons for More Information: Arthur J. Robinson, Jr., or Sharona Woodley, 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: March 17, 1998. Carolyn J. Russell, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 98-7404 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P