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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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