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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study Advisory Committee: Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting.

    Name: Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study Advisory Committee.
    Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., July 18, 1994. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 
July 18, 1994.
    Place: Cavanaugh's River Inn, North 700 Division Street, 
Spokane, Washington 99202.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, CDC, regarding the scientific merit and 
direction of the Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study. The committee will 
review development of the study protocol and recommend changes of 
scientific merit to CDC, advise on the conduct of the pilot study 
using the approved protocol, and assist in determining the 
feasibility of a full-scale epidemiologic study. If the full-scale 
epidemiologic study is carried out, the committee will advise CDC on 
the design and conduct of the study and analysis of the results.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The Handford Thyroid Morbidity Study 
Advisory Committee will meet to: (1) Discuss updates of the status 
of various components of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study and (2) 
conduct a public meeting for open discussion and inform the public 
on the progress of the pilot study being conducted by the Fred 
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Specifically, the discussions 
will focus on scientific rationale, clinical updates, tribal 
activities and plans, public involvement, confidentially assurance, 
and status reports on the conduct of the pilot study. On July 18 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 Person for More Information: Nadine Dickerson, Program 
Analyst, Radiation Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards 
and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, 
4770 Buford Highway, NE, (F-35), Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, 
telephone 404/488-7040.

    Dated: June 28, 1994.
William H. Gimson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Coordination Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-16153 Filed 6-30-94; 8:45 am]
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