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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

Public Health Service Activities and Research at the Hanford, 
Washington, Department of Energy (DOE) Site: Public Meeting of the 
Native American Working Group

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the 
following meeting.

    Name: Public Health Service Activities and Research at the 
Hanford, Washington, DOE Site: Public Meeting of the Native American 
Working Group.
    Time and Date: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., September 27, 1994.
    Place: Best Western-Tower Inn and Conference Center, 1515 George 
Washington Way, Richland, Washington 99352, telephone 509/946-4121.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 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 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. ATSDR and CDC are currently 
taking steps to obtain authorization for a ``Citizens Advisory 
Committee on Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE 
Sites'' to be chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    Purpose: The purpose of this public meeting is to discuss Native 
American issues concerning health effects and issues related to site 
restoration and waste management options at the Hanford DOE site.
    Matters to be Discussed: Items to be discussed will include: (1) 
The effects on public health--past, current, and future--of the 
release of radioactive and hazardous materials into the environment 
at Hanford, and (2) proposed actions based on the findings of health 
research and public health activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Greg Thomas, ATSDR Senior 
Regional Representative, Region X, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, 
Washington 98101, telephone 206/553-2113, FAX 206/553-2142.

    Dated: August 19, 1994.
Joseph R. Carter,
Deputy Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-20911 Filed 8-24-94; 8:45 am]
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