[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2781]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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.
    Times and Date: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., February 22, 1995; 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 
February 22, 1995.
    Place: Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport, 17001 Pacific Highway 
South, Seattle, Washington 98188.
    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 Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study 
Advisory Committee will meet to: (1) Discuss updates of the status 
of various components of the Hanford Thyroid Morbidity Study and 
provide recommendations to CDC as to whether a full blown study is 
feasible; 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 public information activities, Native 
American components, and status reports on the conduct of the pilot 
study. On February 22 at 7 p.m., the meeting will continue in order 
to allow more time for public input and comment not addressed during 
the morning and afternoon sessions.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    For Further Information Contact: 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: January 31, 1995.
William H. Gimson,
Acting Association Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-2781 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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