[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35749-35750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16890]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Public Meeting of the Inter Tribal Council, in Association With 
the Meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Public Health Service 
Activities and Research at Department of Energy (DOE) Sites: Hanford 
Health Effects Subcommittee

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

    Name: Public Meeting of the Inter Tribal Council (ITC), in 
association with the meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on 
Public Health Service Activities and Research at DOE Sites: Hanford 
Health Effects Subcommittee.
    Time and Dates: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., July 26, 1995.
    Location: The Red Lion Inn, 2525 North 20th, Pasco, Washington 
99301, telephone (509) 547-0701, FAX (509) 547-4278.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 150 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, workers at 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 and input from members of the 
ITC is part of these efforts. The ITC will work with the Hanford Health 
Effects Subcommittee (HHES) to provide input on Native American health 
effects at the Hanford, Washington, site.

Purpose

    The purpose of this meeting of the ITC is to discuss issues that 
are unique to tribal involvement with HHES including considerations 
regarding a proposed medical monitoring program and explorations of 
options and alternatives to providing support for tribal involvement in 
HHES. 

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Matters To Be Discussed

    Agenda items will include options for relationships between the 
tribes and ATSDR and CDC regarding the study of health effects from 
past, current, or future releases of radioactive and hazardous 
materials into the environment at Hanford, and proposed actions based 
on the findings of ATSDR and CDC health research and public health 
activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information

    Linda A. Carnes, Health Council Advisor, ATSDR, E-28, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-0730, FAX 404/639-
0759.

    Dated: June 30, 1995.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 95-16890 Filed 7-10-95; 8:45 am]
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