[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11028]



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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.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 20, 1996. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., May 
20, 1996.
    Place: Wyndham Garden Hotel, 18118 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 Committee will discuss the progress 
and updates of the status of various components of the Hanford 
Thyroid Disease Study being conducted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer 
Research Center. Agenda items include: National Center for 
Environmental Health (NCEH) activities on the progress of current 
studies, an update on the Native American component, and public 
involvement activities. On May 20, 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, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, (F-35), 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-7040.

    Dated: April 29, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 96-11028 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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