[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55001-55002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27272]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research: 
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 committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic 
Research.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., November 7, 1996. 9 a.m.-12 
noon, November 8, 1996.
    Place: Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street NW., Washington, DC 
20037, telephone 202/293-3100, FAX 202/857-0134.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); 
the Assistant Secretary for Health; the Director, CDC; and the 
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 
(ATSDR), on the establishment of a research agenda and the conduct 
of a research program pertaining to energy-related analytic 
epidemiologic studies. The Committee will take into consideration 
information and proposals provided by the Advisory Committee for 
Environment, Safety, and Health which was established by the 
Department of Energy (DOE) under the guidelines of a Memorandum of 
Understanding between HHS and DOE, and other agencies and 
organizations, regarding the direction HHS should take in 
establishing the research agenda and in the development of a 
research plan.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include: updates on 
the progress of current

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studies from the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), 
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and 
ATSDR; a discussion of Work Group recommendations, and public 
involvement activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    An unavoidable administrative delay prevented meeting the 15-day 
publication requirement.
    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, FAX 770/488-
7044.

    Dated: October 18, 1996.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-27272 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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