[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56951-56952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28367]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Advisory Committee for National Electric and Magnetic Fields 
Research and Public Information Dissemination Program

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee.

DATES: Thursday, November 21, 1996: 1:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.; Friday, 
November 22, 1996: 9:00 a.m.-2:20 p.m.

ADDRESSES: St. Anthony Hotel, 300 E Travis Street, San Antonio, TX, 
Park NC, 27709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Imre Gyuk, EMF Program Manager, 
EE-14, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
1482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Electric and Magnetic Fields 
Advisory Committee advises the Department of Energy and the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences on the design and 
implementation of a five-year, national electric and magnetic fields 
research and public information dissemination program. The Secretary of 
Energy, pursuant to Section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
Public Law 102-486, has overall responsibility for establishing the 
national program which includes health effects research, development of 
technologies to assess and manage exposures, and dissemination of 
information.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, November 21, 1996

1:30 p.m. Welcome and opening remarks
1:45 p.m. National Academy of Sciences report
1:55 p.m. Status of RAPID program extension
2:05 p.m. Summary of FY96 non-Federal contributions
2:15 p.m. Status of NIEHS RAPID program
2:45 p.m. Status of RAPID engineering research
3:05 p.m. Record of Expenditures, FY95, FY96 and projected FY97 
Budget
3:30 p.m. Break
3:50 p.m. Site visits for quality assurance
4:00 p.m. Function and funding of regional EMF facilities
4:20 p.m. Summary of replication experiments
4:40 p.m. Small grants program awards
5:00 p.m. Animal studies
5:20 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, November 22, 1996

9:00 a.m. Science workshops
10:30 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. Science review symposium
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. EMF information booklet for workers
1:40 p.m. Hotlines
2:00 p.m. NEMFAC Business
2:20 p.m. Open time for public comments

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the 
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should contact Robert Brewer at the

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address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received 5 
days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to 
include the presentation on the agenda. Depending on the number of 
requests, comments may be limited to five minutes. The Designated 
Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that 
will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
    Transcript and Minutes: A transcript and minutes of this meeting 
will be available for public review and copying at the Freedom of 
Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Copies of 
the minutes will also be available by request.

    Issued at Washington, DC on October 30, 1996.
Gail Cephas,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-28367 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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