[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44698-44699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22469]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Stake Holder Informational Meeting; Mortality Study

    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the 
National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health 
announce the following meeting.

    Name: Stakeholder informational meeting on the joint NIOSH/NCI 
study, ``A Cohort Mortality Study with a Nested Case-Control Study 
of Lung Cancer and Diesel Exhaust among Non-metal Miners.''
    Time And Date: 9 a.m.-12 noon, September 24, 1997.
    Location: Ground Floor Auditorium, Hubert Humphrey Building, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20201.

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    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
    Purpose: To provide an overview of the implementation of the 
mortality study, and to exchange information among government, 
stakeholders, and interested parties on procedural and related 
aspects of the study.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include information on 
the NIOSH/NCI research plan; request for information on industrial 
hygiene sample measurements or other data, or possible sources of 
such data that could add to the study validity; request for 
information on types and usage of diesel engines and fuel of 
relevance to exposure estimation; plan for data sharing and 
announcement of future informational meetings. Viewpoints and 
suggestions from industry, labor, academia, other government 
agencies, and the public are invited. Written comments will also be 
considered.
    Contact Person For Additional Information: Michael Attfield, 
Ph.D., NIOSH Project Director, Division of Respiratory Disease 
Studies, NIOSH, CDC, M/S 234, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West 
Virginia 26505-2888, telephone 304/285-5737, E-mail [email protected].
    Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should contact Dr. 
Attfield so that time can be allocated.

    Dated: August 19, 1997.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-22469 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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