[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28156]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee

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. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a 
meeting of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory 
Committee.

Dates: Thursday, November 13, 1997: 1:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.; Friday, 
November 14, 1997: 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Address: Maritime Museum, 1306 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The National 
Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee (NEMFAC) 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 (EMF) research and public information 
dissemination (RAPID) program. The Secretary of Energy, pursuant to 
Section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. L. No.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 13, 1997

1:30 p.m Welcome and opening remarks
1:45 p.m. RAPID program budget status
2:00 p.m. National Cancer Institute childhood leukemia study and NIEHS 
meta-analysis
2:45 p.m. Status of RAPID health research
3:15 p.m. Break
3:40 p.m. Health research, continued
4:10 p.m. Discussion
4:45 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, November 14, 1997

9:00 a.m. Status of RAPID engineering research
9:20 a.m. Status of RAPID communication activities
9:35 a.m. Progress on science symposia and workshop
10:05 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. NEMFAC business
11:45 a.m. Open time for public comments
12:45 p.m. Adjourn
    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 Dr. Gyuk at the address or 
telephone number listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. 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 Department of 
Energy, 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 17, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-28156 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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