[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research and 
Subcommittee for Community Affairs: Meetings

    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 meetings.

    Name: Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic 
Research (ACERER).
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., November 19, 1998; 8:30 
a.m.-12 noon, November 20, 1998.
    Place: Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22311, telephone 703/845-1010, fax 703/845-
2610.
    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, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for 
Health; the Director, CDC; and the Administrator, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), on establishment of a 
research agenda and the conduct of a research program pertaining to 
energy-related analytic epidemiologic studies.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include update 
presentations from the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health (NIOSH) and ATSDR on the progress of current studies; an 
update by the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) on 
coordination of activities with the National Cancer Institute (NCI); 
a presentation by NCI on Chernobyl, Radio Epi Tables and Ethel 
Gilbert's Research; a discussion by a panel of risk communications 
professionals on recommendations made by the National Academy of 
Sciences/Institutes of Medicine on the NCI report; and a discussion 
of committee recommendations and public involvement activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Name: ACERER Subcommittee for Community Affairs.
    Times and Dates: 1 p.m.-5 p.m., November 20, 1998; 8:30 a.m.-5 
p.m., November 21, 1998.
    Place: Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22311, telephone 703/845-1010, fax 703/845-
2610.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting room accommodates approximately 50 people.
    Purpose: This subcommittee will advise ACERER on matters related 
to community needs and will report back to the Agency through the 
full committee.
    Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include update 
presentations from NCEH, NIOSH, and ATSDR on the progress of current 
studies; a discussion of the September 24, 1998, ACERER meeting and 
the resolution resulting from that meeting; a discussion of a 
special report presented by the Tennessean newspaper on health 
problems in the vicinity of nuclear facilities; and a discussion of 
committee recommendations and public involvement activities.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Michael J. Sage, Deputy 
Chief, Radiation Studies Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards 
and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE., m/s F-35, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3724, telephone 770/488-7040, fax 770/488-
7044.

    Dated: October 28, 1998.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-29380 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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