[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31908]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


The Health Impact of Chemical Exposure During the Gulf War: A 
Research Planning Conference

    The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in coordination with the 
Office of Public Health and Science (Department of Health and Human 
Services), the National Institutes of Health, and the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry announces the following meeting:

    Name: The Health Impact of Chemical Exposures During the Gulf 
War: A Research Planning Conference.
    Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-9 p.m., February 28, 1999. 8 a.m.-10 
p.m., March 1, 1999. 8 a.m.-12 noon, March 2, 1999.
    Place: Crowne Plaza Hotel--Atlanta Airport, 1325 Virginia 
Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30344. Telephone 404/768-6660.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. 
The meeting space accommodates approximately 500 people.
    Purpose: The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum 
for broad public input into the development of a multi-year research 
plan for investigating the relationship between chemical exposures 
during the Gulf War and illnesses affecting Gulf War veterans.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items include a discussion of 
the current research findings on the health impact of the Gulf War; 
a panel discussion of the experience of Gulf War veterans; possible 
health outcomes of low level chemical exposures; research and 
clinical findings regarding multiple chemical sensitivity among Gulf 
War veterans and civilian populations; possible mechanisms of action 
of chemical exposures; methodological considerations in studying the 
health impact of chemical exposures during the Gulf War.
    Concurrent workgroups will be held to develop research 
recommendations in the areas of pathophysiology/etiology of 
illnesses among Gulf War veterans; the most appropriate methods for 
assessing and diagnosing the health impact of chemical exposures; 
the most appropriate treatment approaches; and the prevention of 
similar illnesses in future military deployments.
    There will be a special Veterans Forum on Sunday, February 28, 
1999 at 7:00 p.m. This will serve as an opportunity for veterans to 
provide input regarding research priorities. In addition, a social 
is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 1999. Additional 
information and registration material is available at our website: 
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/meetings/1999/gulfwar/.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Phillip M. Talboy, Deputy 
Chief, Veterans' Health Activity Working Group, Division of 
Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for 
Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), m/s F-28, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-
3724. Telephone 770/488-3546, e-mail,[email protected].
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining 
to announcements of meetings and other committee management 
activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: November 24, 1998.
Julia M. Fuller,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 98-31908 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]
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