[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18093-18094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8386]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Center for Disease Control and Prevention


The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces the 
Following Meeting

    Name: Study Protocol Peer Review Meeting: Measuring Improved 
Metrics of EMF (Electric and Magnetic Fields) Exposure with Electric 
Utility Workers.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., May 4, 2001.
    Place: NIOSH, Robert Taft Laboratory, Auditorium, 4676 Columbia 
Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
    Status: Open to the public, limited by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 75 people.
    Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to provide an 
opportunity for individual input regarding scientific and technical 
aspects of a joint study by NIOSH and the Electric Power Research 
Institute (EPRI) on

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``Measuring Improved Metrics of EMF Exposure in an Electric 
Utility''. The study's goal is to test the feasibility of combining 
measurements of these new EMF exposure metrics with existing 
epidemiologic data to produce a more valid assessment of EMF health 
risks. Designated reviewers will individually critique the study 
protocol and provide comments on the conduct of the study and its 
prospects for achieving its goals. Others will be given an 
opportunity to provide individual comments.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information and a Copy of the Protocol: 
Joseph Bowman, Non-ionizing Radiation Section, Engineering and 
Physical Hazards Branch, Division of Applied Research and 
Technology, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, M/S C-27, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226, telephone 513/533-8143.
    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 CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry.

    Dated: March 30, 2001.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-8386 Filed 4-4-01; 8:45 am]
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