[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47216-47217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22752]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7054-3]


Workgroup and Study Assembly Meetings for the Longitudinal Cohort 
Study of Environmental Effects on Children

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting: Workgroup and Study Assembly Meetings 
regarding a longitudinal cohort study of environmental effects on 
mothers and children.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a two-
day meeting co-sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services 
(DHHS). IQ Solutions, Inc., a government contractor, is coordinating 
the logistics of the meetings. Members of Workgroups focusing on 
various issues related to study planning will meet on the first day, 
and the second day will be a meeting of the Study Assembly. The purpose 
of the Study Assembly meeting is to discuss the status of planning a 
longitudinal cohort study of environmental effects on the health and 
well-being of children. Content of the meeting will include development 
of planning for the study thus far, and reports on specific issues 
including, for example, proposed hypotheses for the study, issues of 
longitudinal cohort design, information technology, and ethical issues.
    The Study Assembly is made up of all stakeholders interested in 
this study. Its purpose is to disseminate information to members and to 
serve as a conduit for bringing information and views from individuals 
and various organizations to the study organization. The Study Assembly 
is open to anyone who indicates an interest in the study, and includes 
representatives of all stakeholders, both inside and outside of 
government, advocacy groups, industry, academic institutions, state and 
local governments, and community groups. To become a member of the 
Study Assembly, interested persons should send an email to 
[email protected], and indicate whether they would like to 
participate in a Workgroup and area(s) of interest or expertise. Those 
who are not currently members of a Workgroup are welcome as observers 
during the workgroup meetings on Monday, October 15.

DATES: The meeting convenes from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. each day. 
Workgroups meet on Monday, October 15, 2001, and the entire Study 
Assembly meets Tuesday, October 16, 2001. Registration opens on Sunday, 
October 14, 2001, from 2-7 p.m. and begins at 7:00 a.m. each day of the 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting site is the Sheraton Premiere Hotel, 8661 
Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA. Interested individuals can register for the 
Study Assembly meeting and/or to observe the Workgroup meetings. Space 
is limited. Advance registration is required. Those

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planning to attend must register no later than September 28, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register to attend the Study 
Assembly meeting and/or to observe the Workgroup meetings, visit the 
registration website, http://lcs.iqsolutions.com, or call IQ Solutions 
at 301-984-1471, ext. 353, and ask for Longitudinal Registration. All 
meetings will take place at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel at Tysons 
Corner, in Vienna, Virginia, October 15-16, 2001. Discounted sleeping 
rooms are available. Information on hotel reservations is available on 
the website.
    For further information about the details of the meeting itself, 
contact Dr. Peter Scheidt, National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Room 7B05, 6100 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD 
20892; telephone: 301-451-6421; facsimile: 301-402-2084; e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 31, 2001.
Art Payne,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 01-22752 Filed 9-10-01; 8:45 am]
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