Meetings: Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project; study team,

[Federal Register: February 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 28)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study Team for the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announce the following meeting.

Name: Initial Public Meeting of the Study Team for the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project.

Time and Date: 5 p.m.--7 p.m., February 23, 1999.

Place: Los Alamos Inn, 2201 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544. Telephone 505/662-7211, Fax 505/661-7714.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.

Background: Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in December 1990 with DOE and replaced by an MOU signed in 1996, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was given the responsibility and resources for conducting analytic epidemiologic investigations of residents of communities in the vicinity of DOE facilities, workers at DOE facilities, and other persons potentially exposed to radiation or to potential hazards from non-nuclear energy production use. HHS delegated program responsibility to CDC.

In addition, an MOU was signed in October 1990 and renewed in November 1992 between ATSDR and DOE. The

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MOU delineates the responsibilities and procedures for ATSDR's public health activities at DOE sites required under sections 104, 105, 107, and 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or ``Superfund''). These activities include health consultations and public health assessments at DOE sites listed on, or proposed for, the Superfund National Priorities List and at sites that are the subject of petitions from the public; and other health-related activities such as epidemiologic studies, health surveillance, exposure and disease registries, health education, substance-specific applied research, emergency response, and preparation of toxicological profiles.

Purpose: This Study Team is charged with locating, evaluating, cataloguing, and copying documents that contain information about historical chemical or radionuclide releases from facilities at the Los Alamos National Laboratory since its inception. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the goals, methods, and schedule of the project; provide a forum for community interaction; and serve as a vehicle for members of the public to express concerns to CDC.

Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items include presentations from the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and/or its contractor regarding the information gathering project that is beginning, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and ATSDR regarding the progress of current studies. There will be time for public input, questions, and comments. CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Paul G. Renard, 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.

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: February 5, 1999. Carolyn J. Russell, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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