[Federal Register: September 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 169)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee

DATES: Thursday, September 17, 1998: 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, 
September 18, 1998: 8:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Inn Suites Hotel, 475 North Granada, Tucson AZ, 85701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Imre Gyuk, EMF Program Manager, 
EE-14, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
1482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee

    The National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee 
(NEMFAC) advises the Department of Energy and the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) on the design and implementation 
of a five-year, national electric and magnetic fields (EMF) research 
and public information dissemination (RAPID) program. The Secretary of 
Energy, pursuant to Section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pub. 
L. 102-486, has overall responsibility for establishing the national 
program which includes health effects research, development of 
technologies to assess and manage exposures, and dissemination of 
information.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 17, 1998

1:30 p.m Welcome and opening remarks
1:40 p.m. Acceptance of minutes
1:50 p.m. Report on the EMF Working Group
2:45 p.m. Public input process for Working Group report
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Interagency Committee perspective on Working Group report
4:00 p.m. Discussion
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, September 18, 1998

8:30 a.m. DOE Core program activities
9:00 a.m. Plans for NIEHS final report
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Plans for Interagency Committee final report
10:45 a.m. NEMFAC responsibilities for final reports

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11:15 a.m. Open time for public comments
12:15 p.m. Adjourn

    A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation. The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the 
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should contact Dr. Gyuk at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days 
prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include 
the presentation on the agenda. Depending on the number of requests, 
comments may be limited to five minutes. The Designated Federal Officer 
is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 
the orderly conduct of business.
    Transcript and Minutes. A transcript and minutes of this meeting 
will be available for public review and copying at the Freedom of 
Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, between 9:00 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Copies of 
the minutes will also be available by request.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23478 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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