[Federal Register: June 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 113)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 
Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research: 
Conference Call Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following conference call meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee for Energy-Related Epidemiologic 
Research (ACERER).
    Time and Date: 4 p.m.-5 p.m. EDT, June 28, 1999.
    Place: The conference call will originate from the National 
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC, in Atlanta, Georgia. 
Please see ``Supplementary Information'' for details on accessing 
the conference call.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the availability of 
telephone ports.
    Purpose: This committee is charged with providing advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary, Health and Human Services (HHS); 
the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS; the Director, CDC; and the 
Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, on 
establishment of a research agenda and the conduct of a research 
program pertaining to energy-related analytic epidemiologic studies.
    Background: ACERER's history began with a 1991 Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU), which transferred epidemiologic studies from 
the Department of Energy (DOE) to HHS. Two related advisory 
committees were created: the Environmental Safety and Health 
Advisory Committee at DOE, which was later terminated, and the 
ACERER at HHS. Upon completion of the transferred studies, funding 
was available to expand the research program. In 1996, the MOU's 
scope was broadened to address general public health issues rather 
than the initial focus on analytic epidemiologic research.
    Matters to be Discussed: The conference call agenda is to 
consolidate ACERER recommended revisions to the current (MOU) 
between HHS and DOE.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Supplementary Information: This conference call is scheduled to 
begin at 4 p.m., EDT. To participate in the conference call, please 
dial 1-888-422-7105 and enter conference code 690104. You will then 
be automatically connected to the call.
    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to the difficulty of coordinating the attendance of 
members because of conflicting schedules.
    Contact Person for More Information: Michael J. Sage, Executive 
Secretary, ACERER, and Deputy Director, Division of Environmental 
Hazards and Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, 
(F-28), 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 CDC and ATSDR.

    Dated: June 7, 1999.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 99-15081 Filed 6-11-99; 8:45 am]
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