61338 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 17, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Notice of a Meeting of the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission

(NBAC)

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is given of a meeting of the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission. The

Commission will discuss its ongoing

project ethical and policy issues in the

oversight of human subjects research in

the United States. Some Commission

members may participate by telephone

conference. The meeting is open to the

public and opportunities for statements

by the public will be provided on

October 24 from 1:30–2:00 pm.

Date, Time, and Location

October 24, 2000, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Embassy Suites Hotel, Downtown Salt

Lake City, 110 West 600 South, Salt

Lake City, Utah 84101

October 25, 2000, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Same Location as Above

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President established the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)

on October 3, 1999 by Executive Order

12975 as amended. The mission of the

NBAC is to advise and make

recommendations to the National

Science and Technology Council, its

Chair, the President, and other entities

on bioethical issues arising from the

research on human biology and

behavior, and from the applications of

that research.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public

with attendance limited by the

availability of space on a first come, first

serve basis. Members of the public who

wish to present oral statements should

contact Ms. Jody Crank by telephone,

fax machine, or mail as shown below as

soon as possible, at least 4 days before

the meeting. The Chair will reserve time

for presentations by persons requesting

to speak and asks that oral statements be

limited to five minutes. The order of

persons wanting to make a statement

will be assigned in the order in which

requests are received. Individuals

unable to make oral presentations can

mail or fax their written comments to

the NBAC staff office at least five

business days prior to the meeting for

distribution to the Commission and

inclusion in the public record. The

Commission also accepts general

comments at its website at

bioethics.gov. Persons needing special

assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other special

accommodations, should contact NBAC

staff at the address or telephone number

listed below as soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Jody Crank, National Bioethics Advisory

Commission, 6705 Rockledge Drive,

Suite 700, Bethesda, Maryland 20892–

7979, telephone (301) 402–4242, fax

number (301) 480–6900.

Dated: October 11, 2000.

Eric M. Meslin,

Executive Director, National Bioethics

Advisory Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Citizens Advisory Committee on Public

Health Service Activities and Research

at Department of Energy Sites:

Savannah River Site Health Effects

Subcommittee

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(P.L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) and the

Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry (ATSDR) announce the

following meeting.

Name: Citizens Advisory Committee

on Public Health Service Activities and

Research at Department of Energy (DOE)

Sites: Savannah River Site Health

Effects Subcommittee (SRSHES).

Times and Dates:

8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., November 2, 2000.

8:30 a.m.–12 noon, November 3, 2000.

Place: Westin on Hilton Head Island,

Two Grasslawn Avenue, Hilton Head

Island, South Carolina 29928–5536,

telephone 843/681–4000, fax 843/681–

1087.

Status: Open to the public, limited

only by the space available. The meeting

room accommodates approximately 50

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, a memo was signed in

October 1990 and renewed in November

1992 between ATSDR and DOE. The

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

form the public; and other healthrelated 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 subcommittee is

charged with providing advice and

recommendations to the Director, CDC,

and the Administrator, ATSDR,

pertaining to CDC’s and ATSDR’s public

health activities and research at this

DOE site. The purpose of this meeting

is to provide a forum for community

interaction and serve as a vehicle for

community concern to be expressed as

advice and recommendations to CDC

and ATSDR.

MAtters to be Discussed: Agenda

items include presentations from the

National Center for Environmental

Health (NCEH) and ATSDR on updates

regarding progress of current studies.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Contact Person for more Information:

Paul G. Renard, Executive Secretary,

SRSHES, Radiation Studies Branch,

Division of Environmental Hazards and

Health Effects, NCEH, CDC, Building 6,

Room T004, 1600 Clifton Road, NE (E–

39), Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone 404/

639–2550, fax 404/639–2575.

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

ATSDR.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention.

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