10 March 1998
Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

    [Federal Register: March 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 46)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 11689-11690]
    From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    National Institutes of Health

    Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information
    Dissemination (EMFRAPID) Program; Environmental Toxicology Program,
    Office of Special Programs; National Institute of Environmental Health
    Sciences, National Institutes of Health Notice: Third EMF Science
    Review Symposium--EMFRAPID Program

    Background

        The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and
    the Department of Energy (DOE) are coordinating the implementation of
    the Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information
    Dissemination (RAPID) Program. The EMFRAPID Program was established by
    the 1992 Energy Policy Act (Section 2118 for Public Law 102-486) which
    was signed in October 1992. This five-year effort is designed to
    determine the potential effect from exposure to 60 Hz electric and
    magnetic fields on

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    biological systems, especially those produced by the generation,
    transmission, and use of electric energy. the RAPID Program requires
    the NIEHS to report on the extent to which exposure to electric and
    magnetic fields adversely affects human health. Additional details of
    this program are found in Federal Register December 16, 1997, (Volume
    62, 241, pp. 65814-65815).

    Science Review Symposium on Clinical and In Vivo Laboratory
    Findings: Open to the Public

        In its series of science review symposia on EMF health effects
    research, the third EMF Science Review Symposium is scheduled for April
    6-9, 1998, at the Hyatt Regency at Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona. The
    program includes plenary overview talks on cancer mechanisms and risk
    assessment as well as summaries of the proceedings from the first two
    symposia. Breakout group sessions are planned for in-depth discussions
    of research findings from clinical and in vivo laboratory studies
    covering topics including breast cancer, leukemia, electromagnetic
    hypersensitivity, tissue healing, and neurobehavior. This meeting is
    open to the public and the registration fee is $85; for registration
    information contact t: 919-541-7534, f:919-541-0144, or the world-wide-
    web site: www.niehs.nih.gov/emfrapid/home.htm.

        Dated: February 26, 1998.
    Samuel H. Wilson,
    Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
    [FR Doc. 98-6156 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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