ORRHES Meeting Minutes
November 16-17, 2000

YWCA of Oak Ridge
1660 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, TN
(865)482-9922

Agenda for November 16

8:00 am–8:30 am Registration

8:30 Am–9:00 am Welcome
Ms. Loretta Bush, executive secretary of the Subcommittee

Rear Admiral Robert Williams, director
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Dr. Kowetha Davidson, Subcommittee chair

9:00 am–9:30 am Introductions of Subcommittee members (2 minutes per person)

9:30 am–10:15 am Overview of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
Ms. Helen Kuykendall
Office of Committee Management
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Overview of the charter
Ms. Marilyn Palmer
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

10:15 am–11:00 am Ethics video and discussion
Ms. Paula Kocher
Office of the General Counsel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:00 am–11:15 am Break

11:15 am–12:00 PM Overview of ATSDR
Rear Admiral Robert Williams

12:00 PM–12:30 PM Public comment period

12:30 PM–1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM–3:00 PM Discussion: Scope of the Subcommittee
Facilitator: Mr. Jerry Pereira, MPA, branch chief
Community Involvement Branch
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Communications
Ms. Loretta Bush, executive secretary of the Subcommittee

Public Health Assessment
Mr. Jack Hanley, MPH
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

3:00 PM–3:30 PM Public comment period

3:30 PM–3:45 PM Break

3:45 PM–4:15 PM Assessment of the first day
Dr. Kowetha Davidson, Subcommittee chair

4:15 PM Adjournment

5:00 PM– 6:30 PM Informal gathering at the Oak Ridge Museum

Agenda for November 17

8:00 am–8:30 am Registration

8:30 am–9:00 am Recap of the first day discussions
Dr. Kowetha Davidson, Subcommittee chair

9:00 am–9:45am Discussion: Scope of Subcommittee (continued)
Facilitator: Mr. Jerry Pereira, MPA
branch chief, Community Involvement Branch
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Needs Assessment
Ms. Theresa NeSmith
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

9:45 am–10:45 am Discussion: Guidance Document: Purpose, History, Structure, and Process
Ms. Jan Connery
Eastern Research Group

10:45 am–11:00 am Break

11:00 am–11:45 am Discussion: Guidance Document (continued)
Ms. Jan Connery
Eastern Research Group

11:45 am–12:15 PM Public comment period

12:15 PM–1:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM –2:15 PM Discussion: Working Groups
Ms. Loretta Bush, executive secretary of the Subcommittee

2:15 PM–2:45 PM Public comment period

2:45 PM–3:30 PM Housekeeping issues and remarks
Ms. Loretta Bush, executive secretary of the Subcommittee
Ms. Marilyn Palmer, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

3:30 PM–4:00 PM Assessment of the second day
Dr. Kowetha Davidson

4:00 PM Adjournment