Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction, 4492 [E7-1532]

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The following briefings will be Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction presented: How a Typical Dose (VBDR). The VBDR was established at Reconstruction is Performed in the recommendation of the National Accordance With the NTPR Standard Research Council report, entitled Operating Procedures’’ by Mr. John ‘‘Review of the Dose Reconstruction Stiver; ‘‘Interactive RadioProgram of the Defense Threat Epidemiological Tables and Its Use in Reduction Agency.’’ The report Adjudication’’ by Dr. David Kocher; recommended the need to establish an ‘‘The Use of Interactive Radioadvisory board that will provide Epidemiological Program by the suggestions for improvements in dose Department of Veterans Affairs’’ by Dr. reconstruction and claim adjudication Neil Otchin; ‘‘Veterans’ View Regarding procedures. The goal of the VBDR is to provide guidance and oversight of the VBDR, Dose Reconstruction and Claim dose reconstruction and claims Compensation Programs’’ by Mr. R. J. compensation programs for veterans of Ritter; ‘‘NTPR Dose Reconstruction and U.S.-sponsored atmospheric nuclear Veterans Communication Activities’’ by weapons tests from 1945–1962; veterans Dr. Paul Blake; and ‘‘VA Radiation of the 1945–1946 occupation of Claims Compensation Program for Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and Veterans’’ by Mr. Thomas Pamperin. On veterans who were prisoners of war in Thursday, the four subcommittees those regions at the conclusion of World established during the inaugural VBDR War II. In addition, the advisory board session will report on their activities will assist the VA and DTRA in since November 2006. The communicating with the veterans. subcommittees are the ‘‘Subcommittee Radiation dose reconstruction has on DTRA Dose Reconstruction been carried out by the Department of Procedures’’, the ‘‘Subcommittee on VA Defense under the Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) program since Claims Adjudication Procedures’’, the ‘‘Subcommittee on Quality Management the 1970s. DTRA is the executive agent and VA Process Integration with DTRA for the NTPR program which provides Nuclear Test Personnel Review participation data and actual or estimated radiation dose information to Program’’, and the ‘‘Subcommittee on veterans and the VA. Communication and Outreach.’’ The Board members were selected to Board will close with a discussion of the fulfill the statutory requirements Subcommittee reports, future business mandated by Congress in Section 601 of and meeting dates. Public Law 108–183. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 4492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1532]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

ACTION: Notice of advisory board meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Department 
of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold the fifth public meeting of the 
Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction (VBDR). The VBDR was 
established at the recommendation of the National Research Council 
report, entitled ``Review of the Dose Reconstruction Program of the 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency.'' The report recommended the need to 
establish an advisory board that will provide suggestions for 
improvements in dose reconstruction and claim adjudication procedures. 
The goal of the VBDR is to provide guidance and oversight of the dose 
reconstruction and claims compensation programs for veterans of U.S.-
sponsored atmospheric nuclear weapons tests from 1945-1962; veterans of 
the 1945-1946 occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and veterans 
who were prisoners of war in those regions at the conclusion of World 
War II. In addition, the advisory board will assist the VA and DTRA in 
communicating with the veterans.
    Radiation dose reconstruction has been carried out by the 
Department of Defense under the Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) 
program since the 1970s. DTRA is the executive agent for the NTPR 
program which provides participation data and actual or estimated 
radiation dose information to veterans and the VA.
    Board members were selected to fulfill the statutory requirements 
mandated by Congress in Section 601 of Public Law 108-183. The Board 
was appointed on June 3, 2005, and is comprised of 16 members. Board 
members were selected to provide expertise in historical dose 
reconstruction, radiation health matters, risk communications, 
radiation epidemiology, medicine, quality management, decision analysis 
and ethics in order to appropriately enable the VBDR to represent and 
address veterans' concerns.
    The Board is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), PL 92-463, which sets forth standards for the 
formation and conduct of government advisory committees.

DATES: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.-
5:15 p.m. with a public comment session from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., and 
Thursday, March 8, 2007, from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. 
with a public comment session from 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Tuscany Suites and Casino, 255 East Flamingo Road, Las 
Vegas, Nevada 89169.
    Agenda: On Wednesday, the meeting will open with an introduction of 
the Board. The following briefings will be presented: How a Typical 
Dose Reconstruction is Performed in Accordance With the NTPR Standard 
Operating Procedures'' by Mr. John Stiver; ``Interactive Radio-
Epidemiological Tables and Its Use in Adjudication'' by Dr. David 
Kocher; ``The Use of Interactive Radio-Epidemiological Program by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs'' by Dr. Neil Otchin; ``Veterans' View 
Regarding VBDR, Dose Reconstruction and Claim Compensation Programs'' 
by Mr. R. J. Ritter; ``NTPR Dose Reconstruction and Veterans 
Communication Activities'' by Dr. Paul Blake; and ``VA Radiation Claims 
Compensation Program for Veterans'' by Mr. Thomas Pamperin. On 
Thursday, the four subcommittees established during the inaugural VBDR 
session will report on their activities since November 2006. The 
subcommittees are the ``Subcommittee on DTRA Dose Reconstruction 
Procedures'', the ``Subcommittee on VA Claims Adjudication 
Procedures'', the ``Subcommittee on Quality Management and VA Process 
Integration with DTRA Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program'', and the 
``Subcommittee on Communication and Outreach.'' The Board will close 
with a discussion of the Subcommittee reports, future business and 
meeting dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Veterans' Advisory Board on Dose 
Reconstruction hotline at 1-866-657-VBDR (8237).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: May be found at https://vbdr.org.

    Dated: January 25, 2007.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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