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prepared for the members of the Advisory Committee on Human
Radiation Experiments.  It should not be construed as representing
the final conclusions of fact or interpretation of the issues. 
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Report to be published in 1995.



	   *****DRAFT **FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY******


MEMORANDUM

TO:	Members of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation
	Experiments

FROM:	Subject Inverview Study Subcommittee

DATE:	September 7, 1994

RE:	Status Report of Subcommittee Activities



	This memorandum reports the status of the Subject Interview
Study with respect of study design, agency responses to requests
for lists of funding, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance, and proposed work with a subcontractor.

	Based upon the suggestions of Advisory Committee members as
well as communication from some of the agencies, Advisory Committee
staff plans to elicit external expert opinions regarding the nature
of the subject interview study, potential barriers to its successful 
competion, and suggestions directed at potential improvements to it.
To this end, meetings with radiation and medical oncologists at three
major research institutions (Harvard University, The John Hopkins
University, and Washington University) are planned for the next few
weeks.

	Subsequent to the last Advisory Committee meeting, agencies
(DHHS, DOD, DOE, NASA, VA) were asked formally (8/15/94) to provide
ranked research funding lists for FY '93 as well as a ranking over 
the last five years.  To date we have received only the FY '93 list
from DHHS, a complete list from DOD, no information from DOE, an
incomplete response from NASA (FY '94 data were provided), and an
oral report from VA.  Accordingly, staff plans to follow-up with
agencies to obtain these lists.

	In accordance with federal law, the Subject Interview Study
has been submitted to OMB for clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act.

	Advisory Committee staff has pursued the possibility of
having a subcontractor work on the Subject Interview Study.
Following a serious of discussions, it seems likely that it will
be possible to enlist the services of a subcontractor under pre-
existing governmental contracts.