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Authorities
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The Department of Health and Human Services/Public Health
Service/Centers for Disease Control haslegislative authority under
Section 301(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U'S.C. Section 241)
and under the Occupational Safety and Health Act [29 U.S.C. Section
669(a)) to conduct research intothe health effects of a broad range of
environmental and occupational hazards and to cooperate with other
appropriate authorities in the conduct of such research.
The DOE mayenter into agreements with HHS for the management
of epidemiologic research pursuantto Section 103 (3) and 103 (11) of the
Energy Reorganization Actof 1974 (42 US.C.Sections 5813 (3) and
5813 (11)}; The Economy Act of 1932 as amended(31 U.S.C. Section 1535);
and DOE Order 1280.1, MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING,of
9-20-85.
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DOE Responsibilities
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Access to DOE Data Sources
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DOEwill provide HHS with access to data and other documents that
may be pertinent to the managementand conduct of analytic
epidemiologic studies and programs, including data on occupational
and community exposures, and environmentalreleases.
DOEwill solict input from HHS onthe developmentand
maintenance of the Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource
(CEDR) andthe selection of data to include in CEDR.
DOEwill allow HHSpersonnel, contractors, and grantees with
appropriate security clearances access to all DOE and DOE-owned,
contractor-operated facilities for the purpose of independently
reviewing or collecting any health or environmentalinformation or
samples that HHS determinesare necessary for conducting analytic —
epidemiologic research.
To the extent that existing regulations, Privacy Act routine uses, or
agreements with its own contractors preclude disclosureof data held by
DOEorits contractors to HHS,or subsequent use by HHS under section
V.G., below, DOE will amendthe regulations and routine uses, and
renegotiate the agreements, so as té permit such disclosure and use.
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