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1991 HTDS Advisory Committee meetings begin on a regular basis. All meetings open to the public.
1992 HTDS pilot study design and protocol approved by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the Institutional Review Board of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
1993 HEDR funding transferred from DOE to CDC.
1994 HEDR final reports published.
1995 HTDS Pilot Study Report issued. Full epidemiologic study determined feasible.

National Academy of Sciences conducts peer review of HTDS Pilot Study Report and finds study design to be sound science.

HTDS Advisory Committee reviews pilot study results and recommends proceeding to full epidemiologic study.

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