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EPA Report of the Director of the
    Science Advisory Board for
    Fiscal Year 1987
     SCIENCE
  ADVISORY
        BOARD

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL '9OTECTIOM

                          N  DC20JSO
        December 10, 1987
        NC/TE TO THE REAEER:
             This is the second Annual Report of the  Director of the Science
        Advisory Board of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.  This report
        presents the activities and accomplishments of the Board for Fiscal Year
        1987 (October 1, 1986 to September 30, 1987).  Curing this year the Roar-:
        maintained a very active program of independent reviews of EPA research
        programs and the scientific bases of a number of the Agency's major
        regulatory and policy decisions.  In addition, it began to implement the
        Congressional mandate in the Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act
        for review of the technical bases of drinking water standards.  These
        and other activities were designed to increase the scientific community's
        ability to present high quality and timely advice to policy makers and
        the Congress, and to promote technical consensus as a means of achieving
        consensus on environmental policies.  Finally.- and in recognition of the
        increased public awareness and desire for information on the Science
        Advisory Board, operating procedures were developed for publication in
        the Federal Register.

             Like last year's report, it is my hope that the report for Fiscal
        Year 1987 will irrprove public understanding not only of the Board's
        contributions but also of an array of scientific issues and their rol^ in
        the decision making process.
                                                        e,  Director
                                                            Board

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                                      SAB-88-OD7
Report of the Director of the Science Advisory  Board






                For Fiscal Year  1987
               Science Advisory Board



       U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
                    December  1987

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                  U. S. ENVIROWENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                                  NOTICE
     This report has been written as a part of the activities of the
Science Advisory Board, a public advisory group providing extramural
scientific information and advice to the Administrator and other officials
of the Environmental Protection Agency.  The Board is structured to
provide a balanced expert assessment of scientific matters related to
problems facing the Agency.  This report has not been reviewed for approval
by the Agency and, hence, the contents of this report do not necessarily
represent the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency,
nor of other agencies  in the Executive Branch of the Federal government,
nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute
endorsement of recommendation for use.

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                            Table of Contents
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I.     Summary of the Science Advisory  Board's
      Fiscal Year 1987 Activities  	,
II.   Science Advisory Board Operating  Procedures  	 06


III.  Organization, Budget and  Personnel  	 10


IV.   Reports Issued  	 15


V.    Current Members and Consultants as  of  October  1,  1987  	 28


VI.   Annex A: Science Advisory/.Board Charter  	 A-i

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I.   Summary cf the Science Advisory Board's  Fiscal  Year
     This report presents the activities and  accomplishments or the Scier.ce
Advisory Board for Fiscal Year  (FY)  1987 (October  1,  1986  to September  30,
1987).  Hiring this year the Board maintained a very  active program of
independent reviews of EPA research  programs  and the  scientific bases cf
a number of the Agency's major  regulatory and policy  decisions.   In
addition, it began to  implement the  Congressional  mandate  in the  Amendments
to the Safe Drinking Water Act  for review of  the technical bases  of
drinking 'water standards.  All  of the  above activities -were designed to
increase the scientific community's  ability to present high quality and
timely advice to policy makers  and the Congress and to promote technical
consensus as a means of achieving consensus on environmental policies.
Like last year's report, the report  for Fiscal Year 1987 is intended
to improve public understanding not  only of the Board's contributions but
also of an array of scientific  issues  and their role  in the decision making
process .
           no single  form of peer  review can  address  the  range of scientific
issues encountered by regulatory agencies,  the capability of the Science
Advisory Board has evolved  to enable  it to  conduct a  wide ranging set cf
scientific evaluations.  These  include reviews of:

     o  Research programs

     o  The technical bases of  regulations  and standards

     o  Policy statements or guidance

     o  Methodology development

     o  Advisory documents

     o  Specific scientific proposals, studies or surveys

     o  Presidential  research budget proposals

     o  Reviews requested by other Federal  agencies

     o  EPA reports to Congress

     o  and SAB initiatives

     To conduct these reviews the  Board had to maintain or  recruii
scientific expertise  from a number of scientific disciplines.   :.~. ;•-.:.
it had to assist in defining the relevant scientific  and  technic3-  . -
under discussion; exhibit a familiarity with  existing legislative
requirements and EPA  policies,  procedures and regulations;  underset:- •
communicate the latest developments and advances generated  by van  --
research disciplines; and integrate the skills of advisory  cctmi-.- —       -•
and consultants to prepare  high quality and timely scientific r-r^ r- --
the EPA Administrator and Congress.

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      Several  major characteristics of SAB reviews during the cast •.•=> = *•
 include  the  following:

      o   Implementation  of Amendments to the Safe Prinking Water Act.
         Through  the establishment of a Drinking Water Subcommittee
         ot  the Environmental Health Committee, the Board conducted 1"
         reviews  of drinking water issues.   They included evaluations
         of: drinking water criteria documents and other assessments
         that  supported  rulemaking activities: research programs;  healtn
         advisories; and a draft report to Congress comparing the  health
         risks associated with alternative treatment technologies.

      o   Greater  emphasis upon ecological issues.  The Board's focus
         included ongoing EPA research programs such as the water  quality
         based approach, biotechnology, and the development of methodologies
         for ecological  risk assessment.  The formation of the Long-Range
         Ecological Research Needs Subcommittee pointed to the broader
         need  for EPA to develop a longer-range research program and
         agenda.

      o   Evaluating and  recommending modifications of the Superfund
         Hazard Ranking  System.   In its first review of a Superfund
         program  issue,  the Board focused on three major scientific
         issues:  exposure, toxicity and large volume wastes.   A major
         theme of the review is  the need to more closely relate the
         ranking  received by a site to the risk posed by the site.

      o   For  the  first time in its history,  Board responded to a joint
         request  from EPA and the Office of  Management and Budget.  Both
         agencies asked  the SAB  to identify research needs associated with
         health and environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion.

      o   A salient characteristic of the past year was EPA's responses
         to SAB reports.  In his memorandum of June 25, 1985 to senior
         managers,  Administrator Lee Thomas  directed that any office tr.at
         received a SAB  report should respond in writing to the Boarc's
         advice,  indicating agreement or disagreement and the reasons :or
         such  action.  In FY 87, EPA offices uniformly complied with tr. :s
         directive, oftentimes providing verbal or written feedback -~--r-
         the completion  of the SAB's review, in addition to formal  res:>--.-••-
         fotlcwing the completion of reviews.

      The SAB  carried  out 77 scientific reviews during FY 87  (inci-ci- .
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee).  Some of these reviews .- :
initiated during FY '86,  while  others that  began this past year wil.
carry over  in FY 88.  By category oc activity, the following issues
constituted the  SAB's agenda for FY 87:

Rese_arch Programs^

o  Development of  Research Strategies
   (Five issues:  Sources,  Transport arc Fate: Exposure Assessment
   Health Fttects;  Ecological Frr^cts;  and  Risk Reduction)

o  Land  Disposal

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 o   drinking Water Disinfectants and Their By-Products

 o   Indoor Air Quality

 o   Engineering Research Program on Indoor Air Quality:  Radon Reduction,
    Research and Development, Program Description and Plans

 o   Research Needs for Lead and Ozone (Two issues)
    (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee)

 o   Biotechnology

 o   Waste Minimization

 o   Municipal Waste Combustion

 o   Integrated Air Cancer Project

 o   Ecological Risk Assessment

 o   Radon Mitigation

 o   Extrapolation Modeling

 o   Water Quality Based Approach

 o   Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards

 Technical Bases of Regulations and Standards

 o   Draft Screening Analysis of Mining Wastes

 o   Underground Storage Tank Release Simulation Model

 o   Draft Health Assessment Documents for Beryllium;
    Cis-  and Trans- Dichloroethylene;  1,2 Dichloropropane;
    Polychlorinated Biphenals;  Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans;
    Tetrachioroethylene;  and Trichloroethylene (8 issues)

 o   Drinking Water Criteria Documents for Meta-Ortho-Para  Dichlorcc-r-z-
    Monochlorobenzene;  Nitrate/Nitrite;  Xylene:  Man-made
    Radionuclide Occurrence;  Radium;  Radon; and Uranium  (10  issues

 o   Drinking  Water Assessment of Radionuclides

 o   Proposed  Drinking  Water Rules for Filtration and  Colifoms
    (2  issues)

 o  Assessment of  the  Risks of  Stratospheric Modification

o  Evaluation of  Landfilliny  and Lard Application as Alternatives  t:
   Ocean  Disposal  of  Sewage  Slucges

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o  Assessment of  the  Separate  Treatment  of  Sewage  Sludges  and  Dredged
   Materials Under  EPA's  Ocean Dumping Regulations

o  Sewage Sludge  Risk Assessment  Methodologies  to  Support  the  Development
   of National Criteria  for Sludge  Management

o  Scientific Issues  Related to Municipal Waste Combustion

o  Municipal Waste  Combustion  Ash Assessment

o  Air (Duality Criteria  for Ozone and Other Photochemical  Oxidants
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisory Committee)

o  Addendum to the  Air Quality Criteria  for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Cxices
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisory Committee)

o  Addendum to the  OAQPS  Staff Paper  for Particulate  Matter
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisory Committee)

o  Addendum to the  QAQPS  Staff Paper  for Sulfur Oxides
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisory-Committee)

       Statements or  Guidance

o  Review of Draft  Guidance for the Establishment  of  Alternate Concentration
   Limits for RCRA  Facilities

o  Superfund Hazard Ranking System

Methodology Development

o  Methodology for  the Assessment of  Health Risks  Associated with Multiple
   Pathway Exposure to Municipal  Waste Combustor Emissions

o  Integrated Environmental Management Program

o  Methodology for  Valuing  Health Risks  of  Ambient Lead Exposure
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisory Committee)

o  A  Damage Function  Assessment of  Building Materials: The Impact ?f
   Deposition
   (Clean Air Scientific  Advisor/ Committee)

o  Interim Procedures  for Estimating Risk Associated  with  Exposure -
   Mixtures of Chlorinated  Dibenzo- p_-Dioxins and  Dibenzofurans

Advisory rocuments

o  Guidelines for Water Quality Advisories  for  Human  Health and
   Aquatic Life (2  issues)

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o  Drinking Water Health Advisories  for  37 Compounds  (3 reviews):
   acrylamide, benzene, p-dioxane, ethylbenzene, ethylene glycol, '-.exar.e,
   legionella, methylethylketone, styrene, toluene, xylene, arsenic,
   barium, cadmium, chromium, cyanide, lead, mercury, nickel, nitrate/
   nitrite, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene,
   1,2-dichloroethane, cis and trans  1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-
   dichlorcethylene, dichloromethane, dichloropropane, dioxin,
   epichlorohydrin, hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls,
   tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-trichloroethylene, 1,1,-trichloroethylene,
   and vinyl chloride.

Specific Scientific Proposals, Studies or Surveys

o  Design of the National Radon Survey

o  Idaho Radionuclide Exposure Study

o  Kanawha Valley Toxics Screening Study

o  National Surface Water Monitoring  Study
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b  Laboratory Measurement Proficiency Program for Radon Testing

Presidential Research Budget Proposals

o  Evaluation of the President's Proposed Budget for the Office of
   Research and Development for FY 1988

Reviews Requested by Other Federal Agencies

o  Reconmended Research on Effects of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion -
   EPA and the Office of Management and Budget

EPA Reports to Congress

o  Report to Congress on Indoor Air Pollution and Radon

o  Comparative Health Effects of Drinking Water Treatment Technclr^:e =

o  National Dtoxin Study

SAB Initiative

o  Workshop on Mouse Liver and Rate Kidney Tumors and Their Role  :.-. -
   Risk .Assessment (2 issues)

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II.  Science Advisory  Board  Operating Procedures

     To ensure  the  quality of  technical analyses  used  in  its  decision making
process, EPA has expanded its  use  of  various  formal  and  informal methods  :f~
peer review.  The Science Advisory Board  (SAB), established by  the  Congress
through the passage of  the Environmental  Research,  Development  and  Demonstration
Authorization Act (ERDDAA) amendments of  1978,  is the  principal independent
advisory body used  by  the Administrator to formally  obtain advice en the
scientific aspects  of  a large  number  of important public  health and environmental
issues.

     The Agency's referral of  studies and assessments  to  the  SAB for peer  review
preceeded, but  is consistent with,  the  reconnendations of the National Academy
of Sciences in  its  report on risk  assessment  in the  Federal government.^   A
major recommendation of this report was for regulatory agencies to  create
independent peer review panels to  review  scientific  studies that form the  basis
for major agency regulatory  actions.

     The Congress has  required specific SAB review of  such issues as the
scientific bases of National Ambient  Air  Quality  Standards, National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air  Pollutants, and National Primary  Drinking Water
Standards.  Section 8(e) of  ERDCAA'aiso mandates  that  the Agency make availaole
for SAB review  "any proposed criteria document, standard, limitation or
regulation."

     In light of the growing importance of the SAB to  EPA's regulatory and
research programs,  the  Agency  has  decided to  formalize some of  the  procedures
governing the selection of SAB members  and the operations of  the Board.   :n the-
past, the Agency has been extremely fortunate in  having leaders of  the scientific
conmunity serve on  the  SAB and will seek  to continue this high  level of expertise
on the Board through a  more  formal  selection  process.

     While this notice  makes no significant changes  in the SAB's procedures :or
reviewing studies and providing advice  to the Agency,  it  is important for  ire
public to know what those procedures  are.   Other  aspects  of the SAB's operations,
including its objectives, responsibilities, and composition are set fortr.  :r
its Charter (which  is attached as  Annex A).   The  charter  of a Federal acv.--.-r/
committee must be renewed every two years.

Procedures Governing the Selection  of SAB Members
     Members of the SAB are selected  by  the Administrator and  Deputy .-
Members are appointed  for staggered terms of one  to  four years, whicr. -
extended at the end of the term  for the  same range of  time.  The SAB -
solicited nominations  for membership  from the general  public in the ca
cent inue ensuring the highest caliber participant on the SAB,  EPA  is
today a more formal process to solicit nominations of  qualified scieri
engineers, or other disciplines  as appropriate  for review of the tec.-.--
issues addressed by the Board.   Such  nominations will  be solicited  :r:

     o  Federal research agencies such as the National Institutes  c:
        the National Center for  Health Statistics, and the  National £•:
        Foundation.

     o  The Presidents of the National Academy  of Sciences, National .-
        Engineering and the Institute or Medicine.

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     o   Professional  scientific societies.

     o   Current  or  former SAB members.

     o   The public  (including the private sector and  public  interest  -roues'

     o   EPA staff.

     EPA will  solicit such nominations  by Federal Register notice  as
frequently as  needed,  but no less than  every other year.  To  achieve
balanced points  of  view  among various  schools of scientific  thought,
individuals will be appointed to the Board  on the basis of their expertise
and not  their  organizational affiliation or constituency.  In announcing
a solicitation,  EPA will also identify  particular scientific  disciplines
where expertise  is  needed.  Members of  the  Board will be selected  from
among the nominated individuals.   The  Agency will publish in  the Federal
Register, on an  annual basis, the current roster of SAB members.   Memcers
of the public  are encouraged to submit  nominees  for Board membership  at
any time and need not await a formal solicitation from EPA.

     SAB members appointed by the Administrator  or Deputy Administrator
serve on various standing committee, subcommittees or ad hoc  panels,  or
serve as members-at-large.   In addition,  the Board uses consultants with
more specialized expertise on as-needed basis.   Such  consultants,  who must
meet the same  standards  of scientific expertise  as members, do not vote
on formal matters before the Board.

Conflict of Interest

     Each SAB  member  or  consultant is  required to exercise judgment pricr
to any meeting as to  whether a potential  conflict of  interest might exist
due to his or  her occupational affiliation,  professional or  research
activity or financial  interest on a particular matter before  the Board.
If there is a  potential  conflict of interest,  the member or consultant
must excuse himself/herself from the deliberations and/or votes o£
committees or  subcommittees of the Board  with  respect to that matter.

     SAB members and  consultants currently  complete an annual Confice-1:2!
Statement of Bnployment  and Financial  Interests  (Form 3120-1)  beginning
at the time of their  initial appointment.   Those compensated  at or ?::o.~
the GS-16 rate,  and who  work more than  60 days per fiscal year, "lust
conform  to "the financial disclosure provisions of the 1978 Ethics  :n
Government Act.   In addition,  the SAB  is  currently in the process  o:
preparing specific  conflict of interest guidelines for its members 3.- :
consultants.   These guidelines,  when completed,  will  be published  :~
Federal  Register.

The SAB  Review Process
     The advisory process employed by  the SAB will vary depending   "  ^
of the technical issues undergoing review, but certain general izaiirn.-;
the review process can be stated.  Most  technical  issues and sci-^t.::
evaluated by the Board are described in  technical  support docur.er.ts  ;;r-
internally by EPA or by external contractors hired by EPA program  :::":

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in developing regulations, standards, guidance or  policy statements.   The SAB
also evaluates a considerable  number  of individual programs within  tr.e Cffice
of Research and  Development.   The Administrator  has previously  instructed
program and research offices to seek  advice  frcm the SAB as early as possible
in the decision making process and, generally, before the proposal in the
Federal Register of a regulation or standard, or before the final issuance
of criteria, technical support or guidance documents.3

     In general, the SAB review process involves the following  steps:

     1.  At the direction of the Administrator or  Deputy Administrator, each
program or research office nominates  scientific  issues of  importance to EPA
that are subsequently submitted to the  SAB Executive Ccmmittee  for  approval to
authorize a SAB review.  These issues are in addition to those  that are legally
required.  The SAB can also  initiate  written requests to the Administrator to
review individual issues.  Based on consultations  between  the Executive Committeo
and senior EPA program and research officials, the Ccmmittee assigns priorities
for the SAB.  These priorities are subject to adjustment by the Executive
Ccmmittee of the SAB in consultation  with the Agency during the year.

     2.  The issues identified in step  1  are referred by the Executive Com ittee
to an appropriate existing SAB committee  for review, or the Executive Comruttee,
as the need arises, establishes an appropriate subcommittee to  conduct the review.

     3.  Additional expertise  is recruited,  if needed.  A  schedule  for the review
is established.

     4.  Agency documents and  studies by  outside contractors are transmitted to
the SAB committee.  Preliminary briefings or site  visits are conducted if needed.
At this stage of the advisory  process,  the Administrator has directed  that prograr
or research offices prepare an "issues  paper" which synthesizes the relevant
scientific data, states the EPA position  based on  such data and defines the
specific issues to be addressed by the  SAB.

     5.  EPA documents are formally reviewed in  meetings open to the cuolic.
While some meetings may be closed in  accordance  with specific provisions of
the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C.  552b  Section  10 [d] of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act) such  action  is only taken  for compellire
reasons.  In addition, public  conments  of a  scientific nature are accec^".
by the SAB.  Following discussion within  the review committee and ber*---
the committee and EPA staff and members of the public, the committee ;_r-•_.?. res
a statement ot its major conclusions  and  recommendations.

     6.  Based upon EPA and SAB discussions,  EPA may prepare an ac-.: - .
draft of its technical documents and  may  request another cycle  of so:-    ::c
review by the committee.  If this does  not occur,  the committee's ::-
is transmitted to the Executive Committee for approval.

     7.  The Executive Committee reviews  the report and, if apprr. -••-,
it to the Administrator.  The  final SAB report becomes a public
is available for public inspection and  copying.

     8.  The director of the relevant program or research  office,  :r  -•--
Administrator, formally responds in writing  to SAB advice, noting ?.r-
the advice will be accepted or net accepted,  and the reasons f:r =-•:-   :-

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Timeliness of S_A3_Review

     To avoid delaying  important  EPA  decisions,  the  scientific  review process
must, to the extent  feasible,  be  conducted  in  an expeditious manner without
sacrificing a high level of quality  in  both the  preparation and review of
technical documents.  Consistent  with this  objective,  the  SAB establishes a
schedule for the  preparation of each  report.   Similarly, the Agency's respcr.se
to the SAB's advice  should be  transmitted promptly.   In general,  the SAB seeks
to submit a written  report to  the Administrator  within 90  days  of the ccmpieticr.
of a review.  EPA seeks to respond in writing  to SAB advice within the same
time frame following  the formal submittal of a final SAB report.

Submittal of Questions  and Nominations

     Members of the  public who have questions  pertaining to the above
stated procedures or who wish  to  reconmend  nominees  for SAB memoership
should write Or.  Terry  F. Yosie,  Director,  Science Advisory Board, U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency,  (A-101), 401  M  Street, S.W., Washington,
D. C.  20460.

References

     1.  National Research Council,  "Risk Assessment in the Federal Government:
Managing the Process,:  (National  Academy  Press,  Washington,  D.  C., 19831.

     2.  49 Federal  Register,  33169,  August 21,  1984.

     3.  Memorandum  from EPA Administrator  Lee M. Thomas to Assistant Acnin-
istrators and Office Directors, "Improving  the Agency's Use, of  the Scier.ce
Advisory Board,"  June 25, 1985.

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                Subccnrnittees of Major  Standing Conruttees
Environmental Effects, Transport  and  Fate jTarmittee

     o  Municipal Waste Combustion  Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Rolf Hartung

     o  Water Quality Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Kenneth  Dickson

     o  Surface Water Monitoring  Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Kenneth  Dickson

Environmental Health Carmittee

     o  Drinking Water Subcommittee
        Chair:  Cr. Gary Carlson

     o  Halogenated Organics Subcommittee
        Chair:  DC. John Doull

     o  Metals Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Bernard Weiss

Radiation Advisory Committee

     o  National Radon Survey Design Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Cddvar Nygaard

     o  Radionuclides in Drinking Water Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. Warren Sinclair

     o  Radon Mitigation Subcommittee
        Chair:  Dr. John Till

Environmental Engineering Comuttee

     o  Alternate Concentration Limits Subcommittee
        Co-Chairs: Mr. Richard Conway
                   Dr. Mitchell Small

     o  Land Disposal Subcommittee
        Chair: Dr. Raymond Loehr

     o  Waste Minimization Subcommittee
        Chair: Mr. Richard Conway

     o  Underground Storage Tank Siibconmittee
        Chair: Dr. Keros Cartwrignt

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Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

     o  Acidic Aerosols Subcommittee
        Chair: Cr. Mark Utell

     o  Lead Benefit Analysis Subcommittee
        Chair: Cr. Robert Rowe

     o  Lead/Ozone Research Needs Subcommittee
        Chair: Cr. Morton Lippmann

     o  Material  Carnage Review Subcommittee
        Chair: Cr. Warren Johnson

     o  Visibility Subcommittee
        Chair: Cr. Shep Burton

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                        SCIENCE  AEVISCRY BOARD STAFF
DIRECTOR  	  Terry F.  Ycsie
     Secretary  	  Joanna A.  Fcellner

     Clerk-Typist  	  Vacant

CEPUTY  DIRECTOR  	  Kathleen w.  Ccnway

     Secretary  	  Janet R. Butler

PROGRAM ANALYST  	  Cher/I 3.  Bentley

CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

     Environmental  Scientist  	  A.  Robert  Flaak

     Secretary  	  Carolyn L.  Csoorne

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, TRANSPORT AND FATE  COMMITTEE

     Environmental  Scientist'  	  Janis C. Kurtz

     Secretary  	  Lutithia V.  Barbee

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

     Environmental  Engineer 	  Vacant
                                                            Eric  H.  Males
                                                            (Acting  until V31/37)

     Environmental  Engineer 	  Harry Torr.c
                                                            (1  year leave of absenc;

     Secretary  	•	  B.  Marie viil.er

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE

     Environmental  Scientist  	  C.  Richar-    -rern

     Secretary  	  vacant

RADIATION ADVISORY  COMMITTEE

     Environmental  Scientist  	  Kathleen ..    -~3y

     Secretary  	  Dorotry '•'     • r•-.

Stay-in-School Assistants 	  Lavonir. ".    rley
                                                            Darek '^.

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          SCIENCE ACVISCRY BOARD FISCAL YEAR 1987 BUCGET


Conpensaticn 	 S   351,246.44

     (Members, Consultants and Staff)

Travel 	 S   281,888.41

Other Contractual Services 	 S    53,832.00

     (Court reporting services, equipment, training,
     maintenance for word processing equipment,
     copying machine, etc.)

Total  	 S 1,186,966.30

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 IV.  Reports Issued


                           SCIENCE ADVISORY  BOARD REPORTS
                                  (FISCAL YEAR  1987)

 Report to the Administrator on a review conducted  by  the Clean Air Scientific
 Advisory Committee of the Air Quality  Criteria  for Ozone and other Photochemical
 Qxidants—Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee—October  22, 1986—SA3-CASAC-3~"-OCl

      This report documents the Committee's  findings relative to  its review
      of the Air Quality Criteria for Ozone  and  Other  Photochemical Oxidants
      prepared by the Agency's Environmental Criteria  and Assessment Office.
      CASAC unanimously concluded that  this  document represents a scientifically
      balanced and defensible presentation and interpretation of  the scientific'
      literature.

 Report to the Administrator on a review of  the  Agency's Research Prcgran Or, Indoor
 Air Quality—Indoor Air Quality Research Review Panel—November  5, 1986—SAB-EC-3~~"

      The Panel concluded that while the indoor  air research being conducted
      was of high quality, the research taken as whole did not constitute a
      "program" in indoor air quality-  The  major recommendations include:
      1) development and adoption of a  clear policy statement that indoor
      air quality is an important and essential  component of the  responsi-
      bility of the Agency, 2) assigning responsibility for  the indoor air
      quality program to an individual  of appropriate  scientific statute
      with specific experience in this  area, 3)  the proposed limited field
      survey should not be carried out  as presented since the resources that
      it would demand are not commensurate with  the scientific information ar.d
      insights which would be derived,  4) preparation of a relative risk
      assessment for more important pollutants (including asbestos, biological
      contaminants, criteria air pollutants, and toxic chemicals) in order ID
      develop a framework for decision making, and  5) eight general conclusicr.s
      and recommendations concerning current research  in indoor air qualiiy.

 Report to the Administrator on a review of  the  final draft of the Ager.cy'--  ^icance
 for the. Establishment of Alternate Concentration Limits for RCRA Faciliti	Envircn-
 mental Engineering Committee—October  24, 1986—SAB-EEC-87-003.

      The Conmittee conducted a preliminary  review  of  the above docur.eni
      March 1986, and identified obvious errors  or  omissions which are e->r    ~d
      in detail in its initial report.  The  Office  of Solid Waste as>~- -
      Committee to review the final draft ACL guidance when  it was rea<:.
      publication in the Federal Register.   This report represents t-.e   T—   -e's
      review of the final draft which was found  to  be well-written arc -      -lly
      sound.
'STNGLE COPIES OF THESE REPORTS .ARE AVAILABLE AT MO CHARGE FROM THE
j ADVISORY BOARD.  SAB REPORT NUMBERS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO WHEN MAKr.<
i PLEASE ADCRESS REQUESTS TO SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD (A-10 IF),
 PROTECTION AGENCY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460, ATTENTION CHERYL B.
 CALL'(202) 382-2552.

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Report to the Administrator on a SAB review requested by the Office of Drinking Water
(OCW)  of thirty-seven drinking water health advisories—Environmental Health Comuttee—
October 24, 1936—Metals Subconmittee (SAB-EHC-87-004); Halogenated Organics Sccccrmitt^
(SAB-EHC-87-005);  and Drinking Water Subccmmittee (SAB-EHC-87-006).

     The Environmental Health Committee has reviewed 37 health advisories for
     drinking water.  Health advisories are action levels for exposures of
     different duration and are not regulations.  Three Subcommittees partici-
     pated in the reviews.  Each one prepared general comments as well as
     specific comments on specific substances as follows:

     Office of  Drinking Water Health Advisories for 37 Compounds:
     acrylamide, benzene, p-dioxane, ethylbenzene, ethylene glycol, hexane,
     legionella, methylethylketone, styrene, toluene, xylene, arsenic, barium,
     cadmium, chromium, cyanide, lead, mercury, nickel, nitrate/nitrite,  careen
     tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, cis and
     trans 1,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, dichloromethane, dichlcro-
     propane, dioxin, epichlorohydrirw hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated bipr.enyls,
     tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-trichloroethylene, 1,1,-trichloroethylene, anc
     vinyl chloride.

Overall the Environmental Health Committee reached the following conclusions:

     o  The scientific quality of health advisories were uneven. '

     o  The Office of Drinking Water has made a commendable effort in
        providing exposure analysis information.

     o  A major problem in the health advisories is that they are intended
        for a diversity of readers, who have widely varying background levels
        and concerns.

     o  Communication would be enhanced if the Office of Or inking Water
        adopted a three step process to include a Criteria Document, a healtr
        advisory and narrative summary for each substance.

Report of the Director of the Science Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 1936--
October 1986—SAB-87-007.

     This is the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) first in a series of SA?  ;:••
     reports which is intended to inform EPA, SAB members and consultants,
     and other  interested constituencies of the Board's continuing activ.-..
     In addition,, the report represents an effort to promote a better ^r.j-r-
     standing of the Board's role in decision making, and its efforts tc
     provide scientific advice.

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Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft document entitled "Interim
Procedures for Estimating Risk Associated with Exposure to Mixtures of Chlorinated
Dibenzo-g-Cioxins and Dibenzofurans", prepared by the Agency's Risk Assessment
Forum—Dioxin Toxic Equivalency Methodology Subcommittee—November 4, 1986—
SAB-EC-87-008.

     The Assistant Administrator for Air requested the Science Advisory
     Board to review the draft document mentioned above which sets forth
     an approach for assessing the hazards of Chlorinated Dibenzo-£-
     Dioxin (CDD) and  Dibenzofuran  (CEF) mixtures relative to the toxicity
     of the 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-pj-dioxin (TCDD) isoner.  The
     Subcommittee concluded that the draft document represented a successful
     interim attempt to articulate a scientific rationale and procedures
     for developing risk management decisions for mixtures -which contain CCD's
     and CEFs related in structure and activity to TCDD.

Report to the Administrator on a review of the 1986 Addendum (Second Addendum
to Air Quality Criteria for Particul.ate Matter and Sulfur Oxides (1982))~
to the 1982 Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter and Sulfur Oxides,
prepared by the Agency's Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office—Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee—December Is, 1986—SAB-CASAC-87-009.

     The Committee unanimously concluded that the 1986 Addendum, along
     with the 1982 Criteria Document previously reviewed by CASAC, repre-
     sent a scientifically balanced and defensible summary of the scientific
     literature on these pollutants.  CASAC requested the review of the 1986
     Addendum to the 1982 Air Quality Criteria Document on PM/SOx for the
     purpose of updating the knowledge of recent scientific studies and
     analyses.  Key findings from earlier documents are summarized which
     provide a reasonably complete summary of newly available information
     concerning particulate matter and sulfur oxides, with major emphasis
     on evaluation of human health studies published since 1981.

Report to the Administrator on a review of the 1986 Addendum to the 1932 :-?ta::
Paper on Particulate Matter (Review of the NAAQS for Particular Matter:   Assess-
ment of Scientific and Technical Information) prepared by the Office or Air
Ouality Planning and Standards —Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee—
December 16, 19ft6—-SAB-CASAC-87-010 .

     The Committee concluded that this document is consistent in all
     significant respects with the scientific evidence presented and
     interpreted in the combined Air Quality Criteria Document for
     Particulate Matter/Sulfur Oxides and its 1986 Addendum.  The
     Committee relieves that this document should provide the kind
     and anount of technical guidance tnat will be needed to make
     appropriate revisions to the standards. Major conclusions and
     recommendations concerning the scientific issues and studies
     discussed in the Staff Paper Addendum are detailed in the report.

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Report to the Administrator en a review of the Agency's Water Quality Based
Approach research program—Water Quality Based Approach Research Review
Subcommittee—December 11, 1996—SAB-EC-87-011.

     As part of a series of Science Advisory Board ongoing reviews on
     the CRD research program, the SAB reviewed a document entitled
     "Reference Material for SAB Review of Water Quality Based Approach
     for the Control of Toxics - Freshwater".  This document was prepared
     by four EPA laboratories that carry out research in this particular
     program.

    The Subconmittee's major conclusion was that methods for deriving water
    quality criteria have undergone a steady evolution and extensive scientific
    review.  The scientific and regulatory conmunities have widely accepted
    the resulting criteria.  Additional Subcommittee recommendations were
    directed at further strengthening the water quality based approach, and
    integrating it with work related to other areas of toxic controls needing
    attention.

Report to the Administrator on a review of EPA's National Dioxin Study—National
Dioxin Study Review Subcommittee—December 19, 1986—SAB-EC-87-012.

     The Subcommittee commended EPA and its personnel for the preparation
     of a comprehensive, informative and well-written document.  With revisions
     that are identified in the report, the thoroughness of the Study and
     quality of the data base are scientifically supportable, given the
     understanding of current knowledge.

     The four objectives of the study were:  (1) to assess "the associated
     risks to humans and the environment", (2) a study of the extent o£
     contamination, (3) implementation of site clean-up efforts, and (3) the
     evaluation of a variety of disposal and regulatory alternatives.

Report to the Administrator on a review of reports developed by the Office
of Policy,• Planning and Evaluation on landfilling and land application as
alternatives to ocean disposal of sewage sludges—Environmental Fngineen-.c
Committee—January 15, 1987—SAB-EEC-87-013.

     The Committee believes that the reports did not provide adequate
     documentation to justify the choice of methodology and selection
     of models.  The Committee also recommended that the Agency conduct
     sensitivity analyses to evaluate the importance of variables and
     uncertainties in the models.  In addition, the methodology should
     use data distributions rather than subjectively defining "represents -
     conditions.

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Report to the Administrator of a report written by the Office of Marine
and Estuarine Protection (CMEP) to justify the separate treatment of sewage
sludges and dredged materials under the EPA ocean dumping regulations—Environ-
mental Engineering Committee—January 16, 1987—SAB-EEC-87-014.

     Although the Conmittee is in agreement with the Agency that there
     are significant differences in the properties of most sewage sludges
     and dredged materials, significant exceptions exist.  Clearly defined,
     consistent, rigorous,  and peer-reviewed procedures must exist to
     identify these exceptions.  CMEP maintains that existing procedures
     for evaluating dredged materials (under Part 227.13) are adequate;
     however, based on the documents provided to the Committee,  a rigorous
     protocol for identifying exceptions do not appear to exist.

Report to the Administrator on a review of four sewage sludge risk assessment
methodologies developed by the Office of Research and Development for the Office
of Water to support the development of national criteria for sludge management—
Environmental Engineering Committee—January 15, 1987—SAB-EEC-87-015.

     The Committee recommends that further work be conducted before
     the risk assessment methodologies are used to develop numerical
     criteria.  Major shortcomings include various unexplained technical
     emissions and overly conservative and unrealistic risk assessment
     assumptions, including a sole focus on "maximum exposed individual"
     risks, the failure to consider a range of risks, and the absence of
     sensitivity analyses.   The outputs from the risk assessment methodologies,
     as they now exist, are not internally consistent; and they  are
     less consistent (or comparable) among the four sludge management
     options.

Report to the Administrator on a review of the Agency's radon mitigation
research plan—Radiation Advisory Ccmmittee—January 12, 1987—SAB-RAC-37-016.

     The Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology (OEET)  briefed
     the Committee on its draft radon mitigation test matrix, which
     is described as the conceptual framework for a project design
     within a research plan still under development.  The OEET asked
     the Committee to address the following question, "Does the  basic
     approach for the development of the matrix appear reasonable?"

     The Committee reviewed the document and made the following
     conclusions and recommendations:  (1) the general approach
     is reasonable, (2) the number of cells in the matrix should
     be reduced by combining techniques which have similar effects,
     (3)  increased attention should be given to pre- and post-
     mitigation measurements, and (4) there is a need for greater
     emphasis on mitigation for new construction.

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Report to the Administrator on a review the Office of Research and Develccr.ent's
ecological risk assessment program—Ecological Risk Assessment Research Review
Subcommittee—January 16, 1987—SAB-EC-87-017.

     The Subconmittee's major conclusion was that the overall concept
     of ecological risk assessment developed in this program is
     comprehensive, scientifically ambitious, and sets forth a research
     direction for the long-term (perhaps twenty years).  In the short-
     term (five years), it is not achievable as planned, particularly
     because some of the key elements (density-dependent population,
     community and ecosystem mechanist models) are based on an inconplete
     understanding of the fundamental mechanisms.  However, the research
     staff have made a promising start in identifying some of the major
     issues this program should address.

Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft Addendum to the Health
.Assessment Document for Perchloroethylene—Environmental Health Cormittee—
January 27, 1987—SAB-EHC-87-018 .

     The Committee previously reviewed a draft Health Assessment Document
     on May 9-10, 1984 and an Addendum is desirable because of newly
     available data, primarily an inhalation bioassay of rodents by
     the National Toxicology Program.  The Subconmittee believes it is
     reasonable to describe the weight of the epidemiological evidence
     in humans as conforming to the EPA guideline for carcinogen'risk
     assessment definition of "inadequate".  The Subcommittee concluded
     that the animal evidence of carcinogenicity is "limited" because
     of positive results in only one strain of mouse of a type of tumor
     that is common and difficult to interpret.  Therefore, the Subcommittee
     concluded that perchloroethylene belongs in the overall weight-of-tr.e-
     evidence category C (possible human carcinogen).

Report to the Administrator on a series of scientific reviews of Agency res-ir:-.
programs—Executive Committee—January 16, 1987—SAB-EC-87-019.

     The Board believes that its. reviews of Agency research prcgrans
     have proven to be a highly useful means of assessing the quality
     and relevance of existing research.  These reviews have focused
     both the SAB's and the Agency's thinking on research plans and nee-.s
     to a degree never before achieved through preparation and review
     of the Five Year Research and Development Plan (Research Outlook).
     The Board believes that its extensive research program reviews ful--.
     the spirit and intent of Congress for SAB oversight of the Agency's •:
     progran.

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 Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft  Drinking Water Criteria Iccu-.er
 for Moncchlcrobenzene—Envirormental Health Committee—January 16  198~—^A3-EHC-
 87-020.

     The Subcommittee evaluated the animal evidence for carcincgenicity of
     chlorobenzene to be "inadequate" under EPA's new guidelines based en
     the lack of a statistically significant increase in the incidence
     of  tumors in female mice, male mice and female rats, and on the
     basis of the perception of a diminished biologic significance of
     reported malignant neoplastic nodules of the liver in the highest
     dose-treated male rats.  This evidence would place chlorobenzene
     into the overall weight-of-the-evidence category " D" (not classified).

 Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft Health Assessment Document
 for Polychlormated Dibenzofurans—Environmental Health Committee—January In,
 1987—SAB-EHC-87-021.

     The available information on polychlorinated dibenzofurans is scant.
     For this reason, staff utilized information about polychlorinated
     dibenzo-pj-dioxins in the assessment.  The scientific theory that
     supports the use of this analogy is sound.  Both groups of substances
     are thought to cause biological effects by binding with different
     affinities to the same intracellular receptor molecule.  However,
     the draft document assumes this theory for one plausible effect of
     receptor binding, namely developmental abnormalities, and not. for other
     effects which have been attributed to polychlorinated dibenzo-pj-
     dioxins in previous Agency assessments, such as carcinogenicity.
     The Subcommittee requests that EPA either assume the same theory
     for all effects or provide an explanation of why carcinogenic effects
     do  not follow from binding to the receptor.

Report to the Administrator on a review of the 1986 Addendum to the 1982
Staff Paper on Sulfur Oxides ^Review of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards-for Sulfur Oxides;  Updated Assessment of the Scientific and
Technical Information) prepared by the Agency's Office of Air Quality Plan-..
and Standards (OAQPS)—Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee—February '.'-*,
1987—SAB^IASAC-91-0 22.

     The Committee concluded that this document is consistent in all
     significant respects with the scientific evidence presented and
     interpreted in the combined Air Quality Criteria Document for
     Particulate Matter/Sulfur Oxides (1982) and its 1986 Addendum,
     and that the Staff Paper and its Addendum provide the Administrator
     with the kind and amount of technical guidance that will be needed
     to  make decisions with respect to the national ambient air quality
     standards for sulfur oxides.

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Report to the Administrator en a review of the Office of Research and Development's
Integrated Air Cancer Project—Integrated Air Cancer Project Research Review"
Subcommittee—February 25, 1987—SAD-EC-37-023.

     This is the first time the Agency has addressed the carcinogenic potency
     of mixtures of materials in the ambient air and is a critical step tcwarcs
     characterizing the exposure of humans to a complex environment.  The Sub-
     ccrmittee found the Integrated Air Cancer Project to be scientifically
     well-founded.  The project represents a logical and appropriately innovative
     approach that can achieve its long-range goals of addressing these complex
     envirormental health issues.  In addition, the project effectively exploits
     some of the research tools and results developed in the past decade and
     presents an example of effective multi-laboratory research management w IIP. in
     the Agency.

Report to the Administrator on a second SAB annual review of the President's
proposed budget for the Office of Research and Development—Research and Develop-
ment Budget Subcommittee—March 6, 1987—SAB-EC-87-024.

     The scope of the Subccmmittee's review addresses three major issues:
     1) trends in the research budget; 2) continuing core needs of EPA's
     research program; and 3)  comments on specific research programs in
     eight major areas—air,  radiation, water quality,  drinking water,
     pesticides/toxic substances, hazardous wastes/Superfund, energy/acid
     rain and interdisciplinary research.

Report to the Administrator on a review of EPA's risk assessment document
entitled An Assessment of the Risks of Stratospheric Modification—Stratospheric
Ozone Subcommittee—March 23,  1987—SAB-EC-87-025.

     The Subcommittee concluded that EPA's draft document represents an
     extensive effort to develop an integrated risk assessment based upon
     currently available scientific information to ascertain the potential
     threat to the stratosphere posed by a continued growth world-wide of
     emissions of chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) compounds.   The Subcommittee
     generally finds that EPA has done a commendable job of assembling tr.e
     relevant scientific information in the body of the document.  The Sub-
     committee has provided many specific recommendations for improving -.--
     treatment of particular scientific issues and characterizing scient::::
     uncertainties which are detailed in the report.

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Report to trie  Assistant Administrator for Research and Development en the 1986
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards—1986 Scientific and -echnc^oc/c^
.Achievement Awards  Subcommittee—April 6, 1987—SAB-EC-87-026.       '   " ' ~^~""

      The Subcommittee reviewed 113 papers nominated by EPA's Office of
      Research and  Development for the 1986 Scientific and Technological
      Achievement Awards;  34 were recommended for awards.  The Subcommittee
      noted that more papers were nominated for awards this year (113 versus
      92  in 1985),  but a higher percentage (30% versus 25%) of those nominated
      have been recommended for an award.  Papers in the Control Technology
      category were judged worthy of an award for the first time in several
      years.

      The Subcommittee made the following three suggestions:  (1) the call
      for papers should be widened so that qualifying work of engineers and
      scientists throughout the Agency can be considered; (2) a letter of
      recognition should be sent to scientists and engineers outside the
      Agency who co-authored award-winning papers; and (3) recognising  in
      some other way a number of papers' -which were of very high quality but
      did not  qualify for awards.

Report to the  Administrator on a review of a document jointly prepared  by the
Office of Air  Quality Planning and Standards and the Environmental Criteria and
Assessment Office entitled Methodology for the Assessment of Health Risks Associated
with Multiple  Pathway Exposure to Municipal Waste Combustor Emissions—Municipal
Waste Combustion Subcommittee—April 9, 1987—SAB-EETS.FC-87-027.

    The Subcommittee considered the proposed methodology to be a considerable
    improvement over other multi-media risk assessment methodologies previously
    developed  by EPA and reviewed by the Science Advisory Board.  The current
    methodology was more comprehensive in sccpe and, in general, provides a
    conceptual framework that ought to be expanded to other environmental
    problems.

    The Subcommittee identified several areas in this methodology that ne-^--.
    further consideration, including: the applicability of the Hampton ir.ci--
    erator facility and associated data to represent typical mass burn tecr:-.  •;/:
    the failure to  use data frcm current best available control technology :  .  mes
    for model  validation;  separate treatment of particulate and gaseous -—:    -s
    and their  fate,  i.e.,  downwash; the need to use best available kir.^i.;-
    predicting soil degradation; exposure resulting from the landfilling  :
    using  the  maximally exposed individual (MED concept: and the treat--:-"
    plant  (and herbivore)  exposure.

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Report to the Administrator on a review of a Health Assessment Document for
Beryllium—Environmental Health Committee—April 24, 1987—EBC-87-028.

    The Metal's Subcommittee agrees with the conclusions reached in
    the draft document concerning the evidence of carcinogenicity
    using epidemiological and animal data.  The Subcommittee was
    unable to reach a consensus on advising the Agency on the use
    of existing data to estimate an upper bound to human risk.  In
    addition, the Subcommittee continues to disagree with the Agency's
    choice of a model for the pharmacokinetics of inhaled beryllium
    participates.  These and other issues are detailed in the report.

Report to the Administrator on a review of the Drinking Water Criteria Document
for Nitrate/Nitrite—Envirormental Health Committee—May 11, 1987-SAB-EHC-37-029.

     The Or inking Water Subcommittee advised further technical changes
     before finalizing the document such as:  (1) clarifying the use
     of the Walton study, including limitations of the study and the
     weight assigned to its use for regulatory decision making; and
     (2) the representation" of a clearer scientific rationale on the
     selection of margins of safety.  Additional comments can be found
     in the report.

Report the the Administrator on a review of the progress made by the Office of
Research and Development in addressing EPA's needs for extrapolation models—
Extrapolation Models Subcommittee—May 26, 1987—SAB-EC-87-030. '

     The Subcommittee's major finding was that there is no overall,
     conceptually integrated Agency research program on extrapolation
     modeling, but a conglomeration of investigator-initiated projects,
     many of -which are commendable in their design and implementation.

     Major recommendations of the Subcommittee suggested that EPA should
     develop a comprehensive plan for an extrapolation models research
     program that should: 1) articulate an overall conceptual objective
     towards which individual projects would aim; 2) enhance EPA's risk
     assessment-risk management framework for decision making; 3)  develop
     a framework that promotes more planning and resource stability in
     support of the research; 4) provide a common nomenclature; 5)  imp rev-?
     communication among the Agency's organizational components;  and
     6) explain to the nonscientist how the research on extrapolation ~cc.~
     support the Agency's regulatory decisions.

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 Report to the .^ministrator on a review of EPA's  Draft Kanawha Valley Toxics
 Screening Study—Integrated Envirornental Management Subcormittee—May  27,  198"—
 SAB-EC-87-031.

     The Subcommittee unanimously concluded that  the Kanawha Valley
     study represented an important component of  EPA's overall effort
     to develop methodologies to define public health and environmental
     priorities.  Studies such as this provide (1) valuable technical
     challenges and experiences to EPA staff, particularly to regional
     offices; and (2) provide a valuable means for developing closer
     working relationships with state and local officials and the
     general public.

     In general, the Subcommittee viewed the Craft Kanawha Valley Toxics
     Screening Study as one step of a continuing  process to assess risks.
     The current study addresses chronic health exposures to carcinogens
     which represent one of many public' health concerns in the Valley.  As
     a follow-up to the current study, the Subcommittee recommended the
     following two additional steps:

        o  expanded monitoring of air toxics, and use of monitored
           values to obtain more precise estimates of exposure and
           health risks; and

        o  greater focus on accidental releases and fugitive emissions
           as areas of puolic health concern.

Report to the Administrator on a review requested by the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards entitled "Methodology for Valuing Health Risks of Ar.c :-=-<:
Lsad Exposure"  prepared by Mathtech, Inc., an EPA contractor—Clean Air Scie-.i-:i:
Advisory Cortnittee—June 30, 1987—SAB-CASAC-87-032.

     The Subcommittee on Lead Benefit Analysis of the Clean Air Scientific
     Advisory Committee conducted a review of the above document and ccr.c_-->.-•
     that the revised document provides a defensible presentation of the
     benefits that were analyzed.  The revised document included written
     comments made by the Subccrtni _ • -- yi-.o. to its March 10, 1987 puDiio
     meeting.  However, there are potentially substantial benefit caterer;~
     that are currently excluded in the analysis such as the likely relat.
     magnitude of benefits for individuals in lead-based painted homes, _-.:  .
     fetal impacts (reduced birth -weight and early developmental effect
     other benefit categories that could De included in future assessrre--

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Report to the Administrator on a  review  requested  by the  Office  of  Policy,
Planning and Evaluation entitled  "A  Carnage  Function Assessment of Sullying
Materials:  The Impact of Acid  Deposition"  prepared by  Mathtech,  Inc.,  an  EPA
contractor—Clean Air Scientific  Advisory Committee—June 30, 1987—5AB-OC^C-
87-033.

      The Material Carnage Review  Subcommittee  of the Clean Air Scientific
      Advisory Committee conducted a  review of the above  document and concluded
      that the 1986 Mathtech report was  well done  and represented an  improvement
      over earlier efforts, given the limitations  in available data and  the
      scope of the study-  Identified in the report are omissions, errors,
      and biases inherent in the  work, and  attempts to  account for a  range of
      possible alternatives by furnishing lower and uppper damage estimates.


      In view of the uncertainties involved, especially in paint damage  costs,
      the Subcommittee believes that  the total costs from acid deposition should
      not be used in the Sulfur Oxides National Ambient Air Quality Standards
      (NAAQS) rulemaking process.  Nevertheless, the conceptual  framework and
      procedures that are used in this report  do provide  useful  information
      •which should be considered;  The analyses contained in this report
      should be considered as complementary to the supply/demand model
      approach that is now incorporated  in  the draft Regulatory  Impact
      Analysis (RIA) for Sulfur Oxides.

Report to the Administrator on a  review  of  the Office of  Policy, Planning and
Evaluation's Integrated Environmental Management Program  (IEMP)—Executive
Committee—July 24, 1987—SAB-EC-87-034.

      The program's lack of clearly stated  scientific assumptions and
      objectives, and its need for a  more consistent approach to peer
      review, constitute its most serious technical deficiencies.  The
      absence of consistently documented assumptions and  objectives, ar.c
      the ad hoc approach to peer review, has  created difficulties  in
      assessing whether the program as a whole, or specific studies, rav~
    ,  achieved their overall goals.

Report to the Administrator on a  review  of  the Office of  Drinking v.aier'
Assessment of Radionuclides in Drinking  Water  and  Four  Craft Criteria
Documents: Man-Made Radionuclide  Occurrence; Uranium; Radium; and Pa.-i--
the Drinking..Water Subcommittee—Radiation  Advisory Committee—July :~,
SAB-RAC-87-035.

      At the request of the Office of Drinking Water, the Committee  :.-.  •
      four issues: the weighting  factors to be used in  effective  :c^-       :--
      lent calculations, the chemical toxicity and radiotoxicity •::  .:
      the linearity of the dose-response curve for naturally occurr:-..
      radionuclides, and the appropriate use of the relative anc ar-ri:'.  --
      risk models.

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Report to the Administrator on the Recommendations for Future Research on
National  Amoient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Lead—Clean Air Scientific
Advisory  Committee—September 30, 1987—SAB-CASAC-87-036.

     The  research recommendations for ozone are presented in three parts:
     1) atmospheric chemistry; 2) health effects:  and 3)  agriculture,  forests
     and  related ecosystems.  Each part is critical to setting an ozone NAACS.
     The  latter two areas are critical in establishing exposure-response
     relationships for the effects that ambient ozone produces.  However,
     without a better understanding of exposure profiles, scientists and
     regulators cannot accurately establish the extent of the effects of
     ambient ozone exposure on public health and welfare.  Furthermore,
     without a better understanding of atmospheric chemistry, we cannot
     predict either the frequency of excessive exposures or the influence
     of the various souces of the ozone precursors on the ambient
     concentrations.

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    CURRENT MEMBERS
                                               FORMER SAB SERVICE
CURRENT POSITION
   Dr. Seymour  Abrahamson
   Professor  of Zoology &
     Genetics
   University of Wisconsin
   Madison, Wisconsin

   Dr. Martin Alexander
   Professor, Dept.  of Agronomy
   Cornell University
   Ithaca, New  York

   Alvin I.. Aim
    Pre
f> rhief Executive Officer
    Alliance Technologies Corp.
    211 Hurlinqton Road
             Massachusetts
4.  Or. Stanley I. Auerbach
    Director, Environmental  Sciences
      Division, Oak  Ridge National
      Laboratory
    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

5.  Dr. .loan Rerkowitz,  President
    Risk  Science  International
    Washington,   D.C.

6.  Dr. Clary P.  Carlson
    Profe.ssor of  Toxicology
    hcpl . ot  I'har ii'ai-olmv .u*1 Toxicology
    I'll! line lln i Vt • I : i I t V
    U. •:.!  I.. 1 1  .Y< I I ,  I 'I

 / .  |ir .  I- «M n ,  . ii i .:i i  ,i i
     I 1 1 inois .',( at «• u-<>|c..|iral Mitvt-y
     Chain| vi i' |n , II,
                                               Former SAB Consultant
                                               Former SAB Member
                                               None
                                               None
                                               Former SAB Consultant
                                               Former SAB Consultant
                                               Kornier SAB Consultant
Member,  Environmental
  Health Committee
Member,  Environmental
  Effects,  Transport
  & Fate
Member-At-Large
Member, Executive
  Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Meiidx-r, Environmental
  Knqirieer irxj Commit.lee
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8.  Dr. Yoram Cohen
    Associate Professor
    School of Engineering and Applied
      Science, Univ. of California
    Los Angeles, CA

    Dr. Richard A. Conway
    Corporate Development Fellow
    Union Carbide Corporation
    South Charleston, WV

  .  Dr. Paul F. Deisler
    Private Consultant
    Houston, Texas

  .  Dt . Kenneth I,. Dickson
    Director,  Institute of  Applied
       Sri onces
    north Texas State University
    Hunt on, Texas   76203-3078

 12. Dr. John  Doull
    Professor of  Pharmacology
    University of Kansas
       Medical Center
    Kansas City,  Kansas

 13. Dr. Philip E. Fnterline
     Professor of Biostatistics &
       Director for  the Center for
       Environmental Rpidemiology
     University of Pittsburgh
     Pi I t  sbunih,  PA

  H . In .  Mi -n  M . I  wi n i
     |i i r ,  , -I i .r ,  I i   i i i H   I  •(
        | | |V I I > 'I ill.' I il i I  I  !• I I
     Uni Vft:; i t y ol  I I I i noi.s j|
        llr tuiut  ctuiini u ii |ii
     lit t mi,  1 1 1 i in >i;;
Former SAB Consultant
None
None
Former SAB Consultant
FIFRA SAP, 1976-1980
None
None
Member,  Environmental
   Effects,  Transport
   &  Fate Committee
 Member,  Environmental
   Engineering Committee
 Member,  Executive
   Committee
Member,  Rnvironmental
  Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineer! rig Commit t t
                                                               I
                                                              ro

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     CURRENT MRMBERS
                                                        FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                    CURRENT POSITION
15.  Dr. Robert Frank
    The Johns Hopkins School
      Of Hygiene and Public
            Health
    Baltimore, Ml)

16.  Dr. .Sheldon K. Friedlander
    Parsons Professor of
    Chemical Engineering
    University of California
      at Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA

17. Or. Wilford R. Gardner
    Head, Dejvirtment of Soils,
       Water  and Engineering
    University of Arizona
    Tucson,  Arizona

Ifl. Dr. William Glaze
    Director, School of Public Health
    UCLA
    Los Angeles,  CA

 19. Dr. Earnest  F.  Gloyna
    Dean,  College of Engineering
    University  of Texas at Austin
    Austin,  Texas

 20.  Mr. George P. Green
     Public Service Coni[«ny of Colorado
             , Prifclili't inn Service^
            i Hi,   < '' '
Consultant
  CASAC 6.
  Environmental
  Health Committee
  Consultant

SAB Technology
  Committee 1975-78
  CASAC 1978-1982
None
Former SAB Consultant
Chair, Executive
  Committee
None
Member, Clean Air
   Scientific Advisory
   Committee
Member-At-Large
Member, Environmental
  Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member, Executive
  Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee

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     CURRENT MEMUt.'R
                                                        FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                                                                            CURRENT POSITION
01 .  Dr.  Richard A.  Griesemer
    Director,  Biology Division
    Oak  Ridge  National Laboratory
    Oak  Ridge, Tennessee
                              .?
  . Dr.  Rolf Hartung
    Professor  of Environmental
      Toxicology, School of Public Health
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Dr.  J. William Haun
    Vice President
    Engineering Policy
    General Mills, Inc.
    Minneapolis, MN

24. Dr.  George M. Hidy
    President
    Desert  Research  Institute
    Reno, NV

25. Dr. Robert J.  Huqgett
    Senior  Marine  Scientist
    Virainia  Institute of  Marine Science
    College of William &  Mary
    Gloucester Point, VA

26. Dr. Seymour  JabIon
    Director, Medical Follow-up Agency
    National  Research Council
None
None
None
None
Former SAB
  Consultant
None
Chair, Environmental
  Health Committee
Chair, Environmental
  Effects, Transport,
  & Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member, Executive
  Committee
Member, Environmental
  Effects, Transport,
  & Fate Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
                                                                i
                                                               OJ

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    CURRENT MEMBERS
                                                       FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                    CURRENT POSITION
   Dr.  Kenneth D.  Jenkins
   Professor of Biology
   California State University
     at [,ong Reach
   Lono Reach, CA

   Dr. E. Marshall Johnson
   Professor and Chairman
   Department of Anatomy
   Jefferson Medical College
   Philadelphia, PA  19107

   Dr. Warren  R. Johnson
   Manaqer,  Research Aviation
      Facility,  national Center  for
      At ino-spher ic  Research
         -'r   O)
Former SAB
  Consultant
Former SAB Consultant
None
j().  Dr.  Nancy Kim
    Director, New York Department
      of Health
    Bureau of Toxic Substance
      Assessment
    Albany, New York

31.  Dr.  Richard A. Kimerle
    Senior Science Fellow
    Monsanto Company
    St.  Louis, Missouri
                                                       None
 Former  SAB Consultant
Member, Environmental
  Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Member, Clean Air
  Scientific Advisory
  Committee
                                    Member, Environmental
                                      Health Committee
Member, Environmental
  Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee
                            I

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    CURRENT MEMHERS
                                                       FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                                                                  CURRENT POSITION
   Margaret L. Kripke
   professor & Chairman
   Dept. of Immunology
   MJ). Anderson Hospital
      and Tumor Institute
   Houston, Texas

   Dr. Timothy V. Larson
   Research Associate
   Environmental Engineering & Science
      Program
   Department of Civil Engineering
   Seattle, Washington

34. Or.  Terry  Lash
   Di red or
    I).•[uirunent  of Nuclear  Safety
    Springfield,  Illinois

3S.  Dr.  Joseph Lino
   Vice President  Retired
    Consultant
    3M Company
    St.  Paul,  MN

36.  Dr.  Morton Lippmann
    Professor  of Env. Medicine
    Institute of Environmental
      Medicine
    New York  University
      Medical  Center
    New York,  n.'W York
Former SAB
  Consultant
Former SAB Consultant
Former SAB Consultant
None
Former SAB Consultant
Member-At-Large
Member, Clean Air
  Scientific Advisory
  Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering
  Committee
Chair, Clean Air
  Scientific Advisory
  Committee
                                                              CJ

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     CURRENT MFMHFRS
FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                     CURRENT POSITION
37.  Dr. Raymond Ix>ehr
    Civil F^ngineerinq Department
    University of Texas
    Austin, Texas

38.  Dr. William Lowranee
    Senior  Fellow and Director
    Life Sciences Program
    The Rockefeller  University
    New York, New York

39. Dr. Francis L. Macrina
    Department of Microbiology &
       Immunolony
    Virqinia Commonwealth University
    l< i rhmorid, Vi rqinia
SAB Technology
  Committee
  1976-1981
None
Former SAR Consultant
Chair,  Environmental
  Engineer ing Committee
Member,  Executive
  Committee
Member-At-Large
 •10.  Dr.  Kogt-r O. McClellan
     l.nvi'lare Biornedical and
       Knvironmental Research Inst.
     Albuqueraue, New Mexico
 41.  Dr.  Francis C. McMichael
     professor of Civil
       F.ngi nee ring
     Carneoie-MelIon University
     Pittsburgh, PA

 42.  Dr.  Paul A. Nt-dl
     I't I-;; i ifc-rit ,  rlu-miivil In«1iu;t ry
       I us! 11 Dl «• (il 'l'i ix icolo ly
     I/, : ,.-.ir • -h 'i'i i .HI' 111 •  i' u ^  , rji
SAB Executive
  Comm.,  1976-1980
  Environmental Health
  Comm.,  1980-82
  Environmental Health
  Committee Chair

SAB, Technology
  Committee,
  1979-81 Former
  SAB Consultant
FIFRA SAP,  1976-80
  NDWAC,  1979-82,
  1983-85,  Former SAB
  Consultant
Member, Executive
  Committee
Member-At-Large
Member, F.xecut ive
  Committee

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     CURRENT MfclMHKRS
FORMER SAB
CURRENT POSITION
 }.  Dr.  James V.  Heel
    Lee R.  Dice University Professor
      of Huron Genetics
    University of Michigan Medical School
    Ann Arbor, Michinan

 4.  Dr. Norton Nelson
    Professor of Environmental
       Medicine
    New York University
    New York, New York

45.  Dr. John M. Neuhold
    FV-pt. of Wildlife Sciences
    colMIC  of Natural Resources
    ut ,ih st at e University
    l,<» j.tn, Ut alt

4*>.  Dr.  U. Warner North
    Principal, Decision Focus,  Inc.
    Los  Alto, CA

47.  Dr.  Oddvar Nyqaard
    Professor of Radiology
       Director of  the Division  of
       Radiation  Riology
    Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, Ohio

48.  Dr.  DonaId J. O'Connor
    Professor of Krivironmental
       Kngi rii-i 'tii»i
    Manlia!  I .m < 'i 11 1 • •< |> •
    Mr i ii,x  IIY
Former SAB Consultant
Environmental Health
  Committee 1975-1979
Ecology Committee
  1974-1978
SAB Executive Comm.,
  1980-1982
Former SAB
  Consultant
None
None
Member, Radiation
  Advisory  Committee
Chair, Executive
  Committee
Chair, Subcommittee
  on Strategic & Long-
  Term Research Planning
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
Ol
 I
Member, F.nvi ronmental
  Engineer ing Committee

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      CURRENT MEMBERS
FORMER SAR SERVICE
CURRENT POSITION
49. Dr. Charles R. O'Melia
    Professor, Dept. of Geography
      and Environmental Engineering
    John Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD

50. Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn
    Professor and Dean
    School of Public Health  and
       Community Medicine,  SC-30
    University of Washington
    Seattle, Washington

51. Dr.  Charles F.  Reinhardt
    Haskell  Lalioratory  for Toxicology
        and  industrial  Medicine
    l-:.  I. du Pont  de Nemours & Company
    Newark,  Delaware

52. Dr.  Paul V.  Roberts
    Professor  of  Environmental
       Engineering
    Stanford University
    Stanford,  CA

53. Dr.  Keith J.  Schiaqer
    Director,  Radiological Health Dept.
    Orson-Spencer Hall - Rm 100
    University of  Utah
    Salt  Lake City,  UT

54. Dr .  Wi 1 liam .1.  Srhul 1
    I) i r' 'i 'I or  iiin 1  I'M il > •:'>.';<)!  i )t
       I '< j| HI 1. I I 11 'I i  I'll' I 1' :
       • ,i • I I pll'    . I I . [  1 I  HI « I  I  'I I
    ||i in:;l i HI, 'I'1 .-..I
None
Former SAB
  Consultant
None
None
Former SAB
  Consultant
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
Member,  Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member,  Clean Air
  Scientific Advisory
  Committee
Member-At-Large
                                                               I
                                                               OJ
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
Chair, Radiation
  Advisory Committee

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 CURRENT MEMBERS
                                                        FORMER SAB SERVICE
CURRENT POSITION
 5.  Dr.  Thomas T.  Shen
    Senior Research Scientist
    New York State Department
      of Environmental Conservation
    Albany, New York

 6.  Dr.  Ellen K. Silbergeld
    Senior Scientist
    Toxic Chemicals Program
    Environmental Defense Fund
    Washinqton, D.C.

57.  Dr. Warren  Sinclair
    President,  National Council on
      iMdiation Protection and
      Me.isurernents
    Het hesdd ,  Maryland

SH. Dr. Mite-hell  Small
    Assistant  Professor
    Department  of Civil Engineerina
    Carnegie-Mellon University
    Schenley  Park
    Pittsburgh, PA  15213

59. Mr. Stephen Smallwood
    Air Pollution Control Program Mgr.
    Bureau  of  Air Quality Management
    Florida Department of Environmental
      Regulat ion
    '[Ml lah,i:;;;ee,  Kloi i da
                                                        None
                                                         None
                                                         None
                                                         Former SAB
                                                           Consultant
                                                         None
60. .Km A. ,1. M "Iwi )k
    Di -| tn I n» 'Ml  i 'I  l'| 'i ' I' mil ili *
      .iiul I'nh I I-'  M-- ill I,
    Y.ile  llni V.T-, i I y   ••!" "1  "
    New Ikivi-n,  ( '( inn. -i 1 irut
                                                         None
                             iy
Member, Environmental
  Engineerir»g Committee
Member, Executive
  Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member-At-Large
Chair, Indoor Air
  Research Review
  Subcommittee

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    CURRENT MKMHKP
FORMER SAB SERVICE
CURRENT  POSITION
61. Dr. Charles Susskind
    Professor, Electrical
      Engineering and  Computer
      Sciences Department
    University of California
      at Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA

62. Dr. Robert Tardiff
    F.nviron-Corporation
    Washington,  D.C.

63. Dr. John Till
    Private Consultant
    Neeses, South  Carolina

 64. Dr.  Mark J.  Utell
    Associate Professor
    Department  of  Medicine
    University of  Rochester
       School of Medicine
    Rochester,  NY

 65. Dr.  Herb Ward
    Department  of  Biology
    Defxartment  of  Environmental
       Science & Engineering
    Rice University
    Houston, Texas

 66. Dr.  .JciiiK-s W.ir e
    Depir I iiK'nt  of  h i«isl dt ist ics
    H.it v.i i' 1 Scln it >l 11|   I'uhl i c Ht\il t h
    |',i k-,1 c in, Mi   i- Inl' ,< -I I :.
None
None
None
Former SAB
  Consultant
None
Former CASAC
  Consultant
Member,  Radiation
  Advisory  Committee
Member,  Environmental
  Health Committee
Member, Radiation
  Advisory Committee
Membe r-At-La rge
Member, Environmental
  Engineering Committee
Member, Clean Air
  Scientific Advisory
  Committee

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    CURRENT MRMHERS
                                                        FORMER SAB SERVICE
                                                                                       CURRENT  POSITION
67. Dr. Rernard Weiss
    Professor, Division of Toxicology
    University of Rochester
    Rochester, New York

68. DC. Jerome J. Wesolowski
    Air and Industrial Hygiene Lab
    University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, California

69. Dr. James Whittenberger
    Southern Occupational Health
       Center
    University of California
     Irvine, CA
                                                   Former SAB
                                                      Consultant
                                                    None
                                                    Environmental Health
                                                      Committee
                                    Member, Environmental
                                      Health Committee
                                    Member, Clean Air
                                      Scientific Advisory
                                      Committee

                                    Member-At-Large
                                      Long-term Research
                                      Planning Subcommittee
 71
Dr.  <;. hnuv wiersma
M.iikji|«-r, Earth and Life Sciences
IV,M;  Idaho Inc.
Iduho Falls, Idaho

Dr.  Ronald E. Wyzqa
Program Manager
Electric Power Research
Inst i tule
Palo Alto, CA
                                                        Former SAB
                                                          Consultant
Former SAB
  Consultant
                                    Member,  Environmental
                                      Effects,  Tranport
                                      &  Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
  Health Committee
                          i
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      NAME
SCIENCE ADVISCPY 30A?D CONSULTANTS

                   CCWMITTEE/SUBCCMMITTE-
 1   Barry J. Adams

 2   Ira Adelman

 3   Eleanor R. Adair

 4   Abdul K. Ahmed

 5   Ahmed E. Ahmed

 6   Mary 0. Amdur


 7  Julian 3. Andelman

 8   Anders W. Andren

 9   Larry Andrews

10  Carol R. Angle


11  Lynn Anspaugh

12  Bernard D. Astill

13  Stephen M. Ayres


14  Robert Baboian

15  Richard E. Balzhiser


16  Michael J. Barcelona

17  Charles E. Becker

18  Alfred M. Beeton


19  Eucene Bent ley


20  Irwin Billick

21  Eula Bingham

22  Jeffery Black
              Environmental Engineering Committee

              Ecological Risk Assessment

              Radiation Advisory Cormnmittee

              Environmental Health Commmittee

              Environmental Health Committee

              Clean Air Scientific Advisory
                Committee

              Environmental Health Committee

              National Dioxin Review Subcommittee

              Environmental Health Committee

              Clean Air Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Radiation Advisory Committee

             Environmental Health Committee

             Clean Air Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Clean Air Scientific Advisory Corrm.

             National Acid Precipation
               Advisory Program

             Environmental Engineerina Committee

             Environmental Health Committee

             Laboratory Organization Review
               Group

             laboratory Organization Review
               Group

             Indoor Air Quality Review

             -ir Tcxics Study Group

             Environmental Effects, Transport
               i Fate Ccrrittee

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     NAME
 COMMITTEE/SUBCCMMI"
23  James Bond

24  Victor Bond

25  Phillippe Bourdeau


26  Eileen Brennan


27  Kenneth Brown

28  Stephen Brown


29  Gordon Brownell

30  George T. Bryan'

31  Thomas A. Burke

32  Shepard Burton

33  Janis Butler


34  Martyn M. Caldwell

35  John Cairns


36  Clayton Callis

37  Larry w. Cantor


38  Italo Carcich


39  George F. Carpenter


40  Melbourne R. Carriker


41  Barbara K. Chang


42  Julian Chisolm
Environmental Health Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee

Long Range Ecological Research
  Subcommittee

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee


Radiation Advisory Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Ground Water Research Review
  Committee

Stratospheric Ozone Subc.

Environmental Effects Transport
  & Fate Committee

Executive Committee

Environmental Engineerinc
  Committee

Environmental Effects, Tra.--=r<::
  & Fate Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee
Environmental Effects, Trar^:
  & Fate Committee

Environmental Effects, Trar^;
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific  icvi=cr-
  Committee
43  Leo Chylack
Stratospheric Ozone Subcommittee

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                                          -42  -
NAME
COMMITTEE/SUECOMMITTEE
          44  Thomas Clarkson

          45  Stephen ?. clear/

          46  Lenore Clesceri


          47  Ronald Coburn

          48  Warren D. Cole


          49  Rita Colwell


          50  William E. Cooper


          51  Herbert H. Cornish

          52  Edward D. Crandall


          53  James D. Crapo


          54  Kenny S. Crump

          55  Anita Curran


          56  Allen Cywin

          57  Walter F. Dabberdt


          53  Rose Dagirmanjian

          59  Juan M. Daisey

          60  James M. Davidson


          61  Terry Davies

          62  Stanley N. Davis

          63  Gary L. Diamond
              Environmental Health Committee

              Radiation Advisory Committee

              Environmental Effects,  Tranport
                & Fate Committee

              Clean Air Scientific Advisory Comm.

              Forest Effect Research  Review
                Panel

              Biotechnology Research  Review
                Group

             Environmental Effects, Transport
               & Fate Committee

             Integrated Environmental Mgmt.

             Clean Air Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Clean Air Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Environmental Health Committee

             Clean Air. Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Environmental Enaineering committee

             Clean Air Scientific Advisory
               Committee

             Environmental Health Committee

             Radiation Advisory Committee

             Ground Water Research Review
               Committee

             Integrated Environmental Var.a^e--- :

             Environmental Engineering Cr^-ittee

             Environmental Health Committee

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       NAiME
64  Maihua Duan


65  Patrick R. Durkin

66  Benjamin C. Dysart,

67  Lawrence Fechter

63  Thomas Fitzpatrick

69  Davis L. Ford

70  James Fox

71  James Friend

72  *yrick A. Freeman

73  John S. Fryberger

74  James N. Galloway

75  Thomas A. Gasiewicz

76  Mary E. Gaulden

77  Walderico Generoso

78  Shelby D. Gerkinq


79  James E. Gibson

80  Jerome B. Gilbert

81  Bruno Gilletti

82  Dan Golomb

83  Michael Gouch

84  Herschel E. Griffin

85  David T. Grimsrjd

86  James Gruhl
    Clean Air Scientific Adviser/
      Committee

    Environmental Engineering  Committee

III  Environmental Engineeri.-.c Committee

   Pisk Assessment Guidelines  ^eview  3:ccp

   Stratopheric Ozone Subc.

   Environmental Enaineering Committee

   Environmental Health Committee

   Stratospheric Ozone Subccrr-ittee

   Clean Air Scientific Advisory  remittee

   Environmental Engineering Committee

   Clean Air Scientific, Advisory ccrmittee

   Dioxin Toxic Eouivalency

   Environmental Health Committee

   Environmental Health Committee

   Environmental Effects,  Transport  '•>
     Fate Committee

   Laboratory Organization ?eview  ~    -.tte'

   Environmental Health Committe^

   Environmental Engineerir.c ::—

   Visibility Study Group

   Environmental Health Ccmm-.tt-r-

   Environmental Health Ccmntt--

   Indoor Air Air Duality ?evi^

   Ir.tecrated Environmental  v = r=:- •- :

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       NAME
   CCMMITTEE/SUBCCMITTEE
 87  Arthur w. Guy


 88  Jack D. Hackney


 89  Yacov Haimes

 90  Ronald J. Hall


 91  Paul E. Hammond


 92  Ralph W. F. Hardy

 93  John H . Harley

 94  Allen Hatheway

 95  Paul Hedman


 96  Ian T. Higgins


 97  John E. Hobble

 98  Ronald D. Hood

 99  Roger Hornbrook

100 Charles Hosier


101 Harry Hovey

102 Lloyd G. Humphreys

103 Donald M. Hunten

104 Rudolph Husar

105 Jay S. Jacobsor.
Environmental Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor/
  Committee

Ecological Risk Assessment

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Biotechnology Research Review

Radiation Advisory Committee

Environmental Engineering Committee

Scientific and Technological
  Awards Subcommittee  ,

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Ecological Risk Assessment

Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor/ 7:—

Clean Air Scientific Advisory "-—

Stratospheric Ozone Subcommitt-r-

visibility Study Group

Clean Air Scientific idviscrv ~—

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NAME
^MI TTIE/SUBCO^MITTEE
106  Ronald L. Jarman


107  Alfred Joensen


108  James Johnson

109  David Kaufman

110  Graham Kalton

111  Stephen V. Kaye

112  Lawrence Keith

113  Laurence S. Kaminsky

114  Curtis D. Klaassen

115  Raymond K. Klicius


116  Jane 0- Koenig


117  Joseph Koonce


118  Paul Kotin


119  Thomas J. Kulle

120  Marvin Kuschner

121  Victor G. Laties


122  Lester <3. Lave

123  Brian 3. Leaderer


124  Michael Lebowitz
 Environmental Effects,  Transport
   & Fate Committee

 Environmental Effects,  Transport
   & Fate Committee

 Environmental Health Committee

 Environmental Health Committee

 Radiation Advisory Committee

 Radiation Advisory Committee

 Environmental Engineering Ccrmititee

 Environmental Health Committee

 Environmental Health Committee-

 Environmental Effects,  Transport
   & Fate Committee

 Clean Air Scientific Advisory
   Committee

 Strategic and Long Term Research
   Planning Subcommittee

 Clean Air Scientific Advisory
   Committee

 Indoor Air Quality Review

 Environmental Health Committee

 Clean Air Scientific Advisory
   Committee

 Stratospheric Ozone Subcomri-•:-•--

 Clean Air Scientific Advise re-
   commit tee

 Clean Air Scientific Advisery
   rcmmititee

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       NAME
 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE
125   Jay H. Lehr

126   Allan H. Legge

127   Steven Lewis

128   Paul J. Lioy

129   Lawrence D. Longo


130   Leonard A. Losciuto

131   Cecil Lue-Hing

132   Richard Luthy

133   Delbert C. McCune


134   J. Corbett McDonald

135   Donald McKay

136   Donald E. McMillan

137   Peter McMurry


138   Wilbur McNulty


139  Wesley A. Magat

140  Peter N. Magee

141  Kathern Mahaffey


142  David Maschwitz


143  "Vron Mehlman

144  Daniel Menzel

145  James Mercer
Ground Water Pesearch Pevisv Corp.

Clean Air Scientific Advisory COTT.

Environmental Health Committee

Integrated Environmental Management

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee

Environmental Engineering Committee

Environmental Engineering Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Ecological Risk Assessment

Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Effects,  Transport
  & Fate Committee

Environmental Effects,  Transport
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor/ ::—.

Environmental Health Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor/
  Committee

Environmental Effects Trarsccr-
  & Fate Committee

Environmental Health Ccrritte-

Environmental Health Ccrntte-

Ground water Pesearch Peview
  Committee
146  Jaccueline Michel
delation Advisory Committee

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          NAME
                                        COMMITTEE/SUBCCyyiTTEE
147   David w. Miller


148   Irving Mintzer

149   Harold Mooney


150   Granger w. Morgan


151   Richard H. Moser

152   Brooke T. Mossman

153   James W. Moulder.

154   Bruce Napier

155   Scott W. Nixon


156   Roger G. Noll


157  Guenter Oberdoerster

158  Allan OKey

159  Patrick O'Keefe

160  Betty H. Olsen

161  Michael Oppenheimer


162  Gordon H. Orians


163  Michael Overcash

164  Haluk Ozkaynuk

165  Albert L. Page

166  Bernard C. Patten


167  Stanford S. Penner
Ground water Research, Review
  Committee

Stratospheric Ozone Subcommittee

 Long-range Ecological Pesearcr.
   Needs Subcommittee

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Biotechnology Research Review c-rouc

Radiation Advisory Committee

Environmental Effects, Transport
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisory
  Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Integrated Environmental '"ar.ace-^ent

National Dioxin Review

Environmental Health Ccm-itte-

National Acid Rrecip:tat:3-.
  Advisory Program

Environmental Effects, 7r3-.:--~:t
  & Fate Committee

Environmental Engineer:--   ~<~~ -tee

Visibility Study Group

Environmental Engineer:-:  ~—:ttee

Environmental Effects, 7r^-_-:•: rt
  & -ate Ccmmittee

National Acid ?recicitat:c-
  Advisory Program

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      NAME
COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE
168  Frederica Perera

169  Tony J. Peterle


170  Richard Peterson

171  James Petty

172  Henry Pitot

173  Gabriel L. Plaa

174  Jeanne Poindexter

175  Lincoln Pollissar

176  Thomas A. Prickett


177  John Quarles

178  Michael B. Rabincwitz

179  Martha J. Radike

180  Stephen M. Pappacort

181  Verne A. Ray

182  Paul Risser

183  Joseph V. Rodricks

184  Joan Rose

185  Robert Rowe


186  Richard Poyall


187  Karl K. Pozman

138  Liane Pussell

189  Stephen N. Safe

190  Jonathan Samet

191  Adel F. Sarofi.-
 Environmental Healtr.  Committee

 Environmental Effects,  Transport
   & "ate Committee

 National Dioxin Review

 National Dioxin Review

 Risk Assessment Review  Group

 Environmental Health  Committee

 Biotechnology Research  'eview  s^'cc.

 Environmental Health  Committee

 Ground Water Research review
   Committee

 Environmental-Engineering Ccrr.p.

 Clean Air Scientific  Adv.  Terr.

 Environmental Health  Committee

 Environmental Health  Committee

 Environmental Health  Committee

 Ecological Risk Assessment

 Radiation Advisory Committee

 Environmental Health  Cc~"-it-—

 Clean Air Scientific  ^cv-..-:-: •
   Committee

 Clean Air Scientific  A::.
   Committee

 Environmental Healtr.  ::•— --

 Environmental Healtr  C:~~-

 Environmencal Healtr  ::—•

 Radiation Advisory ~z\—i" —

 Environmental Effects,  Tr2r-£^«:rt
    & Fate  Committee

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      NAM:
                                   CCMMITTEE/S'JHCCyyiTTEE:
192  Harold Schecter

193  Marc A. Schenker
               Committee

194  Richard Schlesinqer

195  Dennis Schuetzle

196  Donald F. Schutz

197  Richard Sextro

198  Eileen M. Shanbrom

199  Jack Shannon

200  Herman H. Shugart


201   Carl A. Silver

202   Clifford V. Smith

203   Kerry V. Smith


204   Roger P. Smith

205   Michael D. Smolen
206

207

208

209

210

211

212

213

214

215
      Mark D. Sobsey

      Frank Speizer

      Peter Spencer

      John Spengler

      Robert A. Scuire

      Thomas 3. Starr

      Andre^F. Stehr.ey

      Joseph Stetter
                                Environmental Health Ccrrittee

                                Clean Air Scientific advisory


                                Environmental Health Committee

                                Radiation Advisory Committee

                                Radiation Advisory Committee

                                Radiation Advisory Committee

                                Environmental Health Ccrmittee

                                Visibility Review Group

                               Forest Effects Research. Review
                                 Paftel

                                Environmental Engineering Ccrmitt?

                                Radiation Advisory Committee

                                Clean Air Scientific adviser/
                                      ittee
      Roger

      Peter w. Su
Environmental Health Ccmri-tee

Environmental Effects,  Trarscort
  Fate Committee

Environmental Health c;r~-_-_-.~e

Clean Air Scientifc acvi^crv ~:~-

Environmental Health ::—;-----

Clean Air Scientific -•:.-.•-_- -  ~:~

Environmental Health ~:— -.-- --

Environmental Healtr ~--- -- -

Radiation advisory C:—-.--

Total Human Exocsur0 :-^-'   -.-.-.-.

Research Stratecies S-c^:~-.--^e

Forest Effects ^eviev  -~-:-.^.-. ? = r.^

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         NAME
                                        CCMMITTEE/SUBCCyMITTEE
216   Frederick W. Sunderman

211   Jair.es A. Swenberg

218   Nien Dak Sze

219   Joel Tarr

220   George E. Taylor

221   Thomas Tephly

222   Lloyd 3. Tapper

223   Ducan C. Thomas

224   Michael Treshow..


225   John Trijonis

226   William A. Turner


227   Puby M. Valencia

228   Charles Velzy


229   W. Kip Viscusi


230   Evan Vlachos

231   William waller


232   Leonard weinstein
Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Stratospheric Czone Subcommittee

Integrated Environmental Management

Clean Air Scientific Advisor/ Ccmm:

Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Health Committee

Radiation Advisory Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor'/
  Committee

Visibility Review Group

Radiation Advisory Committee


Environmental Health Committee

Environmental Effects, Trarsccrt
  & Fate Committee

Clean Air Scientific Advisor;/ ~;~~:


Environmental Enaineerir.c cc:—•_---?<=
Environmental Effects, ~'.--.-.
  S. Fate Committee

Environmental Effects, Tra:
  Fate Committ^

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           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGZNC

                    ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS - COMMITTEES, BOARDS, PANELS, AND COUNCILS


                      SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD


!•  PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. This Charter is reissued for the Science
Advisory Board in accordance with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 O.S.C. (App.I) "9(c).   The former Science
Advisory Board, administratively established by the Administrator
of EPA on January 11, 1974, was terminated in 1978 when the Congress
created the statutorily mandated Science Advisory Board by the
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act (ERDDAA) of 1978, 42 D.S.C. 4365.  The Science Advisory Board
charter was renewed October 31, 1979; November  19, 1981; November 3,
1983;  and October 25, 1985.

2.  SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The activities of the Board will include
analyzing problems, conducting meetings, presenting findings,
making recommendations, and other activities necessary for'the
attainment of the Board's objectives.  Ad hoc panels may be
established to carry out these special activities in which
consultants of special expertise may be used who are not members
of the Board.

3.  OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The objective of the Board is
to provide advice to EPA's Administrator on the scientific and
technical aspects of environmental problems and issues.  While the
Board  reports to the Administrator, it may also be requested to
provide advice to the U.S. Senate Committee on  Environment and
Public Works or the U.S. House Committees on Science and Technology,
Energy and Commerce, or Public works and Transportation.  The
Board  will review scientific issues, provide independent advice
on EPA's major programs, and perform special assignments as requested
by Agency officials and as required by the Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 and the
Clean  Air Act Amendments of 1977.  Responsibilities include the
following:

    - Reviewing and advising on the adequacy and scientific
       basis of any proposed criteria document, standard,
       limitation, or regulation under the Clean Air Act,
       the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Resource
       Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the Noise
       Control Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the
       Safe Drinking Water Act, the Comprehensive Environrrer.tal
       Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or any other
       authority of the Administrator;

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                       ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
     - Reviewing and  advising on  the scientific and technica1
       adequacy of Agency  programs, guidelines, methodolocies,
       protocols, and  tests;

     - Recommending,  as appropriate, new or revised scientific
       criteria or standards for  protection of human health
       and the environment;

     - Through the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee,
       providing the  scientific review and advice required
       under the Clean Air Act, as amended;

     - Reviewing and  advising on  new information needs and
       the quality of Agency plans and programs for research,
       and the five-year plan for environmental research,
       development and demonstration.

     - Advising on the relative importance of various natural
       and anthropogenic pollution sources;

     - As appropriate, consulting and coordinating with the
       Scientific Advisory Panel  established by the Administrator
       pursuant to section 2Kb)  of the Federal Insecticide,
       Fungicide and Rodenticide  Act, as amended; and

     - Consulting and coordinating with other Agency advisory
       groups, as requested by the Administrator.

4.  COMPOSITION. The  Board will consist of a body of independent
scientists and engineers of sufficient size and diversity to
provide the range of expertise required to assess the scientific
and technical aspects of environmental issues.  The Board will be
organized into an executive committee and several specialized
committees, all members of which  shall be drawn from the Board.

     The Board is authorized to constitute such specialized standing
member committees and ad hoc investigative panels and subcommittees
as the Administrator and the Board find necessary to carry out its
responsibilities.  The Administrator will review the need for
such specialized committees and investigative panels at least cr.ce
a year to decide which should be  continued.  These committees ar.d
panels will report through the Executive Committee.

     The Deputy Administrator also shall appoint a Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee of  the Board to provide the scirr.t ;f ic
review and advice required by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1?"7.
This Committee, established by a  separate charter, will be a.-.
part of the Board, and its members will also be members o: t.~
Advisory Board.

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                       ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
5-   MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS.  The Deputy Administrator appoints
individuals to serve on the Science Advisory Board for staacer«d
terms of one to four years and appoints from the membership~a Chair
of  the Board.   The Chair of the Board serves as Chair of the Executive
Committee.   Chairs of standing committees or ad hoc specialized
subcommittees serve as members of the Executive Committee during the
life of the specialized subcommittee.  Each member of the Board"
shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate
scientific and technical information on matters referred to the
Board.  No member of the Board shall be a full-time employee of the
Federal Government.

     There will be approximately 60-75 meetings of the specialized
committees per year.  A full-time salaried officer or employee of
the Agency will be present at all meetings and is authorized to
adjourn any such meeting whenever this official determines it to be
in the public interest.

     Support for the Board's activities will be provided by the
Office of the Administrator,.EPA.  Th-e estimated annual operating
cost will be approximately $1,416,700 and 14.6 work years to carry
out Federal permanent staff support duties and related assignments.

6.   DURATION.   The Board shall be needed on a continuing basis.
This charter will be effective until November 8, 1989,- at which
time the Board charter may be renewed for another two-year period.

7.   SUPERSESSION.  The former charter for the Science Advisory
Board, signed by the Administrator on October 2, 1985, is
hereby superseded.
              	
     Approval DateDeputy Administrator

      NOV -6
Date Filed with Congress

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