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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
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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
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Former SAB Member
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Former SAB Consultant
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Health Committee
Member, Environmental
Effects, Transport
& Fate
Member-At-Large
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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
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& Fate Committee
Member, Environmental
Engineering Committee
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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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