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           ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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                (202) 382-5036

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      It has been 15 years since the Environmental Protection
 Agency was founded.  During the ensuing years, we have grappled
 with complex issues affecting every environmental medium —
 our air, our water, and our land.

      Today, the progress we have made is evident.  The air in
 our cities is noticably cleaner than it was in 1970.  Thousands
 of miles of streams and rivers are again fishable and swimmable.
 We have in place comprehensive regulations for managing disposal
 of hazardous wastes, and a response program for cleaning up the
 legacy of past mismanagement of those wastes.

      Despite these achievements, however, our job is far from
 finished.  Not only must we continue to aggressively implement
 these basic programs of the 1970s.  But we must also address
 the more complex and subtle issues of the 1980s.

      For example, we must work harder to understand the risks
 associated with toxic chemicals in our society.  Contamination
 of groundwater resources by pesticides, wastes and other
 sources is another area requiring our attention.  And we
 need a better appreciation for the cross-media consequences
 of the regulatory decisions we make in every program area.

      To meet these challenges, EPA has developed a solid base
 of scientific expertise.  Yet in order for our regulatory
 decisions to stand the test of public scrutiny, we continue
 to rely upon the insights, experiences, and independent views
 of our advisory committees.  Their advice and recommendations
 contribute to the credibility of our decisions.

      As always, we are grateful to the men and women who
 serve as EPA advisory committee members.  Their contributions
 are valuable to this agency, this Administration, and to all
 Americans.
                              -
January 1986

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                       EPA ADVISORY COMMITTEES

                      	  CONTENTS   	
Message from the Administrator	  i

Chesapeake Bay Execut ive Counci1  	  1

Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (of the Science Advisory
  Board) 	  5

Farmworker Protection Standards For Agricultural Pesticides
  Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory  Committee 	  9

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel 	 14
                                         t

Management Advisory Group to the  Construction
  Grants Program	 21

National Air Pollution Control  Techniques
  Advisory Committee	,	 25

National Drinking Water Advisory Council	 29

Science Advisory Board 	 ^3
 Appendix

 Advisory Committee Reports Filed with the Library
   of Congress  (February 13 , 1984 through February 28 , 1986 ) ..............  47

 Annotated List of Clean Air Scientific Advisory
   Committee Reports  (1985) ...............................................  57

 Annotated List of Science Advisory Board Reports ( 1985)  ..................  58

 Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972
   (P.L. 92-463) , and Related Amendments ..................................  67
 Alphabetical List of Members
                                                                               iii

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          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                    ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER

ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS - COMMITTEES, BOARDS, PANELS, AND COUNCILS


                 CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL


1.  PURPOSE.  This charter establishes the Chesapeake Bay Executive
Council in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. 1) Section 1 ^t seq.

2.  AUTHORITY.  It is determined that establishment of this
Council is in the public  interest  in connection with the performance
of the Environmental Protection Agendy's (EPA's) duties and
responsibilities under the Clean Water Act of 1981, as amended,
(CWA) (P.L. 97-117), 33 U.S.C. 466 et seq.

3.  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.  The Chesapeake Executive Council,
as defined within the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of December 9, 1983,
is assigned the role of "assessing and overseeing the implementation
of coordinated plans to improve and protect the water quality and
living resources of the Chesapeake estuarine system."  The Chesapeake
Bay Liaison Office will provide the necessary staff and technical
support to assist the Council.  Responsibilities consistent with
this charter include the  following:

    0 Provide the chief executive  forum for discussing the
      coordination of Bay management plans and other related topics.

    0 Evaluate whether EPA's and the States'  plans are coordinated
      to the extent that  their respective implementation will
      have the combined effect of  cleaning up the Bay.

    0 Assess the progress EPA and  the States are making in the
      implementation of combined plans to restore the Bay and its
      resources.

    0 Reach consensus on  recommendations to EPA for the most
      appropriate use of  Federal Chesapeake Bay funds within the
      general guidelines  established by Congress.  This is to
      include implementation funds to be granted to the States.

    0 Report to the Administrator on issues pertaining to
      implementation of Chesapeake Bay initiatives.

4.  MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS.   The Council will consist of nine
(9) members.  These members are Governor cabinet designees from
the States of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland,  and the District
of Columbia and the EPA Regional Administrator,  Region III.   The
Council will schedule at  least two meetings annually.

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                    ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
5.  PROGRAM SUPPORT.  The Chesapeake Bay Program has received a
fiscal year 1984 appropriation of $4.25 million.  The estimated
operating cost of the Executive Council totals approximately
$75,000, which includes 1.0 work-year of the Chesapeake Bay
Program Liaison Office staff, technical support, and travel
funds for Citizen Advisory Council members.  The $75,000 are
Federal funds directly supporting the Executive Council activities,

6.  DURATION.  The Council will be needed on a continuing basis.
This charter will be effective until January .31, 1987, at which
time the charter may be renewed for another two-year period.
                                  Deputy Administrator
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Agency Approval Date


      JUN 14 1985
GSA/OMB Review Date


       AL£   6 865
Date filed with Congress

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                            CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Chairperson

Mr. James M. Self
Regional Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107
Honorable Richard Bagley
Secretary
Commerce and Resources
P. 0. Box 1475
Richmond, Virginia  23219

Honorable Torrey C. Brown
Secretary
Maryland Department of. Natural
  Resources
Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland  21401

Honorable Nicholas DeBenedictus
Secretary
Department of Environment Resources
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17120

Honorable Richard E. Grubb
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of
  Agriculture
2301 N. Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  17L10
                                        Members
Executive Secretary

Mr. Charles S. Spooner
Director
Chesapeake Bay Program
Annapolis City Marina
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland  21403
Honorable Eva Teague
Secretary
Human Resources
622 9th Street Office Building
Richmond, Virginia  23219

Ms. Carol B. Thompson
Director
D.C. Department of Consumer
  and Regulatory Affairs
614 H Street, N.W.
llth Floor
Washington, D.C.  20001

Mr. John Touchston
Director
Office of Public Works
415 12th Street, N.W.
Room 508
Washington, D.C.  20004

Honorable Adele Wilzack
Secretary
Department of Health
  and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21201

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                   CHESAPEAKE BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
                                RECENT
                          "ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
The Executive Council during its first year of activity,  1985,
established the guidelines for the Chesapeake Bay Program cleanup
activities by adopting two documents,  The Chesapeake Bay  Restoration
and Protection (R&P) Plan and the First Progress Report under  the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, which were published by the Environmental
Protection Agency in September and December 1985, respectively.

The first document,  the R&P Plan, describes the planning  effort
implemented in response to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of December
9, 1983, to restore  and protect the Bay by the Chesapeake Bay
community which includes primarily the District of Columbia, and
the States of Maryland, Virginia, and  Pennsylvania,  the Chesapeake
Bay Commission, and  the Environmental  Protection Agency and other
Federal agencies.

The R&P Plan is structured to address  the goals and  objectives of
the Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection effort.  It has  been
formulated based on  our present understanding of the causes of the
decline in the Bay's health and productivity resulting from a  6
year EPA research study.  The plan describes the Federal  and State
strategies and programs which are to be implemented  to meet the
objectives and goals of the restoration and protection commitment.

It describes projects being implemented to reduce pollution loading
into the Bay.  The main sources of pollution fall into two categories,
point source and nonpoint source.  The pollutants consist of nutrients,
such as nitrogen and phosphorous, and  toxic metals and organics.
The nutrients from, sewage plants and runoff overload the  Bay causing
severe anoxia, reduced growth of submerged aquatic vegetation  and
elevated levels of toxic chemicals.

The First Annual Report under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement comprehen-
sively addresses the different Bay activities which  includes the
roles of all the different groups and  agencies working together,
current programs to  clean up the Bay,  and all the support activities
such as the monitoring, modeling and research, data  management,
and citizen participation.

These documents describe the activities which the Executive Council
oversees and are available by contacting:

Ms. Patricia Bonner, Public Affairs Representative
U.S. EPA Chesapeake  Bay Program, Suite 109-110
410 Severn Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland   21403

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               UNITED STATES ENVIRONME3WAL PROTECTION AGENCY


                        ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
    ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS - COMMITTEES, BOARDS, PANELS AND COUNCILS
                  CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                       OF THE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
1.  PURPOSE.  This charter is reissued for the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (of the Science Advisory Board) in accordance with
the requirements of section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I)' 9(c).

2.  AUTHORITY.  The Cotmittee is authorized under section 109 of the
Clean Air Act, as amended on August 7, 1977, (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.),
and the charter was renewed on August 6, 1979, July 22, 1981, and
August 1, 1983.

3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The Committee shall provide
independent advice on the scientific and technical aspects of issues
related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related
to air quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to
attain and maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant
deterioration of air quality.  The Committee shall hold meetings,
perform studies, make necessary site visits and undertake other
activities necessary to meet its responsibilities.  The Committee
will coordinate its activities with other committees of the Science
Advisory Board and may, as it deems appropriate, utilize the
expertise of other committees and members of the Science Advisory
Board.  Establishment of subcommittees is authorized for any purpose
consistent with this charter.  The Committee will report to the
Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

4.  FUNCTIONS.  The Committee will review criteria documents for air
quality standards and will provide independent scientific advice in
response to the Agency's request and, as required by the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1977, it shall:

  - Not later than January 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals
    thereafter, complete a review of the criteria published under
    section 108 of the Clean Air Act and the national primary and
    secondary ambient air quality standards and recommend to the
    Administrator any new national ambient air quality standards or
    revision of existing criteria and standards as may be appropriate,

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                        ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
  - Advise the Administrator of areas where additional knowledge is
    required concerning the adequacy and basis of existing, new, or
    revised national ambient air quality standards,

  - Describe the research efforts necessary to provide the required
    information,

  - Advise the Administrator on the relative contribution to air
    pollution concentrations of natural as well as anthropogenic
    activity, and

  - Advise the Administrator of any adverse public health, welfare,
    social, economic, or energy effects which may result from various
    strategies for attainment and maintenance of such national
    ambient air quality standards.

5.  COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS.  The Administrator will appoint a Chairperson
and six members including at least one member of the National Academy of
Sciences, one physician, and one person representing State air pollution
control agencies for terms up to four years.  Members shall be persons
who have demonstrated high levels of competence, knowledge, and expertise
in scientific/technical fields relevant to air pollution and air quality
issues.  Members of the Committee become members of the Science Advisory
Board, and the Chairperson of the Committee, or his designee, shall serve
as a member of the Executive Committee of the Science Advisory Board.  The
Committee will meet three to six times 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 shall be provided by EPA through
the offices of the Science Advisory Board.  The estimated annual operating
cost will not exceed $250,000 and two work-years of staff support.

6.  DURATION.  The Committee will be needed on a continuing basis.  This
charter will be effective until August 7, 1987, at which time the Committee
charter may be renewed for another two-year period.


      JU.  II
    Approval Date                             Deputy Administrator


    JU  13
Date Filed with Congress

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                        CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairperson

Dr. Morton Lippmann  (87)
Professor of Environmental
   Medicine
New York University Medical Center
Institute of Environmental Medicine
Tuxedo, New York  10987
                                  Members
Dr. N. Robert Frank  (86)
Department of Environmental and
  Health Sciences
John Hopkins School of
  Hygiene and Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21205

Dr. Warren B. Johnson  (87)
Director, Atmospheric Science Center
Advanced Development Division
SRI International
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, California  94025

Dr. Paul Kotin  (86)
Private Consultant
4505 South Yosemite #339
Denver, Colorado  80237
Executive Secretary

Mr. Robert Flaak
Science Advisory Board (A-101-F)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
Dr. James H. Ware  (87)
Associate Professor
Harvard University
School of Public Health
Department of Biostatistics
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts  02115

Dr. Jerome J. Wesolowski  (88)
Air and Industrial Hygiene Lab
California Department of Health
University of California, Berkeley
2151 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, California  94704
NOTE:  Terms expire on September 30

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                CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                                    RECENT
                             "ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
o CASAC issued a report to the Administrator on various means  to improve
  the process for developing National Ambient Air Quality Standards  (NAAQS).
  In general, the Conmittee concluded that the Agency has made great strides
  in incorporating scientific issues into the development of NAAQS and, as
  a result, both it and many members of the public believe that EPA's process
  for selecting levels for standards is both more widely  understood  and more
  scientifically defensible.  The Committee made recommendations concerning
  streamlining and expediting the preparation and review  of air quality
  criteria documents and staff papers, development of procedures to  evaluate
  benefit analyses and improvement of the nature and timeliness of CASAC's
  advice to the Agency.

o At the request of the Administrator, CASAC authorized formation of a sub-
  ccmmittee to review for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
  the potential health hazards associated with exposure to nitrogen  dioxide
  generated by unvented combustion sources used in the home.   This is the
  first review conducted by CASAC for another Federal Agency.   The CPSC
  requested the review and is providing funding under an  interagency
  agreement.

o CASAC transmitted a letter to the Administrator regarding the Agency's
  proposed revisions to the NAAQS for Particulate Matter.  The Committee
  concluded that new data leads it to question whether the lower bound of the
  current proposed ranges of interest continues to be scientifically
  supportable.  To resolve this and other issues, the Ccmmittee recommended
  that the Agency revise the Particulate Matter Criteria  Document and Staff
  Paper.  The Ccmmittee also recommended preparation of an issues paper to
  formally evaluate the host of scientific issues pertaining to acid aerosols
  and their applicability to setting a separate standard  for this class of
  pollutants.

o CASAC transmitted a letter to the Administrator regarding its review of
  the Criteria Document supporting the Agency's proposed  revisions to the
  NAAQS for Ozone and Other Photochemical Oxidants.  The  Committee concluded
  that the document was far superior to previous efforts  and identified a
  number of specific recommendations for revision of the  document.

o CASAC reviewed the Agency's proposed revision to the lead NAAQS.   Although
  the Committee concluded that the quality of the work presented and the
  responsiveness of the Agency to CASAC1s earlier comments was noteworthy,
  they recommended that the Agency prepare an addendum to the  Criteria
  Document to provide further review and analysis of the  blood lead  - blood
  pressure relationship.

o The CASAC Chairman, Dr. Morton Lippmann, briefed the Administrator on
  August 22, 1985 on the Committee's views of the health  significance of
  short-term sulfur dioxide exposures.  The Committee had previously
  articulated its support for a one-hour short-term NAAQS for  sulfur
  dioxide, as well as other options, citing recent studies that indicate
  adverse health effects from short term exposure to very high levels of
  sulfur dioxide, particularly for asthmatics.

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          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

          FARMWORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL
        PESTICIDES NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1.  PURPOSE:  This charter establishes the Farmworker Protection
Standards for Agricultural Pesticides Advisory Committee, in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9(c).

2.  AUTHORITY:  It is determined that establishment of this
Committee is in the public interest and supports EPA in performing
its duties and responsibilities under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq.

3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY;  The Committee will serve
as an integral part of EPA's development of a proposed rule on
Farmworker Protection Standards for Agricultural Pesticides.  It
will attempt, via face-to-face negotiations, to reach consensus
on concepts and language to use as the basis of the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.

4.  FUNCTIONS:  As indicated above, the Committee's function
is to assist directly in the development of the proposal.  In
addition, the Committee's success or lack thereof, will help EPA
assess: the value of developing regulations by negotiation; the
types of regulations which are most appropriate for this process;
and the procedures and circumstances which best foster successful
negotiations.

5.  COMPOSITION:  The Committee will consist of not more than
twenty-five members, plus a facilitator who is appointed by the
EPA Deputy Administrator and who will serve as Chairperson.
Members will represent the following segments of the population
in appropriate mix and balance:

     a.  Farmworkers;

     b.  Private sector enterprises subject to Federal
         environmental regulations relating to the use of
         agricultural pesticides;

     c.  Health and public interest groups interested in the
         development and enforcement of environmental regulations
         relating to the use of agricultural pesticides;

     d.  State and Federal agencies affected by these regulations;
         and

     e.  Other interested and affected parties.

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                       ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  CHARTER
     Appropriate members  shall  be  selected  and  appointed  for the
     duration  of the  negotiation itself.  A full-time  salaried
     official  or regular  employee  of  the Agency will be designated  as
     the  Executive  Secretary who will be present  at all meetings  and is
     authorized to  adjourn  any  meeting whenever it is  determined  to
     be in the public interest  to  do  so.  The Committee is  authorized
     to form subcommittees  composed entirely of committee members for
     any  purpose consistent with this charter.  Such subcommittees
     shall report back to the full Committee.

     EPA  will  not compensate members  for their  service, though  it will
     pay  travel and per diem expenses when  necessary and  appropriate.
     The  Commitee's estimated annual  operating  cost is approximately
     $60,000,  which includes 0.75  work years of staff  support.  EPA's
     Office of Policy,  Planning and Evaluation  will provide the necessary
     Committee support.

     6.   MEETINGS;  Meetings shall be held  as necessary,  at the call of
     the  Chairperson,  with  an agenda  for each meeting  approved  in advance
     by the Executive Secretary.   Committee meetings will be called,
     announced, and held  in accordance with the EPA Committee Management
     Manual. This manual  contains  the Agency's  policies and procedures
     for  implementing FACA.  Among other things,  FACA  requires  open
     meetings, and  an opportunity  for interested  persons  to file
     comments  before  or after meetings, or  to make statements to  the
     extent that time permits.  Subcommittees shall meet  subject  to the
     same conditions.

     7.   DURATION:  The Committee  will terminate  within one year  from
     the  date  of its  establishment, unless  the  Deputy  Administrator
     determines that  the  Committee will finish  its work within  90 days
     of the original  termination date.  If  the  Deputy  Administrator
     makes such a determination, he can extend  the termination  date by
     90 days without  further approval by OMB or GSA.   In  the event  more
     time is needed,  EPA  may seek  an  extension  under Section 14 of  FACA.
                 II
                                            Deputy Administrator
           Approval Date
              OCT I 7  865
        OMB/GSA Review Date

                 I
      Date Filed with Congress
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              FARMWORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES
                        NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairperson

Philip J. Barter, Esq.
2301 M Street, N.W.
Suite 404
Washington, D.C.  20037
                                        Members
Ms. Elaine Acevedo
Director of Government Relations
Society of American Florists
1601 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia  22314

Mr. Gary Beeler
Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
  Incorporated
P. 0. Box 92
Johnston, Iowa  50131

Dr. James M. Brown
Manager, Production Technology
National Cotton Council
P. O. Box 12285
Memphis, Tennessee  38182

Mr. Harold Collins
National Agricultural Aviation
  Association
115 D Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20003

Mr. Fernando Cuevas
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
326 E. Maple Street
Winter Garden, Florida   32787

Dr. Sam Fluker
Pesticide Coordinator
University of Florida
Building 803, Room 4
Gainesville, Florida  32611
Executive Secretary

Mr. Chris Kirtz
Office of Standards and
  Regulations (PM-223)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
Dr. David Hamilton
Director of Technical Services
American Association of Nurserymen
Suite 500
1250 I Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20005

Ms. Rebecca Harrington
United Farm Workers (AFL-CIO)
P. 0. Box 12764
Austin, Texas  78711

Mr. Joseph (Chip) Hughes
East Coast Farm Worker Support
  Network
P. O. Box 1633
Raleigh, North Carolina  27602

Dr. Robert Jackson
Department of Health and
  Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina  29201

Mr. Robert C. Keeney
Vice President
Government Relations
United Fruit and Vegetable
  Association
727 N. Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia  22314

Mr. Robert Kirshner
National Forest Products
  Association
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20036
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                 FARMWORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES
                     NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (continued)
   Mr. Ralph Lightstone
   California Rural Legal Assistance
   1900 K Street, #203
   Sacramento, California  95814

   Mr. Mark Maslyn
   American Farm Bureau
   500 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
   Suite ROO
   Washington, D.C.  20024

   Mr. Robert McCarty
   Mississippi Department of
     Agriculture and Commerce
   P. O. Box 5207
   Mississippi State, Mississippi  39762

   Dr. Marion Moses
   National Farmworkers Health Group
   P. O. Box 62
   Keene, California  93531

   Mr. Guadelupe Sanchez
   Arizona Farm Workers Union
   P. O. Box 819
   El Mirage, Arizona  85333

   Mr. Steven Schatzow
   Director
   Office of Pesticide Programs  (TS-766-C)
   U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency
   401 M Street, S.W.
   Washington, D.C.  20460

   Mr. Charles L.  (Deacon)  Smith
   U.S.  Department of Agriculture
   Administration  Building
   Room  356-A
   Washington, D.C.  20250

    Mr. Oren Spilker
    Pesticide Regulations
    Division of Plant Industry
    Ohio Department of Agriculture
    8995 East Main Street
    Reynoldsburg, Ohio  43068-3399
Dr. Earl Spurrier
National Agricultural Chemicals
  Association
1155 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20005

Mr. Baldemar Velasquez
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
714-1/2 S. St. Clair
Toledo, Ohio  43609

Mr. James Wells
Chief of Pesticide Enforcement,
  Environmental Protection
  and Worker Safety
Division of Pest Management
California Department of Food
  and Agriculture
1200 N Street
Sacramento, California  95814

Mr. Ron White
Texas Department of Agriculture
P. O. Box  12847
Austin, Texas  78711

Ms. Elizabeth Whitley
Executive Vice President
National Council of Agricultural
  Employers
499 S. Capital Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20003
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        FARMWORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL
       PESTICIDES NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                                RECENT
                          'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
     A substantial part of EPA's mission involves  formulating and
promulgating Federal regulations.  All too often,  this  process can
be resource-intensive,  time-consuming, uncertain as  to  results, and
lead to protracted litigation.

     In 1983, EPA decided to explore whether  there was  a more
effective way to proceed.  To do this, we initiated  a demonstration
project to develop proposed rules by all-party  negotiations.
Consensus proposals concerning Nonconformance Penalities and
Emergency Pesticide Exemptions were so successfully  negotiated that
the Administrator directed the Regulatory Negotiation Project Staff
to conduct additional negotiations.  A third, Farmworker Protection
Standards for Agricultural Pesticides Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory
Committee, was established on November 1, 1985.

     In general, most parties and the Agency  report  being  pleased
with this new process of face-to-face negotiations with the affected
parties and with the substantive outcome.  The  traditional system
of publishing a notice  of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for public
comment does not generally permit the give-and-take  that is sometimes
necessary to de-velop a  workable solution.  The  negotiated  rulemaking
advisory committee process provides a forum for regulatory negotiation
that concentrates on encouraging suggestions  that  help  develop
creative solutions rather than focusing on finding problems.

     EPA decided revisions to the 1979 standards for protecting
farmworkers from agricultural pesticides could  be  useful to reflect
the latest assessments  of worker hazards and  innovations in protective
clothing and to improve compliance and enforcement.  After extensive
discussions with potential parties, EPA published, in the  September 19,
1985 Federal Register,  a notice of intent to  form  an advisory
committee to negotiate  farmworker protection  standards.  Since all
parties attending the meeting wanted to proceed and  since  EPA
received no adverse public comments, EPA chartered the  negotiating
Committee.  The Committee met on November 4,  1985, December 6, 1985,
January 7, 1986, and February 4, 1986, and plans to meet on
March 7, 1986.
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                     UNITED STATES EWIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                               ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER

       ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS - CCWITtEEST BOARDS,  PANELS AND  COUNCILS

               FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE,  AM) RODENTICIDE ACT

                           SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL

       1.  PURPOSE.  This charter is issued for the Federal Insecticide,
       Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel in
       accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory  Committee
       Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9(c).

       2.  AUTHORITY.  The former Panel was created on November 28, 1975,
       pursuant to Section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide,  Fungicide, and
       Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by Public Law 94-140, Public Law
       95-396, and Public Law 96-539.  In accordance with this  statute, the
       Panel terminated on September 30, 1981.  It was reestablished by the
       Administrator pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
       and Section 21(b) of FIFRA on April 25, 1983, and then reauthorized
       as a statutory committee by amendment to the FIFRA dated December 2,
       1983 (P.L. 98-201).

       3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The Panel will provide ^comments
       as to the  impact on health  and the environment of the following
       regulatory actions:

           a.  Notices of  intent  to cancel or  reclassify registrations under
       Section 6(b)(1) of  FIFRA;

           b.  Notices of  intent  to hold a hearing to determine whether
       or not  to  cancel or reclassify registrations under  Section  6(b)(2)
       of FIFRA;

           c.  Emergency  orders immediately  suspending  registration of a
       pesticide before notification of the  registrants pursuant to Section
       6(c)(3) of FIFRA,  and

           d.  Regulations to be issued under Section 25(a)  of  FIFRA.

       The Administrator shall also solicit  from the Advisory Panel comments,
        evaluations, and recommendations for operating guidelines to  improve
        the effectiveness and quality of scientific analyses  made by personnel
        of the Environmental Protection Agency that lead to decisions by the
       Administrator.
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                     ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
The comments, evaluations, and recommendations of the Advisory Panel
and the response of the Administrator shall be published in the Federal
Register.

The Administrator may use the Advisory Panel to provide peer review of
major scientific studies.  The Administrator may also use the Advisory
Panel to review other scientific issues as appropriate.

4.  FUNCTIONS.  The fundamental purpose of FIFRA is to ensure that
pesticides do not cause "unreasonable adverse effects on the environ-
ment."  The term "unreasonable adverse effects*on the environment" is
defined in Section 2(bb) of FIFRA as "any unreasonable risk to man or
the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environ-
mental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide." Within the context
of these provisions of FIFRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder
(40 CFR Part 162), the Panel will be expected to comment as to the impact
on health and the environment of matters arising under Section 6(b),
6(c) and 25(a) of FIFRA.  Analyses prepared by staff of the Environmental
Protection Agency will be provided for the Panel's consideration.

The Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances or his
designee, will initiate all requests for comment by the Panel in accord-
ance with the following timetable: Notices of intent to cancel or change
classification under Section 6(b) of FIFRA and proposed regulations
under Section 25(a) of FIFRA will be forwarded to the Panel at least 60
days prior to their issuance to a registrant or publication in the Federal
Register.  Final regulations will be forwarded to the Panel at least 30
days in advance of publication.  Whenever the Administrator exercises
authority under Section 6(c) of this Act to immediately suspend the
registration of any pesticide to prevent an imminent hazard, the
Administrator shall promptly submit to the Advisory Panel action taken
to suspend the registration of such pesticide.  In providing for peer
review, the Administrator also may use the Advisory Panel or appropriate
experts appointed from a current list of nominees maintained by the
Panel.

The Panel's comments, if any, will be submitted in writing to the Assistant
Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances or his designee.  Such
comments will be published in the Federal Register, together with the
Environmental Protection Agency's response at the time that such notices
of intent or proposed or final rulemaking are published in the Federal
Register.  In any particular case, the Panel may waive comment.

The Panel shall consult and coordinate its activities with the Science
Advisory Board established under the Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978.
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                           ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
       5.   COMPOSITION.  The Panel  is composed of seven members, including the
       Chairperson, selected and appointed by the Deputy Administrator from
       twelve  nominees -- six nominated by the National Institutes of Health
       and  six by  the National Science Foundation, utilizing a system of staggered
       terms of  two to four years.  As stated in P.L.  98-201, Section 1 , "members
       of the  panel shall be selected on the basis of their professional qualifi-
       cations to  assess the effects of the impact of pesticides on health and
       the  environment.  To the extent feasible to insure multidisciplinary
       representation, the panel membership shall include representation from
       the  disciplines of toxicology, pathology, environmental biology, and
       related sciences.  If a vacancy occurs on the panel due to expiration of
       a term, resignation, or any  other reason, each replacement shall be
       selected  by the Deputy Administrator froD a group of 4 nominees, 2 submitted
       by each of  the nominating entities named in this subsection.  The Deputy
       Administrator may extend the term of a panel member until the new member
       is appointed to fill the vacancy.  If a vacancy occurs due to resignation,
       or reason other than expiration of a term, the Deputy Administrator
       shall appoint a member to serve during the unexpired term utilizing the
       nomination  process set forth in this subsection.  Should the list of
       nominees  provided under this subsection be unsatisfactory, the Deputy
       Administrator may request an additional set of nominees from the nominating
       entities."  No person shall  be ineligible to serve on the Panel by reason
       of his  membership on any other advisory committees to a Federal department
       or agency or his employment  by a Federal department or agency (except
       the  Environmental Protection Agency).

       Panel members are subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 3, Subpart F
       — Standards of Conduct for  Special Government Employees, which includes
       rules regarding conflicts of interest.  An officer and/or employee of an
       organization producing, selling, or distributing pesticides and any
       other person having a substantial financial interest (as determined by
       the  Deputy  Administrator) in such an organization, as well as an officer
       or employee of an organization representing pesticide users shall be
       excluded  from consideration  as a nominee for membership on the Panel.
       Each nominee selected by the Deputy Administrator before being formally
       appointed is required to submit a Confidential Statement of Employment
       and  Financial Interests, which shall fully disclose, prior to his or her
       appointment, any outside sources of financial support.  The Deputy Adminis-
       trator  shall require all nominees to the Panel to furnish information
       concerning  their professional qualifications, including information on
       their educational background, employment history, and scientific
       publications.

       The  Deputy  Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register the name,
       address,  and professional affiliations of each nominee.
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                     ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
The Chairperson of the Advisory Panel, after consultation with the
Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances,  may create
temporary subpanels on specific projects to assist the full Advisory
Panel in expediting and preparing its evaluations, comments,  and
recommendations.  The chairperson of each subpanel will be a  member of
the Advisory Panel.

The estimated annual operating cost of the Panel will be approximately
$108,000 which includes an allowance for 1 work-year of staff support.
The Office of Pesticide Programs provides th? necessary staff and support
for the Panel.

6.  MEETINGS.  The Panel will meet either at the request of the Assistant
Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances or his designee, or at
the request of the Chairperson with the concurrence of the Assistant
Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances or his designee.
Panel meetings will be called, announced, and held in accordance with
the Environmental Protection Agency's Manual on Committee Management.
In compliance with FACA, the Manual provides for open meetings of advisory
committees; requires that interested persons be permitted to file written
statements before or after meetings; and provides for oral statements by
interested persons to the extent that time permits.  Any such written or
oral statanents will be taken  into consideration by the Panel in formul-
ating  its comments or in deciding whether to waive comment.

The Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances or his
designee will serve as Executive Secretary and will attend all meetings.
Each meeting of  the Scientific Advisory Panel will be conducted in accord-
ance with an agenda approved in advance of the meeting by the Executive
Secretary.  The Executive Secretary  is authorized under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act to adjourn any meeting of the Scientific Advisory
Panel  whenever  such adjournment is determined to be in the public interest.
The Panel may not conduct any  meeting in  the absence of the Executive
Secretary or the Executive Secretary's designee.

It  is  anticipated  that the Panel will conduct approximately five formal
meetings  and three subpanel meetings  each year.  To allow adequate time
for comprehensive  review of topics, meetings of  the Panel will usually
last  for at least  two  consecutive days.

7. DURATION.   Section 25(d) of FIFRA,  as  amended on December 2, 1983,
sets  a termination date for the Panel effective  as of September 30,  198/.
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                         ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
     8.  SUPERSESSION.  The former FTFRA Scientific Advisory Panel charter
     signed by the Administrator on March 8,  1984, is hereby superseded.
                                              /'  uHw&^4<'
         Agency Approval Date                  Deputy Administrator
                  29B85
       Date Filed with Congress
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                        FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
Chairperson

Dr. Wendell W. Kilgore  (86)
Professor of Environmental Toxicology
Department of Environmental Toxicology
University of California
Davis, California  95616
                                        Members
Dr. Harold L. Bergman  (87)
Professor of Zoology and Physiology
Department of Zoology and Physiology
University of Wyoming
University Station, Box 3166
Laramie, Wyoming  82071

Dr. Thomas W. Clarkson  (89)
Professor
Division of Toxicology
School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Rochester
P. 0. Box RBB
Rochester, New York  14642

Dr. Joe W. Grisham  (87)
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27514
Executive Secretary

Mr. Stephen Johnson
Executive Secretary
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel
Office of Pesticide Programs (TS-769-C]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
 Dr. John J. Lech  (89)
 Professor of Pharmacology
   and Toxicology
 Department of Pharmacology
   and Toxicology
 Medical College of Wisconsin
 8701 Watertown Plank Road
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin  53226

 Dr. James A. Swenberg  (89)
 Head, Department of Biochemical
   Toxicology and Pathobiology
 Chemical Industry Institute
   of Toxicology
 P. O. Box  12137
 Research Triangle Park, N.C.  27709

 Dr. Rosmarie von Rumker  (86)
 Managing Partner
 RvR Consultants
 P. 0. Box  553
 Shawnee Mission, Kansas  66201
NOTE:  Terms expire on September 30
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                              RFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL
                                              RECENT
                                      'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
                   The primary Congressional  mandate  to  the Panel is to comment
              as to the impact on health  and  the environment of actions proposed
              in notices of intent issued under Section  6(b) (cancellations and
              changes in classification)  and  Section  25(a) (proposed and final
              regulations) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
              Act (FIFRA) within the  same time periods as provided for the comments
              of the Secretary of Agriculture under such section.

                   The Panel held a total of  four meetings and four Subpanel
              meetings during calendar year 1985 to review a variety of regulatory
              initiatives on pesticides.   The Panel addressed the following topics:

              A.  Regulations under Section 25(a) of  FIFRA;

                  1.  Review of EPA Policy on Genetically Engineered and Non-
                      Indigenous Hicrobial Pesticides.

                  2.  Review of Final Interpretive Section 6(a)(2) Rule Containing
                      Flagging Criteria for Certain Types of Studies.

                  3.  Review of an Addendum to the Pesticide Assessment Guidelines
                        Data Reporting.

              B.  Cancellation and Change in Classification under Section 6(b)
                  of FIFRA;

                  1.  Review of a Set of  Certain Scientific Issues Being Considered
                      by EPA in the Special Review of Captan, Daminozide, and Dicofol.

                  2.  Review of the Proposed Decision Options Being Considered to
                      Conclude the Special Review of  the Non-wood Uses of Creosote,
                      Coal Tar, and Coal  Tar Neutral  Oil, and Pentachlorophenol.

                  3.  Review of the Notice of Intent  to  Cancel Registrations of
                      Certain Simazine Pesticides.

              C.  Additionally, the Panel assisted the Agency with a scientific
              review of  issues of concern.  An advisory  opinion was given on the
              following topics:

                  1.  Review of Certain Standard Evaluation Procedures for In-House
                      Reviewers being Promulgated by  the Office of Pesticide Programs'
                      Hazard Evaluation Division.

                  2.  Review of Proposed  Criteria  for Determining Which Inerts are
                      of Toxicological Concern and Should Be Given Priority Review.

                  3.  Review of Certain Aspects  of the Tolerance Assessment System.

                  4.  Review of a List of Inert  Ingredients in Pesticide Formulations
                      which the Agency Considers  to  be of Toxicological Concern.

              D.  The Subpanels addressed Agency  scientific issues on biotechnology;
                  a comparative scientific review of  the AOAC Tuberculocidal Activity
                  Test and an Alternative Test Method; and  the National Survey of
                  Pesticides  in Ground Water.
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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

     MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP TO THE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM

1.  PURPOSE.  This Charter is reissued to renew the Management
Advisory Group to the Construction Grants Program for an additional
two-year period in accordance with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9(c).

2.  AUTHORITY.  The Management Advisory Group was established by the
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on January 31,
1972, under Section 5 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended, (Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Amend-
ments of 1972) and pursuant to the authority vested in the Adminis-
trator by Section 2(a)(l() of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 and
Executive Order 11007; rechartered January 5,  1973, to include re-
quirements of Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act;
reconstituted April 24, 1973 to  implement provisions (grant and
contract review) of the FY 1973  Appropriation Act (P.L. 92-399); it
was renewed January 7, 1975, January 4,  1977, December 1, 1977,
November 17,  1978, November 13,  1980, and November 29, 1982.  It is
determined that this Advisory Group  is in the public interest in
connection with the performance  of duties imposed upon the Agency by
law.

3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The Management Advisory Group
is essential  to the EPA mission  under Title II of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Amendments of  1972, concerned with providing finan-
cial assistance to States and communities for  the construction of
publicly owned treatment works and the meeting of effluent  limitations,
including making progress toward local financial self-sufficiency.
The Clean Water Act Amendments of 1981 authorize $10.2 billion for
the four-year period 1982-1985.

4.  FUNCTIONS.  The Management Advisory  Group  provides expert and
independent advice to  the Assistant  Administrator for Water in the
implementation and review of Federal  laws and  regulations concerning
municipal wastewater treatment plants receiving  financial assistance
under Section 201 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended.  It  advises on technical and policy matters pertaining  to
proposed legislation,  new procedures, techniques, and systems developed
to enhance  the ability of municipalities to deal more effectively with
wastewater  problems; advises and comments on various regulations,
guidelines, policies,  proposed changes in Federal regulations, and
other program material prior to  issuance; and  provides communication
with public agencies,  the professional engineering  community,
contractors and other  constituent groups, including manufacturers
and suppliers.  The Group advises on the adequacy of program
objectives, the feasibility and  practicability of achieving the
objectives, and the resolution of program issues as they arise or are
anticipated.
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                       ADVISORY COMMITTEE  CHARTER
  5.   COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS.  The Management Advisory Group consists
  of  sixteen members, including  the Chairperson,  appointed  by the Deputy
  Administrator, EPA, for  two-year terms.  Membership  shall consist of
  a cross-section of interested  persons  and groups with demonstrated
  professional  or personal qualifications or experience that will enable
  them to  provide advice and guidance  for the  EPA Construction Grants
  Program  and related areas of interest.  Consideration will be given to
  geographical  distribution and  minority representation.  Meetings of
  the Group are held two or three times  a year or at the call of the
  Director of the Office of Water Program Operations.  The  Management
  Advisory Group is authorized to form subgroups  from  time  to time to
  assist them in the study and development of  recommendations on specific
  issues.  Membership of the subgroups is limited to'persons who are
  members  of the Management Advisory Group.  A full-time salaried officer
  or  employee of the Agency, who will  be designated  as Executive Secretary,
  will be  present at all meetings and  is authorized  to adjourn any such
  meeting  whenever it is determined to be in the  public interest.  The
  estimated annual operating cost of the Advisory Group totals approxi-
  mately $35,000 - $40,000 which includes .25  work-year of  staff support.
  The Office of Water Program Operations provides the  necessary support
  for the  Group.

  6.   DURATION.  The Management  Advisory Group to the  Construction Grants
  Program  is hereby renewed and  terminates December  1, 1986, unless
  extension beyond that date is  authorized in  accordance with Section 14
  of  the Federal Advisory  Committee Act.
      	   The  former Management Advisory Group  charter  signed
     the  Administrator  on August  24,  1982,  is  hereby  superseded.
7.  SUPERSESSION.
by
                                             Deputy  Administrator
            OCT 2 6 1984
       Agency Approval  Date

            NOV 1 6 1984
       OMB/GSA Review Date
          HOV 2 8
     Date  Filed  with  Congress
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              MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP TO THE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS  PROGRAM
Chairperson

Mr. Kenneth J. Miller  (86)
Vice President and Director
  of Water Engineering
CH2M Hill
P. O. Box 22508
Denver, Colorado  80222
Executive Secretary (Acting)

Mr. James A.  Hanlon
Director, Municipal
  Construction Division (WH-S47)
Office of Municipal Pollution Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
                                    Vice-Chairperson

                            Mr. James R. Borberg  (86)
                            General Manager, Hampton
                              Roads Sanitation District
                            P. O. Box 5000
                            Virginia Beach, Virginia  23455
                                        Members
Mr. Joseph D'Annunzio   (86)
President
D'Annunzio Associates,  Incorporated
1 James Court
Scotch Plains, New Jersey  07076

Honorable Jan M.  Denpsey   (86)
Mayor of Auburn
P. O. Box 511
Auburn, Alabama   36831-0511

Mr. Ronald P. Drainer   (87)
Section Manager
Grants Administration
Illinois Environmental  Protection Agency
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield, Illinois   62706

Mr. Robert P. Elsperman  (87)
President
Tarlton Corporation
5500 W. Park Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri  63110-1898

Mr. George Erganian   (86)
Member, Board of  Public Works
City of Indianapolis
7410 Central Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana   46240

Mr. John H.  Foster   (87)
President
Malcolm Pimie,  Incorporated
2  Corporate  Park  Drive
White  Plains, New York   10602

Mr. Walter  E. Garrison   (86)
Vice President
James  M. Montgomery, Consulting
   Engineers, Incorporated
 250 North Madison Avenue
P. O.  Box 7009
Pasadena, California 91109-7009
Honorable Harry Kinney
Mayor of Albuguerque
3006 Vista Grande, NW
Albuquergue, New Mexico
                                                                          (86)
87120
Mr. Joseph F. Lagnese, Jr.  (87)
Environmental Engineering Consultant
3066 Woodland Road
Allison Park, Pennsylvania  15101

Mr. J. Leonard Ledbetter  (86)
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Natural
   Resources
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia  30334

Ms. Sue Lofgren   (86)
Partner, The Forum
2411 S. Newberry  Road
Tempe, Arizona  85282

Mr. Larry J. Silverman   (86)
Executive Director
American Clean Water Association
P. 0. Box 6297
Washington, D.C.  20015-0297

Mr. Edward 0. Sullivan   (86)
Vice President
Public  Finance Unit, HO-31-3
Bank of Boston
 100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02110

Mr. Gerald H. Teletzke   (86)
Consultant
9425 N. 87th Street
Scottsdale, Arizona  85258
 NOTE:  Terms Expire on September 30
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     MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP TO THE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROGRAM
                                    RECENT
                              'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
          The Management Advisory  Group  to  the Construction Grants
     Program (MAG) has been devoting  most of  its efforts to preparing a
     report on municipal compliance at publicly owned treatment works.

          The report,  which is expected  to  be completed  in the spring of
     1986, will discuss the implementation  of the National Municipal
     Policy for the compliance of  municipal treatment works with discharge
     permits to achieve clean water.

          The report will be a resource  for national, state, and local
     government management of the  compliance  program.

          MAG has also been concentrating its efforts on how private
     sector funding of wastewater  treatment works can be phased in while
     Federal Government grant support is being phased out.  MAG has
     prepared a number of suggestions on how  prospective changes in the
     pending tax reform bill can be improved  so as to continue to provide
     effective incentives for private ownership and operation of municipal
     wastewater treatment works.

          Finally, MAG has established a preliminary list of six reports
     for development in 1986 to provide  guidance and recommendations to
     EPA for the achievement of national clean water.  These include:
     (1) State Revolving Funds, (2) Storm Sewers, Infiltration/Inflow,
     and Wet Weather,  (3) Sewage Sludge,  (4)  Design/Construct Amendments
     in Pending Legislation, (5) RCRA/Hazardous Wastes and Publicly
     Owned Sewage Treatment Facilities,  and (6) Implementation of any
     Clean Water Act Amendments passed by the Congress in 1986.
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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

     NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1.  PURPOSE.  This Charter is reissued to renew the National Air
Pollution Control Techniques Advisory Committee for an additional two-
year period in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9(c).

2.  AUTHORITY.  The Committee was established by the Surgeon General,
U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, on March 4, 1968, under Section 110(d) of the Clean Air Act,
as amended; reestablished by the Administrator, Consumer Protection
and Environmental Health Service, pursuant to the Secretary's Reorgani-
zation Order of July 1, 1968; transferred to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3, December 2,
1970; reconstituted by the Administrator, EPA, on June 8, 1971,
pursuant to Sections 108(b)(l) and (2), and 117(f) of the Clean Air
Act, as amended; rechartered January 5, 1973, to include requirements
of Section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. 92-463;
reconstituted April 24, 1973, to assign an additional function to the
Committee (Section 103(a) of the Clean Air Act, as amended) and to
implement provisions (grant and contract review) of the FY 1973
Appropriation Act (P.L. 92-399); and renewed January 7, 1975,
December 8, 1976, November 30, 1978, November 13, 1980, and
December 29, 1982.  It is determined that this Committee is in the
public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed
upon the Agency by law.

3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The Committee, as an ongoing
advisory group, provides independent views based upon specialized
knowledge and skills unavailable in the Environmental Protection
Agency.  This advice will be necessary as long as control techniques
documents for air pollutants ,and information documents are published
in regard to standard-setting procedures subject to the Clean Air Act,
as amended.

4.  FUNCTIONS.  The Committee will advise the Director, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, on the latest available technology and
economic feasibility of alternative methods to prevent and control air
contamination to be published in air quality control techniques
documents.  It also advises on information documents regarding air
pollution control techniques and testing and monitoring methodology
for categories of new sources and air pollutants subject to the
provisions of Section 111 and 112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended.
In addition, the Committee, through a subcommittee, will periodically
review Air Quality Planning and Standards program accomplishment plans
and the associated contracts and grants awarded to carry out these
plans.
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                        ADVISORY  COMMITTEE CHARTER
  5.   COMPOSITION  AND MEETINGS.   The Committee consi.sts  of  the  Director,
  Office  of  Air Quality Planning  and Standards,  or his designee,  as
  Chairperson and  11  members appointed by the Deputy Administrator,
  EPA,  for overlapping terms of  from one to four years.   Members  are
  selected from the chemical,  engineering,  biomedical, and  socioeconomic
  disciplines resident in universities,  State and local  governments,
  research institutions,  and industry.   Members  are also selected for
  their technical  expertise and/or interest in the development  of air
  pollution  control techniques.   The Committee is authorized to form
  subcommittees from  time to time to consider specific matters  and
  report  back to the  Committee.   Meetings are held four  times a year,
  or  as necessary, as called by  the Chairperson.  A full-time salaried
  officer or employee of the Agency will be designated as Executive
  Secretary  who will  be present  at all meetings  and is authorized to
  adjourn any meeting whenever it is determined  to be in the public
  interest.   The estimated annual operating cost of the  Committee
  totals  $23,000,  which includes  0.3 work-years  of staff support. The
  Office  of  Air and Radiation provides the  necessary support for the
  Committee.

  6.   DURATION. The  National Air Pollution Control Techniques  Advisory
  Committee  is hereby renewed and terminates December 1, 1986,  unless
  extension  beyond that date is  authorized  in accordance with Section
  14  of the  Federal Advisory Committee Act.

  7.   SUPERSESSION.  The former  National Air Pollution Control  Techniques
  Advisory Committee  charter signed by the  Administrator on August 27,
  1982, is hereby  superseded.
         OCT  2 1984
Agency Approval Date

      NOV 21 1984
OMB/GSA Review Date
                                                Deputy Administrator
    Date Filed with Congress
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              NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION  CONTROL TECHNIQUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE

                          Chairperson and Executive Secretary

                 Mr.  Jack R.  Farmer
                 Director, Emission Standards  and Engineering Division
                 Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
                 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (MD-13)
                 Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina   27711

                                        Members
Mr. Thomas M. Allen  (88)
Associate Director
Division of Air Resources
N.Y. Department of Environmental
  Conservation
50 Wolf Road, Room 128
Albany, New York  12223-0001

Mr. Robert H. Collom, Jr.  (86)
Chief, Air Protection Branch
Environmental Protection Division
Department of Natural Resources
270 Washington Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia  30334

Dr. Thomas H. Goodgame   (86)
President
Environmental and Chemical Consulting
   Engineers, Incorporated
1808  Scenic  Drive
Alamogordo,  New Mexico   88310

Ms. Linda E. Greer   (86)
Staff Scientist
Toxic Chemicals Program
Environmental Defense Fund
1616  P Street, N.W., Suite  150
Washington,  D.C.  20036

Ms. Karen M. Hanzevack   (86)
Senior Staff Engineer
Exxon Research and  Engineering
   Company
Clinton Township, Route 22  East
Annandale,  New Jersey  08801

Mr. Robert P.  Miller  (88)
Chief, Air Quality Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
 Stevens T.  Mason Building
 Box 30028
 Lansing, Michigan  48909
Mr. Robert M. Morford  (88)
Vice President and General Manager
Western Precipitation Division
Joy Manufacturing Company
Post Office Box 2744-Teoninal Annex
Los Angeles, California  90051

Mr. Andrew H. Nickolaus  (88)
Senior Environmental Control
  Consultant
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Victoria. Plant
Post Office Box 2626
Victoria, Texas  77902

Mr. Roger D. Randolph  (86)
Supervisor, Air Quality Control
Tulsa City-County Health
   Department
4616 East 15th Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma  74112

Mr. William M. Reiter  (88)
Corporate Director, Pollution
   Control
Allied Corporation
Health,  Safety,  and  Environmental
   Sciences
Post Office Box  2332R
Morristown, New  Jersey  07960

Dr. Edward  S. Rubin   (88)
Professor,  Mechanical  Engineering/
   Public Policy
Carnegie-Mellon  University
Schenley Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
 NOTE:  Terms expire on June 30
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         NATIONAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
                                           RECENT
                                    'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
         /MADrJI^         Air Pollution  Control Techniques Advisory Committee
         (NAPCTAC) meets periodically  to  assess progress in the development  of new
         source performance standards  (NSPS) for stationary sources  and  national
         emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP).   The  Committee
         also reviews the development  and publication of control  techniques
         documents for specific pollutants and control  techniques guidelines for
         selected industries.

              At its meeting of May 1  and 2, 1986,  the  Committee  discussed NSPS
         for sulfur dioxide emissions  from industrial boilers  and surface coating
         emissions from plastic parts  tor business  machines.   Discussions were also
         held on the control techniques document for lead  and  the review of the
         standards of performance tor  ammonium sulfate  manufacture   A status
         report  was given  to the Committee on the NESHAP for coke oven emissions
         from wet-coal-charyed  by-product coke oven batteries.

         i,,oc The  subjects  for  Committee discussion at  the  September 17 and 18,
         198b meeting included  the NSPS for calciners and dryers  in the mineral
         industries  and  polymeric coating of supporting  substrates.  The control
         techniques  document for volatile oryanic compound  emissions from stationary
         sources and  reviews of the NSPS for sulfuric acid  plants and asphalt
         concrete  plants were also discussed.  A status  report was given to the
         Committee  op the regulatory development  for residential  wood combustion
         units.

              The  NAPCTAC consists of  11 members with diverse backgrounds.   It
         serves both  EPA and the public by providing a forum for the expression of
         different viewpoints and the  exchange  of ideas  through in-depth discussion
         of the regulatory issues brought  before the Committee for evaluation and
         comment.  During the period covered  by this reHort, the Committee  received
         comments from 35 people representing EPA,  industry, environmental  interests,
         other governmental oryanizations, trade associations,  and control  equipment
         manufacturers.                                                    ^  r
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             UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

                NATIONAL DRINKING WATER ADVISORY COUNCIL

1.  PURPOSE.  This Charter is reissued for the National Drinking Water
Advisory Council in accordance with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. (App. I) 9(c).

2.  AUTHORITY.  The Council was created on December 16, 1974, under the
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, P.L. 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300J-5 and the
charter was renewed on December 23, 1976, December 1, 1978, November 7,
1980, and November 29, 1982.

3.  OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF ACTIVITY.  The Council advises, consults
with, and makes recommendations on a continuing basis to the
Administrator, through the Assistant Administrator for Water, on matters
relating to activities, functions, and policies of the Agency under
the Safe Drinking Water Act.

4.  FUNCTIONS.  The Council provides practical and independent advice
to the Agency on matters and policies relating to drinking water
quality and hygiene, and maintains an awareness of developing issues
and problems  in the drinking water area.  It reviews and advises the
Administrator on regulations and guidelines that are required by the
Safe Drinking Water Act; makes  recommendations concerning necessary
special studies and research; recommends policies with respect to the
promulgation  of drinking water  standards; assists in identifying
emerging environmental or health problems related to potentially
hazardous constituents in drinking water; and proposes actions to
encourage cooperation and communication between the Agency and other
governmental  agencies, interested groups, the general public, and
technical associations and organizations on drinking water quality.

5.  COMPOSITION AND MEETINGS.   The Council consists of fifteen members
including a Chairperson, appointed by the Deputy Administrator after
consultation  with the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.   Five members shall be appointed from the general public;
five members  shall be appointed from appropriate State and local
agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply; and five
members shall be appointed from representatives of private organizations
or groups demonstrating an active  interest in the field of water hygiene
and public  water supply.  Except as provided in Section 1446 of the
Safe Drinking Water Act, each member of the Council will hold office
for a term  of three years and will be eligible for reappointment.  The
Council is  authorized to form subcommittees to consider specific matters
and report  back to the full Council.  Such subcommittees shall consist

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                        ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHARTER
 of the members of the Council.  Meetings will be h/eld as necessary and
 convened by the Assistant Administrator for Water.  A full-time salaried
 officer or employee of EPA will be designated as the Executive Secretary.
 Each meeting will be conducted in accordance with an agenda approved in
 advance of the meeting by the designated Agency official.   The Executive
 Secretary will be present at all meetings and is authorized to adjourn
 any meeting whenever it is determined to be in the public interest.
 The estimated annual operating cost of the Council is approximately
 $60,000, which includes .75 work-year of staff support.   The Office of
 Water will provide the necessary staff and support for the Council.

 6.  DURATION.  As provided in the Safe Drinking Water Act, "Section 14(a)
 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to termination) shall
 not apply to the Council."  However, the Charter is subject to the
 renewal process upon the expiration of each successive two-year period
 following the date of enactment of the Act establishing this Council.

 7.  SUPERSESSION.  The former National Drinking Water Advisory Council
 charter signed on November 29, 1982, is hereby superseded.



                                                       ^
        NOV 1 6 1984
            Date                              Deputy Administrator
   Date Filed with Congress
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                    NATIONAL DRINKING WATER ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chairperson
Mr. Gayle Smith  (88)
Director
Utah Department of Health
Bureau of Public Water Supplies
5060 South 300 East
Salt Lake City, Utah  84111
Executive Secretary (R.S.) and
Designated Federal Official (D.F.O.)

Ms. Charlene Shaw (E.S.)
Ms. Francoise Brasier (D.F.O.)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Drinking Water (WH-550)
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
                                     Members
Dr. Torrey Brown  (87)
Secretary
Department of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland  21401

Mr. Malcolm M. Clemens  (88)
Director, Environmental Marketing
Calgon Carbon Corporation
P. 0. Box 717
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15230

Mr. David Crandell  (36)
Public Utilities Manager
Public Utilities Bureau of
  the City of Akron
65 South High Street
Akron, Ohio  44308

Mr. John M. Gaston  (87)
Senior Consultant for Water Quality
  and Treatment
CH2M/Hill, Incorporated
2200 Powell Street
Emeryville, California  94608

Mr. Duane L. Georgeson  (88)
Assistant General Manager - Water
Department of Water
City of Los Angeles
111 North Hope Street
Roan 1411
Los Angeles, California  90012

Dr. Curtis Klaassen  (86)
Professor, Department of
  Pharmacology, Toxicology
  and Therapeutics
University of Kansas Medical Center
39th & Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas  66103

Mr. William Klemt  (87)
Chief, Underground Injection Section
Texas Water Commission
P. O. Box 13087
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas  78711
Dr. Philip E. LaMoreaux  (33)
Professor of Geology
yniversity of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama  35486

Dr. Nina McClelland  (86)
President and Chief Executive  Officer
National Sanitation Foundation
3475 Plymouth Road
P. O. Box 1468
Ann Arbor, Michigan  48106

Dr. D. James Miller  (37)
Assistant Vice President and
  Director, Environmental Affairs
Freeport-McMoRan, Incorporated
P. 0. Box 61520
New Orleans, Louisiana  70112

Mr. Richard H. Moser  (86)
Vice President for Water Quality
American Water Works Service
  Company, Incorporated
4001 B. Greentree Executive Campus
Marlton, New Jersey  08053

Ms. B. Suzi Rohl  (88)
Executive Director
Legal Environmental Assistance
  Foundation, Incorporated
203 North Gadsden Street
Suite 7
Tallahassee, Florida  32301

Mr. Ralph Scott  (87)
Del-Co Water Ccmpany
1310 Cheshire Road
Delaware, Ohio  43015

Ms. Jacgueline M. Warren  (86)
Senior Staff Attorney
Natural Resources Defense
Council, Incorporated
122 East 42nd Street, 45th Floor
New York, New York  10168
NOTE:  Terms expire on December 15
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                    NATIONAL DRINKING WATER ADVISORY COUNCIL
                                           RECENT
                                   'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
        REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT

             At their August 1985 meeting, the National Drinking  Water  Advisory
        Council, dedicated a major portion of their meeting to the Reauthorization
        of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).  Previously, the Council prepared
        detailed recommendations to EPA; however, the Administrator,  Mr.  Lee M.
        Thomas, asked them to forward their comments directly to  the  appropriate
        Subcommittee Chairman in Congress.  These recommendations included  specific
        comments regarding (1) the basis and process for standard setting;
        (2) mandatory Federal enforcement; (3) mandatory filtration and disinfection;
        (4) technical assistance; (5) tampering with public water systems;  (6) State
        plans for ground water monitoring; (7) well monitoring; and (8) Administrative
        penalties.  The Council also voted to send a letter to the Office of Management
        and Budget  (CMB) outlining their concern with delays in OMB review  of  EPA
        regulations under the SDWA.  In this letter, the following resolution  was
        transmitted:  "RESOLVED that the Council believes that the lengthy  review and
        delays by OMB with respect to the handling of the Phase I and II  Regulations
        are excessive and not in the best interests of public health  and  that  OMB
        should commit to a rapid review and release of the regulations."

             The Council chose to comment on one other issue brought  before them
        concerning an amendment to the Superfund Legislation.  This amendment
        deals with prohibiting the use of lead pipes and lead solder  in drinking
        water systems.  In a letter to Senator Bill Bradley, the  sponsor  of the
        amendment, the Council unanimously went on record to support  efforts to
        reduce the use of high lead solder in the construction and repair of
        buildings ih order to reduce potential human exposure to  lead in  drinking
        water.

             Following their November 20 and 21, 1985 meeting, the Council  sent a
        letter to each of the Congressional Conference Committee  members  considering
        the SDWA Reauthorization, urging them to resolve their differences, especially
        those related to ground water, and not delay enactment.

        REVISED PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS

             At the November 20 and 21, 1985 meeting, the Council reviewed  the
        Regulations published in the November 13 and 14, 1985 Federal Register.
        These regulations included Phase  I, tolatile Synthetic Organic Chemicals;
        Phase II, Synthetic Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals and Microbials;
        and Phase IIA, Fluoride.  Specific comments were made on the following:
         (1) the concept and basis for a Practical Quantification  Level (POL) as
        the analytical measurement that can be reliably achieved;  (2) methodology
        used in determining Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs); (3) application of
        point-of-use/point-of-entry devices for use by public water systems in
        meeting MCLs;  (4) compliance monitoring requirements;  (5) methodology and
        the categorization of the Phase II chemicals proposed; (6) selection of
        contaminants for regulations  (additions or deletions); (7) methodology used
        in determining the proposed MCL and SMCL  (Secondary Maximum Contaminant
        Level) for  fluoride;  (8) monitoring requirements for fluoride; and
         (9) public  notification of non-compliance with the  SMCL  for fluoride.
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           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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


                      SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD


1.  PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY. This Charter is reissued for the Science
Advisory Board in accordance with the requirements of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.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 U.S.C. 4365.  The Science Advisory Board
charter was renewed October 31, 1979, November 19, 1981, and
November 3, 1983.

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 EPA1s 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 EPA1s 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 Toxio Substances Control Act, the
       Safe Drinking Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental
       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  technical
          adequacy of Agency  programs,  guidelines,  methodologies,
          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 21(b)  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 once
  a year  to decide which should be continued.  These committees and
  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 scientific
  review  and  advice  required by the Clean Air  Act  Amendments of 1977.
  This  Committee, established by a separate charter, will  be an integral
  part  of the Board,  and its members will also be  members  of the Science
  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 staggered
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.  The estimated annual operating
cost will be approximately $1,177,200 and 14.1 person years to
carry out support staff duties and related assignments.

6.  DURATION.  The Board shall be needed on a continuing basis.
This charter will be effective until November 8, 1987, 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 September 19, 1983, is
hereby superseded.
     Approval Date                   Deputy Administrator

     OCT 25 1985
Date Filed with Congress
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                                                EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

                                                      of the

                                              SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
                  Chairperson

                  Dr. Norton Nelson  (88)
                  Professor of Environmental Medicine
                  Institute of Environmental Medicine
                  New York University Medical Center
                  550 First Avenue
                  New York, New York 10016
                                                      Members
                  Dr. Clayton F. Callis  (86)
                  Director, Environmental Operations
                  Monsanto Fibers and Intermediates
                    Company
                  800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
                  St. Louis, Missouri  63767

                  Dr. Sheldon K. Friedlander  (86)
                  Parsons Professor of Chemical Engineer!
                  Department of Chemical Engineering
                  University of California,  Los Angeles
                  Los Angeles, California  90024

                  Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna  (87)
                  Dean, College of Engineering
                  Cockrell Hall, 10.310
                  University of Texas at Austin
                  Austin, Texas  78712

                  Dr. Richard A. Griesemer  (87)
                  Director, Biology Division
                  Box Y
                  Oakridge National Laboratory
                  Oakridge, Tennessee 37830

                  Dr. Rolf Hartung  (87)
                  Professor of Environmental Toxicology
                  School of Public Health
                  University of Michigan
                  3125 Fernwood Avenue
                  Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109

                  Dr. Morton  Lippmann  (87)
                  Institute of Environmental Medicine
                  New York University, Lanza Laboratory
                  Long Meadow Road
                  Tuxedo, New York  10987

                  Dr. Raymond C. Loehr  (87)
                  Environmental Studies Program
                  207 Riley - Robb Hall
                  Cornell University
                  Ithaca, New York  14853

                  Dr. William W. Lowrance  (86)
                  Senior Fellow and Director
                  Life Sciences and Public Policy
                    Program
                  The Rockefeller University
                  1230 York Avenue
                  New York, New York  10021-6399
Staff Director

Dr. Terry Yosie
Science Advisory Board (A-101)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Room 1145 West Tower
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
Dr. Roger O. McClellan  (87)
Director of Inhalation Toxicology
  Research Institute
Lovelace Biomedical and Environmental
  Research Institute
P. O. Box 5890
Albuquerque, New Mexico  87185

Dr. Francis C. McMichael  (86)
Professor of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Carnegie-Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15213

Dr. Robert A. Neal  (87)
President
Chemical Industry Institute of
  Toxicology
P. O. Box 12137
Research Triangle Park, N.C.  27709

Dr. John M. Neuhold  (86)
Department of Wildlife Sciences
College of Natural Resources
Utah State University
Logan, Utah  84322

Dr. William J. Schull  (87)
Director & Professor of Population
  Genetics
Center for Demographic and Population
  Genetics
School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science
  Center at Houston
Houston, Texas  77030

Dr. Ellen K. Silbergeld  (87)
Senior Scientist
Environmental Defense Fund
1616 P Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20036
                  NOTE:  Terms expire on September 30
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                                MEMBERS AT LARGE

                                     OF THE

                             SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Lenore S. Clesceri  (86)
Associate Professor
Biology Department—MRC 236
Rennselaer Polytechnical Institute
Troy, New York  12181

Dr. Charles F. Reinhardt  (87)
Director
Haskell Laboratory for
  Toxicology and Industrial Medicine
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Elkton Road
Newark, Delaware  19711
Dr. James Whittenberger  (87)
Director
Southern Occupational Health Center
19722 MacArthur Boulevard
University of California
Irvine, California  92717
NOTE:  Terms  expire  on  September  30

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                       ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS, TRANSPORT AND FATE COMMITTEE

                                              of the

                                      SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
     Chairperson

     Dr. Rolf Hartung  (87)
     Professor of Environmental Toxicology
     School of Public Health
     University of Michigan
     3125 Fernwood Avenue
     Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109
     Dr. Martin Alexander  (86)
     Professor
     Department of Agronomy
     Cornell University
     Ithaca, New York  14853

     Dr. Wilford R. Gardner  (86)
     Head, Department of Soils, Water,  and
       Engineering
     University of Arizona
     Tucson, Arizona  85721

     Dr. Robert J. Huggett  (86)
     Senior Marine Scientist
     Virginia Institute of Marine
       Science
     School of Marine Sciences
     College of William and Mary
     Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
                                            Members
Executive Secretary
      (VACANT)
Dr. Kenneth Jenkins  (87)
Director
Molecular Ecology Institute
California State University
Long Beach, California  90840

Dr. John L. Laseter  (87)
President
Enviro-Health Systems,  Incorporated
Suite 800
990 North Bowser Road
Richardson, Texas  75081

Dr. John M. Neuhold  (86)
Department of Wildlife Sciences
College of Natural Resources
Utah State University
Logan, Utah  84322
     NOTE:   Terms  expire  on September  30
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                       ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMMITTEE

                                      of the

                              SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
Chairperson

Dr. Raymond C. Loehr  (87)
Professor of Civil Engineering
  Department
8.614 ECJ Hall
University of Texas
Austin, Texas  78712
                                       Members
Mr. Richard A. Conway  (87)
Corporate Development Fellow
Research and Development Department
Technical Center
Union Carbide Corporation
P. 0. Box 8361
South Charleston, West Virginia  25303

Dr. Benjamin C. Dysart, III (86)
Professor, Department of Environmental
  Systems Engineering
401 Rhodes Engineering Research
  Center
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina  29631

Dr. Ben B. Ewing  (87)
Professor of Environmental Engineering
  and Director, Institute for
  Environmental Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
408 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, Illinois  61801

Dr. Davis L. Ford  (87)
Division Vice President
Engineering Sciences, Incorporated
2901 N. Interregional Street
Austin, Texas  78722

Mr. George P. Green  (86)
Manager, Production Services
Public Service Company of Colorado
1800 W. Sheri Lane
Littleton, Colorado  80120
NOTE:  Terms expire on September 30
 Executive  Secretary

 Mr.  Harry  C. Torno
 Environmental  Engineer
 Science Advisory Board  (A-101-M)
 U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency
 401  M Street,  S.W.
 Washington,  D.C.  20460
 Dr.  J. William Haun   (87)
 13911 Ridgedale Drive
,Suite 343
 Minnentonka, Minnesota  55343

 Dr.  George M. Hidy   (87)
 President
 Desert Research Institute
 P. 0. Box 60220
 Reno, Nevada  89506

 Dr.  Joseph Ling   (86)
 3M Company
 3M Community Service Executive
  Program
 Building 521-11-01
 St.  Paul, Minnesota  55144

 Dr.  Donald J. O'Connor  (87)
 Professor of Environmental
  Engineering
 Manhattan College
 Environmental Engineering
  and Science Program
 Manhattan College Parkway
 Riverdale, New York  10471

 Dr.  Charles R. O'Melia  (87)
 Professor of Environmental
  Engineering
 Department of Geography and
  Environmental Engineering
 The  Johns Hopkins University
 Baltimore, Maryland  21218

 Dr.  Mitchell J. Small  (88)
 Assistant Professor
 Department of Civil  Engineering
 Carnegie-Mellon University
 Schenley Park
 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15213
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                                 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE

                                             Of the

                                     SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
    Chairperson

    Dr. Richard A. Griesemer   (87)
    Director, Biology Division
    Box Y
    Oakridge National Laboratory
    Oakridge, Tennessee  37830
                                          Members
    Dr. Seymour Abrahamson   (86)
    Professor of Zoology and Genetics
    Department of  Zoology
    University of Wisconsin
    Madison, Wisconsin  53706

    Dr. John Doull   (86)
    Professor of Pharmacology and
      Toxicology
    Department of Pharmacology
    College of Health Sciences and Hospital
    The University of Kansas
    39th and Rainbow Boulevard
    Kansas City, Kansas  66103

    Dr. Herschel E.  Griffin  (86)
    Associate Director and Professor
      of Epidemiology
    Graduate School  of Public Health
    San Diego State  University
    San Diego, California  92182

    Dr. E. Marshall  Johnson  (87)
    Professor and Chairman
    Department of Anatomy
    Jefferson Medical College
    1020 Locust Street
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19107

    Dr. Nancy Kim   (87)
    Director
    New York Department of Health
    Bureau of Toxic  Substances Assessment
    Room 359, Tower  Building
    Empire State Plaza
    Albany, New York 12037
Executive Secretary

Dr. Daniel Byrd
Science Advisory Board (A-101-F)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
Dr. Daniel Menzel  (86)
Director and Professor
Pharmacology and Medicine
Director, Cancer Toxicology
  and Chemical Carcinogenesis Program
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina  27710

Dr. D. Warner North  (86)
Principal
Decision Focus, Incorporated
Los Altos Office Center
4984 El Camino Real
Suite 200
Los Alto, California 94022

Dr. Robert Tardiff  (87)
Principal
Env iron-Corporat ion
Suite 1000
777 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20005

Dr. Bernard Weiss  (87)
Professor
Division of Toxicology
P. 0. Box RBB
University of Rochester
School of Medicine
Rochester, New York  14642

Dr. Ronald E. Wyzga  (86)
Program Manager
Electric Power Research
  Institute
3412 Hillview Avenue
P. 0. Box 10412
Palo Alto, California  94303
    NOTE:   Terms expire  on September  30
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                          RADIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

                                     of the

                             SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
Chairperson

Dr. William J. Schull  (87)
Director and Professor of Population
  Genetics
Center for Demographic and
  Population Genetics
School of Public Health
University of Texas Health Science
  Center at Houston
Houston, Texas  77030
Executive Secretary

Ms. Kathleen Conway
Science Advisory Board (A-101F)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460
                                    Members
Dr. Seymour Jablon   (86)
Director, Medical Follow-up Agency
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20418

Dr. Terry Lash  (87)
Department of Nuclear Safety
1035 Outer Park Drive
Springfield, Illinois  62704

Dr. James V. Neel  (86)
Lee R. Dice University Professor
  of Human Genetics
The University of Michigan Medical
  School
Department of Human Genetics —
  Box 015
1137 E. Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109

Dr. Oddvar Nygaard   (86)
Professor of Radiology
Division of Radiation Biology
Department of Radiology
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio  44106
Dr. Warren Sinclair  (86)
President
National Council on Radiation
  Protection and Measurements
7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1016
Bethesda, Maryland  20814
                      (86)
Dr. Charles Susskind
Professor
Electrical Engineering &
  Sciences Department
College of Engineering
University of California
Berkeley, California  94720
               (87)
                         Computer
Dr. John Till
Consultant
Route 2, Box 122
Neeses, South Carolina
                        29107
NOTE:  Terms expire on September 30
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                                SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

                       _           RECENT      _
                    "™ -- "~° ACCOMPLISHMENTS -                 N

          The Science Advisory Board has two basic functions as established by the
     Environmental Research and Development Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978.
     They are:
 I         1.  to review the scientific adequacy and direction of the research
 il             program of the Office of Research and Development , and
 I
 ij         2.  to review the scientific adequacy of proposed criteria documents,
 I             standards, limitations, or regulations issued under the statutes
 \             providing authority for EPA's operations.
          Members of the Board are appointed by the Administrator for terms of one
     to four years, with an option for reappointment.  The majority of SAB members
     are affiliated with academia, with the remaining members employed by private
     industry, public interest groups and scientific consulting organizations.

          In calendar year 1985, the Science Advisory Board's review process included
     all major program areas within the Agency.  This development stimulated not only
     communication between the Agency staff and the scientific community but also
     resulted in increased communication within the Agency.  SAB reviews encouraged
     a greater recognition of scientific analysis in a cross-media perspective.
     For example, the SAB review of the scientific data and methods considered by
     EPA in evaluating over 450 hazardous waste streams in order to establish a
     decision rule for which hazardous wastes to ban from certain types of landfills
     involved the evaluation of proposals from the Office of Solid Waste and the
     Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation.  Similarly, the Board's review of
     chemical incineration technologies examined scientific issues associated with
     air, land and water media.

          The Board expanded its already successful working relationship with the
     Office of Research and Development by providing scientific advice at several
     distinct levels of program activity.  These included:

              — Completion of reviews of Health Assessment Documents for Cadmium,
                 Chromium, Chloroform, Manganese, Ethylene Dichloride, 1,3
                 Butadiene, Trichloroethylene, Perchloroethylene, Vinylidene
                 Chloride, Methylene Chloride, Ethylene Oxide, and Dioxins.  These
                 reviews were instrumental in enabling the Agency to meet its
                 Congressional commitment to reach decisions on 20-25 hazardous
                 air pollutants before December 31, 1985.

              — The initiation of a series of research program reviews to assess
                 the quality, direction and utility of ongoing research for EPA
                 program offices.  The programs evaluated  in 1985 included:  Total
                 Human Exposure, Risk Assessment Methodologies, Ground Water,
                 Forest Dieback and Dioxins.

              — Review of proposed Risk Assessment Guidelines for Carcincgenicity,
                 Chemical Mixtures, Developmental Effects, Exposure Assessment and
                 Mutagenicity.
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                                      RECENT
                              'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
         — Review, by the SAB Scientific Achievement Awards Subcommittee,  of
            nominations by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD)  for
            the Agency's 1984 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.
            A total of 86 papers were nominated for the 1984 awards.   This
            was by far the largest number of papers nominated since the
            inception of the program in 1979.

     The Administrator signed, on June 25, 1985, a memorandum entitled
"Improving the Agency's Use of the Science Advisory Board", defining procedures
and providing guidance in three areas.  These included:  1) selection of
issues for SAB review; 2) identification of scientific issues to be reviewed
by the Board and preparation of issue papers by the Agency staff; and 3) stream-
lining the SAB review process.  These procedures are expected to enhance
an already productive working relationship between the SAB and the Agency.
                                              t
     Other significant activities of the Science Advisory Board during this
period include:

  o  During the calendar year 1985 the SAB prepared 31 reports (not including
     those prepared by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Ccmnittee which is
     described under a separate heading in this brochure).  An annotated
     list of reports transmitted to the Agency is included in the appendix.
     Wider dissemination of SAB reports has also resulted from the publication
     of the SAB Monthly Report which continues to be a valuable communication
     tool.

  o  Establishment of a new editorial and report dissemination policy.  This
     policy will create uniformity in the formatting of the Board's reports
     and will establish an explicit set of quality control procedures which
     will enhance procedures already in place.  The policy also identifies
     several ways to ensure wider dissemination of SAB reports in order that
     more individuals and organizations in the scientific community will have
     access to them.

  o  Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act enacted by both houses of
     Congress (and currently in conference committee) would require the
     Administrator to provide the SAB with the opportunity to submit
     comments prior to EPA proposal of maximum contaminant level goals and
     national primary drinking water regulations.  The SAB Executive Committee
     communicated directly with the Congress by informing it of how the SAB
     would plan to carry out such Amendments once they are formally approved.

  o  Review of the Agency's Ground Water Research Program by the SAB's
     Ground Water Research Review Committee chaired by former Deputy
     Administrator John Quarles.  The Committee evaluated a number of research
     issues including subsurface monitoring, subsurface alteration, persistence
     and prediction (including aquifer restoration), underground injection
     control research, and quality assurance.  The review, which was completed
     in July 1985, concluded that the research program was addressing a number
     of premising scientific issues but made a number of recommendations for
     improvement, including: 1) the need for centralized direction and manage-
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                                            RECENT
                                    'ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
            merit of the ground water research program;  2)  the need for increased
            technology transfer and training which would entail:  (a)  an increase in
            the numbers of EPA staff trained in ground  water hydrology and pollutant
            transport and fate;  and (b)  a thorough re-examination of  EPA's current
            approach and methodology for technology transfer and  training  in  the
            ground water area, including the establishment of a National Center for
            Ground Water Training;  and 3) the need for  increased  resources (together
            with a recommendation that Superfund monies be authorized for  such
            research).

            Evaluation of the Agency's technical assessment of the incineration of
            liquid hazardous wastes at sea and on land.  This review  was completed
            in April of 1985 and continues to be SAB's most requested report  with
            well over.1,000 copies  distributed.   The  report concludes that the
            operation of both land  and sea based hazardous waste  incinerators have
            produced no adverse  consequences to the public health or  environment.
            Considerable uncertainty surrounds the data  that lead to  this  conclusion
            and the Committee recommended a number of steps the Agency ought  to
            undertake to reduce  this uncertainty.

            Assessment  of the scientific criteria used by  the Agency  to develop an
            Acute Toxics List to assist  state and local  governments in developing
            emergency response plans for accidental releases of chemicals  and heighten
            their awareness of chemical  hazards.   The Board's review  focused  on such
            issues as the purpose of the Acute Toxics List,  data  limitations, selection
            criteria and interagency cooperation.

            The results of the 1984 Federal Register  solicitation in  which the  SAB
            received over 200 names of potential  members from the scientific
            community.   A review of members and  consultants  at the end  of  1985  show
            that sixteen nominees were chosen to participate in the SAB activities.
            Of  these sixteen,  six were already members or  consultants.   These sixteen
            participants were chosen to  provide  expertise  in the  areas  that were
            lacking prior to the solication process.  The  SAB staff will continue  to
            utilize this valuable resource  in seeking new  expertise as  new issues
            arise.

            Increased  communication with the Congress through staff briefings of
            SAB activities and  testimony of the  SAB  Director and members; partici-
            pation of  SAB staff in public  hearings on the incineration of hazardous
            wastes at  sea;  and  preparation of a Monthly Report to better  inform
            senior EPA officials,  the Office of Management  and Budget,  the Congress
            and the public of SAB  activities.  Listed below are specific examples
            of  increased Agency use of  participation by SAB staff and members.

            —  Dr.  Norton Nelson,  Chairman of the Science Advisory Board, has
                expanded consultation  with  the Administrator,  Deputy Administrator,
                and Assistant Administrators,  on  such issues  as scientific reviews
                and recommendations for  Assistant Administrator candidates.
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                                  RECENT
                          "ACCOMPLISHMENTS'
 — Dr.  Rolf Hartung,  Chairman the Environmental  Effects Transport, and
    Fate Committee,  participated in an Office  of  Water workshop on marine
    microlayers.   This workshop resulted from  a 1985  Committee report on
    incineration  of  hazardous wastes on land and  at sea.

 — Dr.  Raymond Loehr, in behalf of the Environmental Engineering Committee
    which he chairs, recommended amendments to the Superfund  to authorize
    funds for a conprehensive research and development program.

 — Mr.  John Quarles,  former EPA Deputy Administrator and  Chairman of the
    Ground Water  Research Review Committee briefed program offices and
    Congressional staff on findings of the Committee.

 — SAB Director  Dr. Terry F. Yosie delivered  speeches on  such issues as
    incineration  of  hazardous wastes and the setting  of EPA's environ-
    mental agenda and, at the invitation of Senators  Chafee and Bentsen,
    Dr.  Yosie also testified at an oversight hearing  of the Senate
    Subconrmittee  on Environmental Pollution on July 17, 1985, on the
    role of the SAB  in advising the Agency on  the issue of hazardous
    waste incineration on land and at sea.  The Director and  Deputy
    Director Kathleen W. Conway, also participated in public  hearings on
    chemical incineration in Brownsville, Texas and Lake Charles, New
    Orleans, as well as information meetings in Baltimore,  Maryland;
    Brownsville,  Texas; Long Beach, New Jersey; Mobile, Alabama; and San
    Francisco, Calfornia.

The actual operating budget for the SAB for Fiscal Year 1985  was
$1,228,272 and 14.1  person years to carry out  support staff duties and
related assignments.
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                                   STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OP THE SCIENCE ADVISOR! BOARD
                                                      Fiscal Year 1966
                                                   I      Administrator    I
                                                   I  Deputy Administrator I
                                                                            January 1986
(Risk Assessment Guidelines
I Review Groups* for:
ICarcinogenic!ty,
(Mutagenicity, Develop-
Imental Effects, Complex
(Mixtures and Exposure
(Assessment*
JN. Nelson,  Chair.
|T. Yosie, Exec. Sec.
U202) 382-4126	
    I Study Group on Bio-
    I technology*
    |M.  Alexander, Chair.
    |R.  Flaak,  Exec. Sec.
    1(202) 382-2552	
   (Science  Advisory Board
   (Executive  Cocaittee
   |N. Nelson, Chair.
   |T. Yosie,  Director
   IK. Conway, Deputy Dir.
   1(202)  382-4126	
      (Subcommittee on Strategic
      (and  Long-Tens Research
      (Planning"
      |J. Neuhold,  Chair.
      JR. Flaak, Exec. Sec.
      ((202)  382-2552	
     (EPA*s Scientific
     (Technological
     (Achievement Awards
     |Subcommittee* *+
     (James Whittenberger, Chair.
     (Kathleen Conway, Exec. Sec.
     1(202) 382-2552	
                                                                 -Research in Progess
                                                                  Reviews
                                                                  o Forest Effects-*-
                                                                  o Dioxins Research
                                                                  o Extrapolation Modeling
                                                                  o Indoor Air Pollution
                                                                  o High Hazard Waste
                                                                  o Integrated Air Cancer Project
                                                                  o Water Quality Implementation
                                                                  o Environmental Risk Assessment
                                                                    Permanent Standing Committees
                                  I
                                                          I
                                                           I
^Environmental Health) (Environmental Effects,
(Committee            I (Transport, and Fate
|R. Griesemer, Chair.) (Committee
|D. Byrd, Exec. Sec.  I |R. Hartung, Chair.
1(202) 382-2552	| |K. Conway, Exec. Sec.
                       1(202) 382-2552	
                       (Radiation Advisory
                       (Committee
                       (W. Schull, Chair.
                       IK. Conway, Exec. Sec.
                       1(202) 382-2552	
                       f Environmental Engineering I
                       ICommittee                I
                       |R.  Loehr, Chair          I
                       |H.  Torno, Exec. Sec.     I
                       1(202)  382-2552	1
                           (Clean Air Scientific
                           (Advisory Committee
                           I(CASAC)
                           |M. Lippmann, Chair.
                           |R. Flaak, Exec. Sec.
                           1(202) 362-2552	
-Reviews of EFA
 Assessments
 o Beryllium
 o Nickel
-Criteria documents
 for recommended
 maximum contaminant
 levels for drinking
 water
-Report on the Health
 Assessment Document
 review process
-Review of draft
 health advisories
 for 37 compounds
-Water Quality
 Criteria for
 Dissolved Oxygen
-Ocean Dumping (with
 EEC)
-Relative Risk Coeffi-
 cients for Radon-*-
-EPA Radiation Research
 Needs
-Low-Level Radioactive
 Waste Disposal
 Standards*
-Radionuclides in
 Drinking water
-Radon
 o Epidemiology
 o Mitigation
   in Drinking Water
-R«viow of Control
 Technology Research
 Program
-Review of Technical
 Criteria for Establishing
 Alternate Concentration
 Limits
-Review of Ground Water
 Monitoring Enforcement
 Guidance
-Review of Regulations
 for Ocean Dumping and
 the Reuse/Disposal of
 Sewage Sludge
-Review of Definition of
 Ground water Vulnerability
                                                                •These  Subcommittee  are  ad hoc  and  r«
                                                                 existence  only as long  as the  SAB  is
                                                                 reviewing  the  particular topic
                                                               ••These  Subcommittees are standing because
                                                                 review of  these topics  is ongoing.
                                                                +SAB  Reports  Available
                                                                -Major  review or review  category
                                                                o In dividual reviews  within a category
-Review of N*ti.jn«I
 Ambient Air Quality
 Standards (NAAQS) for
 - Lead
 - Ozone
 - Particulates
-Review of Research
 Needs for:
 -Health Effects of
  CO, NOy, PM, SOX
 -Welfare Effects of
  NAAQS
 -NOX Review for the
  Consumer Product
  Safety Commission
                                                                                                      sin
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        EPA ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORTS FILED WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                       FEBRUARY 13, 1984 - FEBRUARY 28, 1986
DATE FILED
                 REPORT TITLE
 1984
 2/13
 2/13
 2/13
 2/13
 2/13
 2/13


 6/6
 6/6
Additional Environmental Health Committee Key
Findings, Recommendations and Conclusions on
the Draft Health Assessment Document for
Inorganic Arsenic (June 1983), November 23, 1983

Environmental Health Committee Key Findings,
Conclusions and Recommendations on the Revised
Draft Health Assessment Document for 1,1,1-
Trichloroethane (Methyl Chloroform) (May 1983),
November 23, 1983

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Review the
National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
(NAPAP) (September 1983), December 1983
Review of Emergency Order Suspending Registra-
tions of Pesticide Products Containing Ethylene
Dibromide Advisory Panel (EDB) for Uso as a Soil
Famigant,-December 20, 1983

Review of Preliminary Notice oE Determination
Concluding the Rehuttable Presumption Against
Registration (RPAR) o^ Pesticide Products
Containing Sodium Monofluoroacetate
(Compound 1080), December 30, 1983

Research Needs Assessment for Setting National
Ambient Air Quality Standards, December 30, 1983

Letter Report to the Administrator with Additional
Comments and Recommendations of the Environmental
Health Committee on tl>? Draft Health Assessment
Document for Carbon Tetrachloride (August 1983),
April 11, 1984

Letter Report to the Administrator on the
Environmental Health Committee Key Findings,
Conclusions, and Recommendations on the Revised
Draft Cancer Risk Assessment  for Coke Oven
Emissions (September 1983), April 11, 1984
 PREPARED BY
Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)
Environmental Healt'">
Committee (SAB)
Ad Hoc Committee to
Review the National
Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program
(NAPAP), SAB

FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee

Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)
Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)

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   DATE FILED
REPORT TITLE
PREPARED BY
    1984 continued
    6/6       Subcommittee on the Biological Effects of Radio-
              Frequency Radiation (SAB)  Review of the ORD1s
              Assessment Document Entitled "Biological Effects
              of Radiofreguency Radiation" (January 31, 1984),
              April 25, 1984

    6/6       Administrator' s Toxic Substances Advisory
              Committee Report on Observations and
              Recommendations on Biotechnology (June 28, 1983),
              June 29,  1983

    6/6       Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Findings
              and Recommendations on the Scientific Basis for a
              Revised NAAQS for Carbon Monoxide,  May 17, 1984

    8/22      Subcommittee on Strategic  and Long-Terra Research
              Planning (SAB)'Review of the Research Center
              Program of the Office of Research and Development,
              July 1984

    8/22      Pretreatment Implementation Review Task Force
              Interim Report to the Administrator, June 12, 1984
    8/22      Letter Report to the Assistant Administrator
              for Pesticides and Toxic Substances on the
              Environmental Health Committee of the Science
              Advisory Board1s Review of "Design Options for
              a Retrospective Validation Study of PMN Health
              Hazard Assessments", July 19, 1984

    8/22      Letter Report to the Administrator on the
              Environmental Health Committee of the Science
              Advisory Board's June 7, 1984, Review of the
              ORD report entitled "Draft Health Assessment
              Document (HAD) for Dichloromethane (DCM; Methylene
              Chloride), December 1983", July 13, 1984

    8/31      Report on the Scientific Basis of EPA's Proposed
              National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
              Pollutants for Radionuclides (December 6, 1984),
              August 1.7, 1984

    9/19      Report of the Legislation Subcommittee of the
              National Drinking Water Advisory Council
              (August 3, 1984), August 15, 1984
                                    Subcommittee on
                                    Biological Effects
                                    of Radiofreguency
                                    Radiation, SAB
                                    Administrator' s
                                    Toxic Substances
                                    Advisory Committee


                                    Clean Air Scientific
                                    Advisory Committee
                                    Subcommittee on
                                    Strategic and Long-
                                    Term Research
                                    Planning, SAB

                                    Pretreatment
                                    Implementation Review
                                    Task Force

                                    Environmental Health
                                    Committee (SAB)
                                    Environmental Health
                                    Committee (SAB)
                                    Subcommittee on Risk
                                    Assessment for
                                    Radionuclides, SAB
                                    National Drinking
                                    Water Advisory
                                    Council
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DATE FILED
                 REPORT TITLE
                                                                 PREPARED BY
 1984 continued

 9/28      Report on the National Drinking Water Advisory
           Council Issues and Recommendations:  Advance
           Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Phase II of the
           Revised Primary Drinking Water Regulations
           (October 5, 1984), March 28, 1984

 11/8      Environmental Health Committee Report on a draft
           document entitled "Asbestos Health Assessment
           Update," and a paper entitled "Major Issues
           Associated with Health Effects of Asbestos in
           Drinking Water (Carcinogenesis of Ingested
           Asbestos Fibers)", (July 24, 1984), October 29,
           1984

 11/3      Environmental Health Committee Report on Key
           Findings and Conclusions on the Draft Staff
           Paper, "Estimation of The Public Health Risk
           From Exposure to Gasoline Vapor Via the
           Gasoline Marketing System" (June 1984),
           October 29, 1984
 1985
 1/9
                                                     National Drinking
                                                     Water Advisory
                                                     Council
                                                     Environmental Health
                                                     Committee (SAB)
                                                     Environmental Health
                                                     Committee (SAB)
Report on Major Conclusions and Technical
Comments by the Environmental Health Committee's
Chlorinated Organics .Subcommittee on EPA1 s Draft
Health Assessment Document for 1, 2-Dichloroethane
(Ethylene Dichloride), (April 1984) January 4,
1985
 1/9       Report on Key Findings and Conclusions by the
           Environmental Health Committee on EPA1 s Draft
           Health Assessment Document for vinylidene
           Chloride, January 4, 1985

 1/9       Report on Technical Comments by the Metals'
           Subcommittee of the Environmental Hea.lth
           Committee on the Draft Health Assessment Document
           for Manganese, December 17, 1984

 1/9       Report on Key Findings and Conclusions by the
           Metals' Subcommittee to the Environmental Health
           Committee on OHEA"s Draft Updated Mutagenicity and
           Carcinogenicity Assessment of Cadmium, December 5,
           1984
Chlorinated Organics
Subcommittee, SAB
                                                     Environmental Health
                                                     Committee (SAB)
                                                     Metals'  Subcommittee,
                                                     SAB
                                                     Metals'  Subcommittee,
                                                     SAB
                                                                                     4?

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     DATE FILED
                 REPORT TITLE
                                                                      PREPARED BY
      1985 (Continued)
      1/9
      1/17


      1/17
      1/30
      1/30
      1/30


      1/30



      1/30



      1/30
     2/4
     2/4
Report on Key Findings and Conclusions by the
Environmental Health Committee on the Draft
Health Assessment Document for Trichloroethylene,
December 17, 1984

Report on Technical Comments on EPA1 s Draft Health
Assessment Document for Chromium, January 4, 1985

Report on Key Findings and Conclusions by the
Environmental Health Committee Regarding EPA's
Draft Health Assessment Document for Ethylene
Oxide (October 3, 1984) January 4,  1985

Report on Key Findings and Conclusions of the
Environmental Health Committee on the Draft
Health Assessment Document for Tetrachloroethylene
January 4, 1985

Report on the Review of Proposed Environmental
Standards for the Management and Disposal of
Spent Nuclear Fuel, High Level and Transuranic
Radioactive Wastes, January 1984

Report to the Administrator on Research Outlook
1984, January 1984

Preliminary Report by the SAB Study Group on
Strategic and Long-Term Research Planning,
December 7, 1983

Report on the Effluent Guidelines Review of the
Technology Transfer for the Pesticides Chemical
Industry, November 1983

Report on the Review of EP-III:  A Procedure
for Determining the Leaching Potential of Organic
Constituents from Solid and Hazardous Wastes,
July 19, 1984

Report to the Deputy Administrator on SAB1s
Recommendations for Improving Agency Exposure
Assessments, October 25, 1984

Report to the Administrator on the need for an
exposure modeling validation study, December 17,
1984
Environmental Health
Committee  (SAB)
Environmental Health
Committee  (SAB)

Environmental Health
Committee  (SAB)
Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)
High Level Radioactive
Waste Disposal
Subcommittee, SAB
Executive Committee
(SAB)

Executive Committee
(SAB)
Environmental Engineering
Committee (SAB)
Environmental Engineering
Committee (SAB)
Executive Committee
(SAB)
Executive Committee
(SAB)
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DATE FILED
                 REPORT TITLE
 PRriFAPED BY
 1985 (Continued)
 2/4
 3/14
 4/17
  5/1
  5/2
  5/2
  5/2
  5/2
  5/2
Letter Report to the Acting Administrator on
"Long-range Research Agenda" by the Research
Outlook Review Subcommittee of the Science
Advisory Board, January 18, 1985

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel's Review of
EPA Policy on Genetically Engineered and
Non-Indigenous Microbial Pesticides,
March 5, 1985

Letter Report to the Administrator pn the
Incineration of Ligjid Hazardous Wastes
by the Environmental Effects, Transport
and Fate Committee, Science Advisory
Board, April 5, 1985

Letter Report to the Administrator on Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee Findings
and Recommendations on the Scientific Basis
for a Revised NAAQS for Nitrogen Dioxide,
October 18, 1984

Report on the Review of a List  of Inert
Ingredients in Pesticide Formulations Which
the Agency Considers to be of Toxicological
Concern, April 29, 1985

Report on the Review of Certain Aspects of
the Tolerance Assessment System (TAS),
April 29, 1985

Report on the Review of Final Interpretive
Section 6(a)(2) Rule Containing Flagging
Criteria for Certain Types of Studies,
April 29, 1985

Report on the Review of a Set of Scientific
Issues Being Considered by  EPA  in Connection
with  the Special Review on Dicofol,
April 29, 1985

Report on the Review of a Standard  Evaluation
Procedure Being Promulgated  by  the  Office
of Pesticide Programs' Hazard Evaluation
Division, April 29,  1985
Research Outlcc'-'. Review
Commietee, SAB
FIFRA Scientific
Advisor/ Pa-el
Environmental Effects,
Transport and Fate
Canmittee (SAE)
Clean Air Scientific
Advisorv Committee
FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
 FIFRA Scientific
 Advisory Panel
 FIFPxA Scientific
 Advisory  Panel
 FIFRA Scientific
 Advisory  Panel
 FIFRA Scientific
 Advisory PAnel

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                                                                     PREPARED BY
      1985  (Continued)
     5/2
     5/2
     5/13


     5/28



     5/30
     5/30
     6/4


     6/18
     8/6
     8/6
 Letter Report:  to  the Administrator on a
 Technical Report  of the Environmental Health
 Committee of EPA1s Science Advisory Board
 Regarding a Draft Health Assessment Document
 for Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins,
 April 26, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on a
 Report ot" the Environmental Health Committee
 of EPA's Science  Advisory Board Regarding
 a Draft Health Assessment Document for
 Chloroform, April 10, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on Risk
 Assessment Methodology, April 22, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on
 Non-Ionizing Radiation Research Needs,
 April 26, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on the
 Review of the Agency's Ongoing Research in
 Understanding Total Human Exposure to Indoor
 and Ambient Air Pollution, April 26, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on the
 Review of the Agency's Air Quality Criteria
 Document for Ozone and Other Photochemical
 Oxidants, May 15, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on Risk
 Assessment Methodology, April 22, 1985

 Letter Report to  the Administrator on the
 Environmental Health Committee of EPA1s
 Science Advisory Board Regarding a Draft
Mjtagenicity and Carcinogenicity Assessment
 or 1,3 Butadiene, June 10, 1985

 Report of the Water Quality Criteria
 Subcommittee, Environmental Effects,  Transport
 and Fate Committee, Science Advisory Board,
 April 1985

Report on the Review of the Oncogenicity Issue
Being Considered by EPA in Connection with the
Special Review on Dicofol, July 29,  1985
 Environmental Health
 Committee  (SAB)
Environmental Health
Committee  (SAB)
Environmental Health
Committee  (SAB)

Radiation Advisory
Committee  (SAB)
Subcommittee on
Strategic and Long-
Term Research
Planning, SAB

Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee
Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)

Environmental Health
Committee (SAB)
Water Quality Criteria
Subcommittee, SAB
FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
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                 REPORT TITLE
                                                                 PREPARED BY
 1985 (Continued)
 8/6
 8/6
 8/6
 8/23
  8/23
  9/24
  10/22
  10/22
  10/22
  10/22
Report on the Review of the Notice of Intent to
Cancel Registrations of Certain Simazine
Pesticides, July 29, 1985

Report on the Review of Proposed Decision
Options Being Considered to Conclude the
Special Review of the Non-wood Uses of
Creosote, Coal Tar, and Coal Tar Neutral
Oil, July 29, 1985

Report on the Review of Proposed Decision
Options Being Considered to Conclude the
Special Review of the Non-wood Uses of
Pentachlorophenol, July 29, 1985

Report of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee on Improving the Process for Setting
National Ambient Air Quality Standards:  An
Update, July 1985

Report on  the Review of EPA Ground Water
Research Program, Ground Water Research Review
Committee, Science Advisory Board, July 1985

Pretreatment Implementation Review Task Force
Final Report to  the Administrator,
January 30,  1935

Report on  the Review of a Set of  Scientific
Issues Being Considered by  the Agency  in
Connection with  the Special Review on
Daminozide, October 4,  1985

Report on  the Review of a Set of  Scientific
Issues Being Considered  in  Connection  with
the Special Review on  Captan, October  4,  1985

Report on  the Review of  an  Addendum  to the
Pesticide  Assessment Guidelines - Data
Reporting, October 4,  1985

 Letter Report  to the Administrator on  d
Draft Agency Study entitled "The  Magnitude
and Nature of  the Air  Toxics Problem in the
 United  States,"  May 31,  1985
FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel


FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee
Ground Water Research
Review Committee, SAB
Pretreatment
Implementation Review
Task  Force

FIFRA Scientific
Advisory Panel
 FIFRA Scientific
 Advisory Panel
 FIFRA Scientific
 Advisory Panel
 Executive Committee
 (SAB)
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                                 REPORT TITLE
                                                                      PREPARED BY
      1985 (Continued)

      10/22     Report to the Administrator on the Agency's
                Draft Risk Assessment Guidelines for
                Carcinogenicity, Mutagenicity, Chemical
                Mixtures, Developmental Effects and Exposure
                Assessment, June 19, 1985

      11/5      Administrator's Pesticide Advisory Ccwaitt.ee,
                Labeling Subcommittee Report,
                September 18,  1985

      11/5      Report to the Administrator on a Review of
                a Draft Health Assessment Document for
                Beryllium, September 23, 1985

      11/5      Report to the  Administrator on a Draft
                Addendum to the Health Assessment Document
                for Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride),
                July 30,  1985

      11/5      Report to the  Administrator on a Review of a
                Draft Document entitled "Acute Hazards List
                Development,"  prepared by the Office  of
                Toxic Substances (OTS) dated July 1985,
                September 23,  1985

      11/5      Report to the  Administrator on a Review of a
                Report entitled "A Probabilistic Methodology
                for Analyzing  Water Quality Effects of Urban
                Runoff on Rivers and Streams," July 31, 1985

      11/5      Report to the  Administrator on a Review of the
                Technical Basis Developed by the Office of
                Solid Waste  for the Establishment of  a
                "Decision Rule" for Determining Whether or Not
                Specific  Hazardous  Wastes Should be Restricted
                from Land Disposal, April 26,  1985

      11/5      Report to the  Administrator on a Review of the
                Technical Basis Developed by the Office of
                Policy, Planning and Evaluation for the
                Establishment  of a  "Decision Rule" for
                Determining Whether or Not Specific Hazardous
                Wastes Should  be Restricted from Land  Disposal,
                July  31,  1985
 Executive Committee
 (SAB)
Administrator's
Pesticide Advisory
Ccnmittee

Environmental. Health
Ccnrritt-ee (SAB)
Environmental Health
Ccxrunittee  (SAB)
Acat.e Toxics
Subcommittee, SAB
E nv i ronmen ta1 Eng i nee r i ng
Committee (SAB)
Environmental Engineering
Committee (SAB)
Environmental Engineering
Committee (SAB)
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DATE FILED
REPORT TITLE
                                                                 PREPARED BY
 1985 (Continued)

 11/5      Report to the Assistant Administrator for the
           Office of Research and Development on the 1984
           Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards,
           February 1985

 12/4      Report to the Administrator on a Review of a
           Document entitled "Major Issues Associated with
           Health Effects of Asbestos in Drinking Water
           (Carcinogenesis of Ingested Asbestos Fibers),"
           prepared by the Criteria and Standards Division
           in  the Office of Drinking Water, July 30, 1985

 12/4      Letter Report to the Administrator to Recommend
           that  the Agency Analyze Data on the
           Pharmacokinetics of Hazardous or Potentially
           Hazardous Compounds, September 23, 1985

 12/4      Report  to the Administrator on the Review of  a
           Draft Document entitled  "Preliminary Assessment
           of  Health Risks to Garment Workers and Certain
           Home  Residents  from Exposure to Formaldehyde,"
           prepared by the Office of Pesticides and Toxic
           Substances  (OPTS), October  1,  1985

  12/4      Report  to  the Administrator on a Resolution
           Which Recommends Using Superfund Monies  for
           a Comprehensive Research and Development
           Program, October  30,  1985

  12/4      Letter  Report  to Senator Dave  Durenberger  on
            the Review of  the  Amendment to the  Safe
           Drinking Water  Act, November  4,  1985

  12/4      Letter Report  to the Administrator  on the
           Review of  the  Scientific Basis for  establishing
            Emergency Criteria Applicable to Elevated  Indoor
            Radon Concentrations in Structures  Built on
            the Reading Prong by the Office of Radiation
            Programs,  November 5,  1985

  12/4      Report on the March 13,  1985 Draft  Background
            Information Document for Proposed Low-Level
            Radioactive Waste Standards by the Radiation
            Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board,
            October 28, 1985
                                    Scientific and
                                    Technolog ica1
                                    Achievement Awards
                                    Subcommittee, SAB

                                    E nv i ronme nta1 Hea1th
                                    Committee (SAB)
                                    Environmental Health
                                    Committee (SAB)
                                    Environmental Health
                                    Committee  (SAB)
                                     Environmental Engineering
                                     Committee  (SAB)
                                     Executive Committee
                                     (SAB)
                                     Radiation Advisory
                                     Committee (SAB)
                                     Radiation Advisory
                                     Committee (SAB)
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     2/5
2/5



2/28



2/28


2/28
Letter Report to the Administrator on the Review
of the Proposed Revisions to the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAOS) for Particalate
Matter, January 2, 1986

Report on the Review of the Forest Effects
Research Program of the Office of Research and
Development (Novenber 1985), December 9, 1985

Report of the Study Group on Biotechnology,
Assessing EPA1s Biotechnology Research and
Information Needs, January 1986

First Annual Progress Report under the
Chesapeake Bay Agreement, December 1985

Report on the Review of the Status of
Dioxin Research in the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, January 1986
                                                                PREPARED BY
                                                               Clean Air  Scientific
                                                               Advisory Committee
                                                                    Executive Committee
                                                                    (SAB)
                                                                    Executive Committee
                                                                    (SAB)
                                                                    Chesapeake Bay
                                                                    Executive Council

                                                                    Dioxin Research Review
                                                                    Subcommittee, SAB
     The above-listed documents are available from:
     Library of Congress
     Newspaper and Current Periodicals Reading Room
     Room  1026 of the John Adams Building
     2nd and Independence Avenue, S.E.
     Washington, D.C.  20540
     Data Compiled by EPA Management and Organization Division
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     CLEAN AIR SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOTATED REPORTS (1985)
Report  to  the Administrator on a review of  the Aqencv's Air Quality Criteria
Document for Ozone and Other Photochemical Oxidants—CASAC—May 15, 1985.

     The CASAC found  the document  to be far superior to previous efforts,
     and commends the Agency, and  in particular, the staff of the
     Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office.  The Committee recom-
     mended revisions in Volumes II, III, IV, and V.  CASAC expects to
     review these revisions along with conducting a further review of
     Volumes I & V sometime in early 1986.

Report  to  the Administrator on the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's
(CASAC) report on various .ways to  improve the process for developing National
Ambient Air Quality Standards—CASAC—July 31, 1985.

     The Committee believes that the Agency has made great strides in
     incorporating scientific issues into NAAQS development and, as a
     result, both it and many members of the public believe that EPA's
     process for selecting levels for standards is both more widely under-
     stood and more scient ;f ically defensible.  CASAC,  with four more
     years of experience with the process of setting NAAQS, has examined
     several additional issues to further improve this process.  These include
     ways  to streamline and expedite the preparation and review of air guality
     criteria documents and staff papers, and to devel^-> procedures for
     evaluating the scientific adeguacy of benefits analysis.  In addition,
     CASAC made several recommendations for .improving the guality and
     timeliness of its own advice to EPA.

Peport to the Administrator on health effects information relating to particulate
matter that has become available since the Committee's last official review—
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee—January 2, 1986—SAB-CASAC-86-008.

     CASAC"s preliminary view indicates that the new data does not reguire
     a fundamental alteration of the structure of the proposed particulate
     standards and does not fundamentally change CASAC's understanding
     of the mechanisms by which particulate exposures effect public
     health.  However, the Committee and many members of the public have
     serious concern as  to whether the current proposed ranges of interest
     are as scientifically supportable as they were in November 1981 when
     last examined by CASAC.   The Committee made three  major recommendations:
     1) that an addendum to the existing particulate matter criteria document
     be prepared;  2)  that an addendum to the existing particulate matter
     staff paper be prepared;  and 3) that the Agency prepare an issues
     paper evaluating the scientific issues nertaining  to acidic aerosols.

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                  SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD ANNOTATED REPORTS (1985)
     Report to the Administrator on the Draft Health Assessment Document for
     1,2-Dichloroethane (Ethylene Dichloride)—Environmental Health Committee
     January 4, 1985.

          The Committee concluded that ethylene dichloride is a probable
          human carcinogen.   This conclusion is based on studies using
          the oral route of  administration,  whereas studies using the
          inhalation route of exposure gave  negative results.  The
          Committee does not believe that present evidence supports
          the conclusion that ethylene dichloride is carcinogenic by
          inhalation.

     Report to the Administrator on the Draft Health Assessment Document for
     Chromium—Environmental Health Committee—January 4, 1985.

          The Committee agrees with the position taken in the draft document
          that either an excess or a deficiency of certain chromium compounds
          can elicit health  effects in humans.   Chromium can exist in different
          valence states. The unit risk estimate of cancer incidence in the
          draft document needs revision.  The estimate is based on exposure
          to all valence states of chromium  which disregards the issue of
          speciation.   The unit risk should  be calculated for Cr(VI) only
          rather than only to air as indicated in the draft document.  The
          draft document also indicates that the efficiency of gastrointestinal
          absorption is low, of the order of five percent, and gastrointestinal
          juices have the capability to reduce Cr(VI), the carcinogenic species,
          to Cr(III).   Application of the unit risk estimate to ingestion
          would be inappropriate because the unit risk estimate encompasses
          the levels of chromium thought necessary for human nutrition.

     Report to the Administrator on the Draft Health Assessment Document for
     Vinylidene Chloride—Environmental Health Committee—January 4, 1985.

          The Committee concurs with the assessment document in the same
          sense that existing OHEA assumptions have been applied in a way
          that is consistent with its evaluation of other chemicals.  The
          Committee disagrees, however, with the application of some of
          these assumptions  to the vinylidene chloride document.  Contingent
          upon incorporation of the recommendations discussed in the report,
          the Committee believes that the document is scientifically adequate
          as a comprehensive review of the scientific literature for this
          pollutant.

     Report to the Administrator on the Draft Health Assessment Document for
     Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)—Environmental Health Committee—
     January 4, 1935.

          The critical scientific issue in the review was the evidence for
          carcinogenicity of perchloroethylene.  The Committee concludes that
          the detection of mouse liver tumors is a signal in the data regarding
          possible carcinogenicity but that  interpretation of its overall
          significance is less certain.  An authoritative scientific opinion
          concerning the carcinogenicity of  this compound cannot be provided
          at this time.
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Report to the Administrator on the Draft Health Assessment Document for
Ethylene Oxide—Environmental Health Committee—January 4, 1985.

     The Committee concludes that ethylene oxide probably is carcinogenic
     to humans.  In addition, the mutagenicity data, the evidence for
     direct alkylation by ethylene oxide and the limited human evidence-
     leads the Committee to agree with OHEA's evaluation that the
     appropriate IARC classification is Group 2A (but bordering on
     2B), indicating that ethylene oxide is probably carcinogenic to
     humans.

Report to the Administrator on Long-range Research Agenda 85—Research Outlook
Review Subcommittee—January 18, 1985.

     The Research Outlook Review Subcommittee reviewed ORD's "Long-range
     Research Agenda", the preparation of which is an annual Congressional
     requirement for the Office of Research and Development.  The Subcommittee
     strongly endorses the development of a long-term research strategy;
     however, the Science Advisory Board's experience with the review of
     this document, including this year's, over the past eight years
     has demonstrated that the process and the resulting document has
     not met this goal.  The Subcommittee recommends that Congress
     remove the legal requirement to prepare such a document on the
     basis that it has not met the Agency's need for a research plan.

Report bo the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and
Development on the 1984 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards—
1984 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Subcommittee—February 8,
1985.

     The Subcommittee reviewed 86 papers nominated by EPA's Office of
     Research and Development for the 1984 Scientific and Technological
     Achievement Awards; 31 papers were recommended for awards.  The report
     contains the Subcommittee's recommendations and some comments and
     observations regarding the awards program.  In general, the Subcommittee
     found both the number and the quality of the papers encouraging and
     indicative of the effectiveness of this program.

Report to the Administrator on the draft Health Assessment Document for Chloroform--
Environmental Health Committee—April 10, 19-85.

     The Committee agreed with the conclusions stated in the document that
     (1) chronic exposure to Chloroform is associated with renal, cardiac,
     neurological and hepatotoxic effects, and (2) sufficient pharmacokinetic
     data exist for Chloroform to incorporate this information in the quantitative
     risk estimates.
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    Report to the Administrator on the Incineration  of Liquid Hazardous Wastes—
    Environmental Effects,  Transport and  Fate Committee—April 1985.

         The  report concludes  that the operation of  both land and sea based
         hazardous waste incinerators have produced  no adverse consequences to
         the  public health  or  environment.   Considerable uncertainty  surrounds the
         data that lead  to  this conclusion and the Committee recommended a  number of
         steps the Agency ought to undertake to reduce this  uncertainty.

    Report to the Administrator on the Health Assessment Document for Polychlorinated
    Dienzo-p-dioxins—Environmental Health Committee—April  26,  1985.

         The  Committee recommends  that the health assessment document primarily
         assess the effects of one isomer,  2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
         Other dioxin isomers  can  be evaluated in a  separate chapter  relative to
         TCDD.   The Committee  agrees with the conclusion in  the  document that, using
         the  criteria of the International  Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the
         animal evidence for carcinogenicity of TCDD is "sufficient"  to assume that
         it is a probable human carcinogen.

    Report to the Administrator on long-term trends  in funding for radiation activities.
    Radiation Advisory Committee-April 26,  1985.

         The  Committee recommends  that EPA should continue and strengthen its program
         of extramural research and its in-house research on the health effects of
         radiofrequency  radiation, and strongly urges that nonionizing radiation
         research not be eliminated in FY1  86.

    Report to the Administrator on a review of the Office of Research and Development's
    Total Human Exposure Research  Program—Total Human Exposure  Review Panel—April 26,
    1985.

         The  Panel's major  recommendations include identification of  the issue of
         total human exposure  as an emerging scientific issue of critical importance
         to the Agency's responsibilities;  coordination of future research  activities
         related to total human exposure  at senior levels of the Agency;  and basing
         future data collection activities on carefully developed experimental
         design and probability sampling  protocols.
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Report to the Administrator on a review of the Agency's revised Guidelines for Water
Quality Criteria—Environmental Effects, Transport and Fate Committee—May 1C, 1985.

     The Committee concludes that the Agency has made great progress in developing
     a more scientifically sophisticated and realistic set of Guidelines and
     suggested the following additional areas of research to further improve the
     scientific data base in future years: 1) organisms used for future studies
     should be selected for the role they play in ecosystems, if ecosystem impact
     is to be reasonably approximated; 2) the family within which species are
     assumed to react similarly to toxicants should be aban^--^ -- -  •--'.'-  r
     study in favor of the ecologically more relevant units of trophic levels or
     functional groups; 3) the Agency should reconsider the use of the acute/chronic
     ratio, or its validity should be examined within a range of exposure conditions
     normally found in field situations; and 4) EPA should acknowledge that
     interactions are a reality that should be considered in criteria setting
     and should begin to examine the problem of mechanisms of toxicity.

Report to the Administrator on the Agency's draft study entitled "The Magnitude
and Nature of the Air Toxics Problem in the United States"—Executive Committee—
May 31, 1985.

      The Committee recommendations included:  1) extending the study to
      evaluate health endpoints other than cancer; discussing the interaction
      of pollutant exposures with lifestyle factors, including smoking, and
      carrying out a fuller evaluation of the contribution of indoor air pollution
      to total human exposures from toxic air pollutants; 2) requesting the
      NAS/NRC to undertake a fuller assessment of the toxic air pollution problem
      and its public health consequences; and 3) utilizing the current Agency
      study as a source of ideas for the Agency's Air Research Committee to plan
      the research agenda for toxic air pollutants.

Report to the Administrator on the Agency's draft Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity
Assessment of 1,3-Butadiene—Environmental Health Committee—June 10, 1985.

     The Committee concurs with the general conclusion that butadiene is mutagenic
     for microbes and lower animals.  However, the evidence for submammalian
     mutagenicity is not compelling, given the lack of data from whole animal
     studies.  The Committee agrees that the animal evidence of Carcinogenicity
     is "sufficient" and that the epidemiological evidence for carcinogencity is
     "inadequate," according to the criteria of the International Agency for
     Research on Cancer (IARC).  This information places butadiene into IARC
     category 2B.  The Committee recommends that the quantitative estimates of
     Carcinogenicity be revised.
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    Report to the Administrator on the EPA Risk Assessment Guidelines for Carcinogenicity,
    Mutagenicity, Chemical Mixtures, Developmental Effects and Exposure Assessment—
    Executive Committee—June 19, 1985.

         To carry out its review, the Executive Committee formed five Risk Assessment
         Guidelines' Reviews Groups, consisting of scientists with expertise in the
         subject matter of each guideline, to review 1) the adequacy of the scientific
         rationale that identifies the need for guidelines and articulates the conceptual
         framework behind their development, and 2) the adequacy of the Agency staff's
         interpretation of a number of technical issues associated with each guideline.
         Major SAB conclusions and recommendations for each guideline are discussed
         in the report.

    Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft Addendum to the Health Assessment
    Document for Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)/ dated April 1985, and prepared
    by EPA's Office of Health and Environmental Assessment (OHEA) in EPA's Office of
    Research and Development—Environmental Health Committee—July 30, 1985.

         The availability of new scientific data has caused the Agency to re-examine
         its earlier conclusions regarding dichloromethane.  The new draft Addendum
         reviews evidence from a National Toxicology Program sponsored bioassay of
         dichloromethane inhaled by rodents, which was not available when the original
         document was written.  The Committee agrees with the revised conclusion in
         the Addendum which states that using the criteria of the International Agency
         for Research on Cancer (IARC), the animal evidence for carcinogenicity of
         dichloromethane is "sufficient."  The Committee also agrees that the weight
         of the epidemiological evidence for carcinogenicity in humans remains
         "inadequate."  This information places dichloromethane into IARC category
         2B.

    Report to the Administrator on a review of a document entitled "Major Issues
    Associated with Health Effects of Asbestos in Drinking Water (Carcinogenesis of
    Ingested Asbestos Fibers)," prepared by the Criteria and Standards Division in
    the Office of Drinking Water—Environmental Health Committee—July  30, 1985.

         A report from the Office of Drinking Water, entitled "Risk from Ingestion of
         Fibers in Drinking Water," evaluated a study of asbestos ingestion by experi-
         mental animals conducted by the National Toxicology Program  (NTP).  The
         Committee finds no reason to change the conclusion from its October 29, 1984,
         report which states as follows: "Given the positive signal seen in some
         epidemiologic studies, plus well documented evidence for the association
         between asbestos fiber inhalation and lung cancer, it is hard for the Committee
         to feel comfortable in dismissing the possibility of an increased risk of
         gastrointestinal cancer in humans exposed to asbestos fibers from drinking
         water.  However, the Committee consensus is that current peer reviewed
         evidence for humans and animals does not support the view that asbestos
         ingested in water causes organ-specific cancers."
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Report to the Administrator on the review of the Agency* s Ground Water Research
Program—Ground Water Research Review Committee-^July 31, 1985.

      The Committee found the research program as a whole sound but made a
      number of recommendations for improvement, including: 1) the need for
      centralized direction and management of the ground water research program;
      2) the need for increased technology transfer and training; and 3) the
      need for increased resources (together with a recommendation that Superfund
      monies be authorized for such research).

Report to the Administrator on the RCRA Hazardous Waste Identification and Land
Disposal Restrictions Ground Water Screening Procedure—Environmental Engineering
Committee—April 26, 1985; and

Report to the Administrator on "Comparison of Risks and Costs of Hazardous Waste
Alternatives:  Methods Development and Pilot 'Studies-Environmental Engineering
Committee—July 31, 1985.

     In the course of its review, the Committee examined two proposed
     approaches to developing the decision rule for banning hazardous wastes
     from landfills, one proposed by the Office of Solid Waste and the other
     by the Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation.

     The Committee found the conceptual framework of the Office of Solid
     Waste's ground water screening procedure technically acceptable.  The model
     used is internally consistent and mathematically sound, given the assumptions
     and structures used in its development.  The Committee noted that the method
     is limited to the evaluation of organic chemicals in ground water, and
     further recommended the following:  1) development of the method to take
     into account the wide range of soil types which actually exist in the Nation.
     The idea of a simple "generic" set of soil parameters is considered too
     broad to be technically acceptable to address all kinds of waste management
     conditions found in the country.  At the same time, the Committee believes
     that a simplified transport model could be used that might allow the higher
     level of complexity resulting from regional soil variations to be acconnodated
     with improved overall results; and 2) that dilution of the input be taken
     into account, reactions other than hydrolysis be re-evaluated, and the model
     be modified to account for land disposal practices such as land treatment.

     The Committee believes that OPPE's Office of Policy Analysis approach, because
     of its complexity and data intensiveness, will not be applicable to all waste-
     banning decisions.  The approach should be useful, however, on a waste- and
     site-specific basis for comprehensive comparisons of the risks of alternative
     hazardous waste disposal options.
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    Report to the Administrator on a review conducted by the Environmental Engineering
    Committee at the request of the Office of Water on a report entitled "A Probabilistic
    Methodology for Analyzing Water Quality Effects of Urban Runoff on Rivers and Streams'
    Environmental Engineering Committee—July 31, 1985.

         The Committee believes the method described is technically sound, but only
         for the specific applications for which it was developed.   The Committee
         has serious concerns about apparent Agency interest in using the approach
         in situations for which it is not technically suitable.  The Committee does
         not believe that the technique, as it now exists, should be extrapolated
         beyond the purpose and application area for which it was developed without
         appropriate additional development and verification nor should it be used
         by individuals who do not fully understand the approach and the assumptions
         inherent therein.

    Report to the Administrator on a review of data on the pharmacokinetics of
    hazardous or potentially hazardous compounds—Environmental Health Committee—
    September 23, 1985.

         The Committee realizes that appropriate modification of risk estimates by
         using pharmacokinetic information is a relatively new procedure for the
         Agency and suggests that EPA hold a public workshop or conference on this
         general topic to suggest procedures and/or draft guidance in this area.

    Report to the Administrator on a review of a draft Health Assessment Document for
    Beryllium—Environmental Health Committee—September 23, 1985.

         The Committee recommends that the Agency provide a reanalysis of the risk
         estimate for beryllium.  The Committee agrees with the Agency's qualitative
         analysis of beryllium carcinogenicity for animals.  However, most of the
         experimental evidence in support of this conclusion is not suitable for
         quantitative risk assessment purposes, since many of the studies were
         exploratory in nature, often lacking controls.  The Committee requests
         that Agency staff recalculate the risk to humans using models appropriate
         to particulate inhalation.

         Many of the confounding factors that the draft document discusses have
         quantitative implications that have not been made explicit in the risks
         calculations.  For this reason, the Committee requested that Agency staff
         calculate the quantitative implications of these confounding factors.
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 Report to the Administrator on a review of a  draft document entitled  "/-.cut-
 Hazardous List Development," prepared  by the  Office of Toxic Substances V}rS) —
 Acute Toxics Subcommittee—September 23,  1985.

      The Subcommittee concluded that the Agency made a reasonable  beginning
      to a process  that will assist state and  local levels  of government  in
      dealing with  chemical  substances  that pose a potential health hazard
      in their communities and that this effort  will be worthwhile.  The
      criteria that the Subcommittee reviewed  can be used as a starting point
      for more detailed investigation of potential hazards.   Considerable
      expansion and refinement will be  needed  from the document given  SAB for
      review.   The  initial list that can be generated from  the criteria plus
      the Registry  of  Toxic  Effects of  Chemical  Substances  (RTECS),  the toxic
      substances inventory,  and the pesticide  ingredients data will have
      significant limitations.

 Report to the Administrator on a review of a  draft document entitled  "Preliminary
 Assessment of Health  Risks  to Garment  Workers and Certain  Home Residents from
 Exposures to Formaldehyde"  prepared by the Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances
 (OPTS)—Environmental Health Committee—October 1,  1985—SAB-EHC-86-001.

      The Committee concluded that formaldehyde  is a carcinogen for rodents by  the
      inhalation route and that the weight  of  the evidence  category under EPA's  new
      guidelines is "sufficient."  The  Committee found commendable  the use of modern
      nomenclature,  analysis of exposure,  integration of hazard with parallel
      quantitative  estimates,  each one  testing an assumption.

 Report  to the Administrator on a review of the  March 13, 1985 draft Background
 Information  Document  to accompany the  Agency's  proposed standards  on  low-level
 radioactive  waste  disposal—Radiation  Advisory  Committee—October  28, 1985—
 SAB-RAC-86-002.

      The  Committee believes that the Background  Information Document, on
      the  whole, provides  a  reasonable  presentation  of  the potential sources
      and  risks  associated with the  disposal of  low-level radioactive  wastes.
      However,  there are deficiencies in parts of  the document for which  the
      Committee has  suggested extensive  revisions  to be  made  before  publication.
     The Committee's major  findings are detailed  in the report.

Letter Report  to the Administrator  on  the  Environmental Engineering Committee
Resolution concerning Superfund  expenditures—Environmental  Engineering Committee-
October 30,  1985—SAB-EEC-86-003.

     The Environmental Engineering Committee expresses  its concerns in a resolution
     about enormous expenditures being made under Superfund without an adequate
      technological data base to support rehabilitation of both public and private
     hazardous waste disposal sites.  The Committee recommends using Superfund
     ironies for a comprehensive research and development program.
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   Letter report to Senator David Durenberger presenting SAB comments on the amendments
   to the Safe Drinking Water Act enacted by the House of Representatives and the
   Senate as they pertain to the additional scientific review responsibilities
   envisioned for the SAB—Executive Committee—November 4, 1985—SAB-EC-86-004.

        Both houses of the Congress have requested the SAB's early participation
        in the review of the development of drinking water regulations and standards.
        The SAB will provide its technical evaluation prior to the proposal of maximum
        contaminant level (MCL) goals and national primary drinking water regulations.

   Report to the Administrator on the Radiation Advisory Committee's response to the
   Office of Radiation Program's request to provide assistance in establishing
   emergency criteria applicable to elevated indoor radon concentrations in structures
   built on the Reading Prong—Radiation Advisory Committee—November 5, 1985—SAB-
   RAC-86-005.

        The Committee's advice was sought on two issues:

        (1) Is a range of relative risk coefficients of 1.2 to 2.8% a reasonable
        range for the Agency to use in evaluating the risks associated with exposures
        at and above various alternative interim emergency action levels for the
        Reading Prong?  The Committee's consensus was that the range 1.2-2.8% was
        too narrow.  Reasonably good data are available that give values as low as
        0.31%

        (2) Are there any special considerations that should be taken into
        account in calculating the risks associated with short-term exposures to
        radon decay products versus lifetime exposures?  The Committee is collectively
        aware of no convincing evidence that short-term exposures to radon or to
        other sources of ionizing radiation impose a smaller risk per unit exposure
        (in this case WLM) than do long-term exposures.  However, the Committee
        pointed out that the risk estimates cited stem from studies of occupationally
        exposed adults and may underestimate the risk to children in whom a given
        environmental radon level results in a higher radiation dose to the lungs
        than in adults.

   Report to the Administrator on the Science Advisory Board's review of the Office
   of Research and Development's Forest Effects Research Program—Forest Effects
   Review Panel—November 1985—SAB-EC-86-006.

        The review panel examined the Agency's research plan for forest dieback/
        decline at three different levels: 1) organization of the research program,
        2) specific research designs and plans, and 3) integration of research
        results.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Public Law 92-463)

(Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act was amended by Section 5(c)
of the Public Law 94-409, "Government in
the  Sunshine Act," effective March 12, 1977.)

(Section 7(d)(1) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act was amended by section  2
of Public Law 96-523, "Handicapped
Federal Employees. Personal assistants,
Employment.", effective February 10, 1981.)

(Section 6(c) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act was amended by
Section 201 (c) of Public Law 97-375,
"Congressional Reports Elimination  Act
of 1982,"effective July 1, 1983.)
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                                            Public Law 92-463
                                      92nd Congress, H. R. 4383
                                             October 6. 1972
                                                                                      86 STi.t. 770
                      To authorise the establishment of a aritem governing the creation and oper-
                        ation of adriaoi? committee* In the executive branch of thr Federal Gov-
                        ernment, and for other purpoaea.

                        Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Repretentativet of the
                      United State*  of America tn Oonyreu a»»emt>ledt That this Act may r«der»l
                      be cited as the ^Federal Advisory Committee Act".                 »<>ry
                                                                                      Aat»
                                           roroiNus AHP FUXPOSXB

                        S«c. 2. (a) The Congress finds that there are numerous committees,
                      boards, commissions, councils, and similar groups which  have been
                      established to  advise officers and agencies in  the executive branch of
                      the Federal Government and that they are frequently a useful and
                      beneficial means of furnishing expert advice, ideas, and diverse opin-
                      ions to the Federal Government.
                        (b) The Congress further finds and declares that —
                             (1) the need for many ftTiaring advisory committees has not
                          been adequately reviewed ;
                             (2) new advisory committees should be established  only when
                          they are determined to be essential and  their number should be
                           kept to the minim'tim necessary ;
                             (8) advisory committees should be terminated when they are
                          no longer carrying out the purposes  for which they were estab-
                          lished;
                             (4) standards and uniform procedures  should govern the estab-
                          lishment,  operation, administration,  and duration of advisory
                          committees:
                             (5) the Congress  and the public should be kept informed with
                           respect to the number, purpose, membership, activities, and cost
                          of advisory committees; and
                             (6) the function of advisory committees should be advisory
                          only,  and that all matters under their consideration should be
                           determined, in accordance  with law, by the official,  agency, or
                          officer involved.

                                                DKITNmONS

                        SEC. 8. For the purpose of this Act —
                             (1) The term "Director" means the Director of the Office of
                           Management and Budget
                             (2)  The term "advisory committee" means  any committee,
                           board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other
                           similar group, or any subcommittee  or  other subgroup thereof
                           (hereafter in this paragraph referral to as "committee"), which
                                 (A) established by atatut* or reorganization plan, or
                                 lB) established or utilized by the President, or
                                 (C) established or utilized by one or more agencies,
                           in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations for the
                           President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Gov-
                           ernment, except that such term excludes (i) the Advisory Com-
                           mission on Intergovernmental Relations, (ii) the Commission on
                           Government Procurement, and (iii) any committee which ic com-
                           posed wholly  of  full-time officers or employees of the Federal
                           Government.
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                      (3) The term "agency" has the same meaning as in section
                   R51(l) of title 5, United States Code.
                      (4) The term "Presidential advisory committee" means an
                   advisory committee which advises the President.

                                        AFPUCABnJTT

                 SEC, 4. (a)  The provisions of this Act or of any rule, order, or regu-
               lation promulgated under this Act shall apply to each advisory com-
               mittee except to the extent that any Act of Congress establishing any
               such advisory committee specifically provides otherwise.
tortrlotlom.      (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any advisory
               committee established or utilized by—
                      (1) the Central Intelligence Agency; or
                      (2) the Federal Reserve. System.
                 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any local civic
               group whose primary function is that of rendering a public service with
               respect to a Federal program, or any State or local committee, council,
               board, commission, or similar group established to  advise or make
               recommendations to State or local officials or agencies.

                         RESPONSIBILITIES OF OONOHZSSTONAL OOmOTTEES

*rri«w.           SBC. 5. (a) In the exercise of its legislative review function, each
               standing committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives
               shall make a continuing review of the activities of each advisory com-
               mittee under its jurisdiction to determine whether such advisory
               committee should  oe abolished or merged with any  other advisory
               committee, whether the responsibilities of such advisory committee
               should be revised, and whether such advisory committee performs a
               necessary function not already being performed. Each sucr. standing
               committee shall take appropriate action to obtain the enactment 01
               legislation necessary to carry out the purpose of this subsection.
                 (b)  In considering legislation establishing,  or  authorizing  the
               establishment of any  advisory committee, each standing committee of
               the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall  determine, and
               report such determination to the Senate or to the House of Representa-
               tives, as the  case may be, whether the functions of the proposed
               advisory committee are being or could be performed by one or more
               agencies or by an advisory committee already in  existence, or by
               enlarging the mandate of an fliriHt.ing advisory committee. Any such
               legislation shall—                                         .
                      (1) contain a clearly defined  purpose  for the  advisory
                   committee;                                        .
                      (2) require the membership of the advisory committee to be
                   fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the
                   functions to be performed by the advisory committee;
                       SJ) contain appropriate provisions to assure  that the advice
                       recommendations of the advisory committee will not be inap-
                   propriately influenced  by the appointing authority or by_ any
                   special interest, but will instead De the result of the advisory
                   committee's independent judgment;
                      (4) contain provisions dealing  with authorization of appro-
                   priations, the date for submission of reports  (if any), the dura-
                   tion of the advisory committee, and the publication of reports
                   and other materials^ to the extent that the standing cozomittee
                   determines the provisions of section 10 of this Act to be inade-
                   quate; and
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      (5) contain provisions which will assure that the advisory
    committee will nave adequate staff  (either supplied by an agency
    or employed by it), will be provided adequate quarters, and will
    have funds available to meet its other necessary expenses.
  (c) To the extent they are applicable, the guidelines set out in sub-
section (b) of this section shall be followed by the President, agency
heads, or other Federal officials .in  creating an advisory committee.

               EESPONSIBILJTna  Or THE FKESIUENT

  SEC. 6. (a) The President may delegate responsibility for evaluating
and taking action, where appropriate, with respect to all public recom-
mendations made to him by Presidential advisory committees.
  (b) Within one year after a Presidential advisory committee has R«port to
submitted a public report  to the President, the President or his dele- Con»r»««.
gate shall make a report to the Congress stating either his proposals
for action or his reasons for inaction, with respect to the recommen-
dations contained in the public report.
  (c) The President shall not later than March 81 of each calendar imml report
year  (after the year in which this  Act is enacted), make  an annual to
report to the Congress on the activities, status, and changes in the
composition of advisory committees in existence during the preceding
calendar year. The report shall contain the name of every advisory
committee, the date of and authority for its creation, its termination
date or the date it is to make a report, its functions, a reference to the
reports it has submitted,  a statement of whether it is an ad hoc or
continuing body, the dates of its meetings, the  names and occupa-
tions of its  current members, and the total estimated annual cost to
the United States to fund, service, supply, and maintain such commit-
tee. Such report shall include a list of those advisory committees
abolished by the President, and in the case of advisory committees
established by statute, a list of those advisory committees which the
President recommends be abolished together with his reasons therefor.
The President shall exclude from this report any information which,
in his judgment should be withheld for reasons of national  security,
and he shall include in such report a statement that such information
is excluded.

uaroNHBiLjnu or THE DUEECTOK, OITICE or MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

  SEC. 7. (a) The Director shall establish and maintain  within the
Office of Management and Budget  a Committee Management  Secre-
tariat, T?hich shall be responsible for all matters relating to  advisory
committees.
   (b) The  Director shall, immediately  after the enactment of this
Act, institute a comprehensive review  of the activities and responsi-
bilities of each advisory committee to determine—
       (1)  whether such committee is carrying out its purpose j
       (2) whether, consistent  with the provisions of  applicable
     statutes, the responsibilities assigned to it should be revised;
       (3) whether it should be merged with other advisory commit-
     tees; or
       (4) whether is should be abolished.
The Director may from time to time request such information as he
deems necessary to carry out his functions under this subsection. Upon
the completion of the Director's review he shall make recommendations
to the President and to either the agency head or the Congress with
respect to action he believes should  be taken. Thereafter, the Director
shall carry put a similar review annually. Agency heads shall cooperate
with the Director in making the reviews required by thh subsection.
                                                                                         tartat.
                                                                                          t«
                                                                                          tod
                                                                                          cooperation.
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                              - 4 -
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 Ptrforoano*
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60 St*t. 499|
63 Slat. 190.
        r»ooo-
Advisory Con
mltt«t Mtn*g
••nt Control
OffiB»r,
nfttion.
01 Stat. 54.
   (c) The Director shall prescribe administrative guidelines and man-
agement controls applicable to advisory committees, and, to the maxi-
mum extent feasible, provide advice, assistance, and guidance to
advisory committees to improve their performance. In carrying out his
functions under this subsection, the Director shall consider the recom-
mendations of each agency head with respect to means of improving
the performance of advisory committees whose duties are related to
such agency.
 ^  (d)(l) The Director, after study and consultation with the Civil
Service Commission, shall establish guidelines with respect to uniform
fair rates of pay for comparable services of members, staffs, and con-
sultants of advisory committees in a manner which gives appropriate
recognition to the responsibilities and qualifications required and other
relevant factors. Such regulations shall  provide that—  •
       (A) no member of any advisory committee or of the staff of any
    advisory committee shall receive compensation at a rate in excess
    of  the rate specified  for GS-18 of the General Schedule under
    section 5332 of title 5, United States Code ; and
       (B) such members, while engaged in the performance of their
    duties  away from their homes or regular places of business, may
    be  allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsis-
    tence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code,
    for persons employed intermittently in the Government service.
   (2) Nothing in tins subsection shall prevent —
       (A) an individual who (without regard to his service with an
    advisory committee) is a full-time  employee of the United States,
    or
       (B)  an individual who immediately before his service with an
    advisory committee was such an employee,
from receiving compensation at the rate at which he otherwise would
be compensated (or was compensated)  as a full-time employee of the
United States.
   (e) The Director shall  include in budget recommendations a sum-
mary of the amounts he deems necessary for the expenses of advisory
committees, including the expenses for publication  of reports where
appropriate.
                                OF AOEKCT HEADS

  SEC. 8. (a) Each agency head shall establish uniform administrative
guidelines and management controls for advisory committees estab-
lished by that agency, which shall be consistent with directives of the
Director under section 7 and section 10. Each agency shall maintain
systematic information on the nature, functions, rind operations of
«ach advisory committee within its jurisdiction.
  (b)  The h'ead of each agency which has an advisory committee shall
designate an Advisory Committee Management Officer who shall —
       (1) exercise control and  supervision over the establishment,
    procedures, and accomplishments of advisory committees estab-
    lished by that agency ;
       (2) assemble and maintain the reports, records, and other papers
    of any such committee during it's existence ; and
       (3) carry out, on behalf of that agency, the provisions of sec-
    tion 552 of title 5,  United  States Code,  with respect to such
    reports, records, and other papers.

       ESTABLISHMENT AND FUKPOflE OF ADVISOBT COMMITTEES

  SEC. 9. (a) No advisory committee shall be established unless such
establishment is —
      (1 ) spwifioally authorized by statute or by the President : or
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                              (2) determined as a matter of formal record, by the head of the  Publication la
                            agency involved after consultation with the Director, with timely  '»*«»»l
                            notice published in the Federal Register, to be in the public inter-
                            est in connection with the performance of duties imposed on that
                            agency by law.
                          (b) Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or Presidential
                        directive, advisory committees shall be utilized solely for advisory
                        functions. Determinations of action to  be taken and  policy to be
                        expressed with respect to matters upon which an advisory committee
                        reports or makes recommendations shall be made solely by the Presi-
                        dent or an officer of the Federal Government.
                          (c) No advisory committee shall meet or take any  action until an  Charter,
                        advisory committee charter has been filed with (1) the Director, in the  filing.
                        case of Presidential advisory committees, or (2)  with the head of the
                        agency to whom any advisory committee reports and with the standing
                        committees of the Senate and of the House of Representatives having
                        legislative jurisdiction of such agency. Such charter shall contain the  Content*.
                        following information :
                              (A) the committee's official designation;
                              (B)  the committee's objectives and the scope of its activity ;
                              (C)  the period of time necessary for the committee to carry ont
                            its purposes;
                              CD) the agency or official to whom the committee reports;
                              (E)  the agency responsible for providing the necessary support
                            for the committee ;
                              (F) a description of the duties for which the  committee is
                            responsible, ana, if such duties are not solely advisory, a specifica-
                            tion of the authority for such functions ;
                              (G) the estimated annual operating costs in dollars and man-
                            years for such committee ;
                              (H)  the  estimated  number and  frequency of committee
                            meetings;
                              (I)  the committee's termination date, if less than two yean
                            from the date of the committee's establishment ; and
                               ( J)  the date the charter is filed.
                        A copy of any such charter shall also be furnished to the Library of  Cojgr.
                        Congress.
                                         AOVIBOKT
                                                             FKOCXDUKZ8
                           SEC. 10. (a) (1)  Each advisory committee meeting shall be open to
                        the public.
                           (2) Except when the President determines otherwise for reasons of Motto*.
                        national security, timely notice of each such meeting shall be published Publication i»
                        in the Federal Register, and the Director shall prescribe regulations to I*4*!*}. "•«lrUr'
                        provide  for other  types of public notice to insure that all interested "«««»«»w«»«
                        persons are notified of such meeting prior thereto.
                           (8) Interested persons shall be permitted to attend, appear before,
                        or file statements with any advisory committee, subject to such reason-
                        able rules or regulations as the Director may prescribe.
                           (b) Subject to section 652 of title 5, United States Code, the records, ei st»t.  54.
                        reports,  transcripts,  minutes, appendixes, working papers, drafts,
                        studies,  agenda, or other documents which were made available to or
                         prepared for or by each advisory committee shall be available for
                         public inspection and copying at a single location in the offices of the
                         advisory committee or the agency  to which the advisory committee
                         report* until the advisory committee ceases to exist
                           (c) Detailed minutes of each meeting of each advisory committee
                         shall be kept and shall contain a record of the persons present, a com-
                         plete and accurate description of matters discussed and conclusions
                         reached, and copies of all reports received, issued, or approved by the
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                                        TERMINATION OF  ADVISORY COMMITTEES

                             SEC. 14. (ft) (1) Each advisory committee which is in existence on the
                           effective date of this Act shall terminate not later than the expiration of
                           the two-year period following such effective date unless—
                                 (A) in the case  of an  advisory committee established by the
                               President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory
                               committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropri-
                               ate action prior to the expiration of such two-year period; or
                                 (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act
                               of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
                             (2)  Each advisory committee established after such effective date
                           shall terminate not later than the expiration of the two-year period
                           beginning on the date of its establishment unless—
                                 (A) in the case  of an advisory committee established by the
                               President or an officer of the Federal Government such advisory
                               committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appro-
                               priate action prior to the end of such period; or
                                 (B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act
                               of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
                             (b) (1) Upon the renewal  of any advisory committee, such advisory  Renewal,
                           committee shall file a charter in accordance with section 9(c).
                             (2)  Any advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall
                           tile a charter in accordance  with such section upon the expiration of
                           each successive two-year period following the date of enactment of
                           the Act establishing such advisory committee.
                             (3)  No advisory committee required under this subsection to file a
                           charter shall take any  action (other than preparation and filing of
                           such charter) prior to the date on which such charter is filed.
                             (c)  Any advisory committee which is renewed by the President or  Continuation.
                           any officer of the Federal Government may be continued only for suc-
                           cessive two-year periods by appropriate action taken by the President
                           or such officer prior to the  date on which such advisory committee
                           would otherwise terminate.

                                                   KFTECTTVE DATE

                             SEC. 15. Except as provided in section 7(b), this Act shall become
                           effective upon the expiration of ninety  days following the date of
                           enactment
                             Approved October 6,  1972.
                          LEGISLATIVE HISTORY;

                          HOUSE REPORTSi No.  92-1017 (Cam. on Goverment Operation*) and
                                        Ho.  92-1403 (Com. of Conference).
                          SENATE REPORT No. 92-1096 aoooapanjring S.  3529 (Com. on
                                       Gov«rnn«nt Operation).
                          CONORESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 116  (1972)i
                               May 9, considered and paaced Houce.
                               Sept. 12, ooneldered and pasted Senate, emended,
                                        In lltu of S.  3529.
                               Sept, 19, Senate agreed  to conference report.
                               Sept. 20, House agreed to  eonferenoe  report.
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          "(in) all  written responses, and memoranda stating the
        substance of all oral responses, to the materials described  in
        clauses (i) and (ii) of tlmsubparagraph:
      "(D) upon  receipt of a communication  knowingly  made  or
    knowingly caused to be made by a party in violation nf this sub-
    notion, the agency, administrative law judge, or other employee
    presiding at the hearing may, to the  extent consistent  with the
    interests of justice and the policy  of the  underlying statutes,
    require the party to show cause  why his claim or interest in the
    proceeding should not be dismissed, denied, disregarded, or other-
    wise adversely affected on account of such violation; and
      "(K) the prohibitions of this subsection shall apply beginning  Applicability.
    at such time as  the  agency  niay designate, but in no case shall
    they liegin-to apply later Mian the time at which a proceeding is
    noticed for hearing unless the peixni resi>onsible for  the com-
    munication has knowledge that  it will be noticed, in which case
    the. prohibitions shall apply beginning at the time of his acquisi-
    tion of such knowledge.
  "(2) This subsection does not constitute authority to withhold infor-
mation from Congress."
  (b) Section 551 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
      (1)  by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (12);
      (2) by striking out the "act.*5 at the  end of pai-agi-aph (13) and
    inserting in lieu thereof "act: and"; and
      (8) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
      "(14)  'ex paite communication' means an oral or written com-
                                     "Ex pute
    munication not on the public record with respect to which reason- commnnica-
    tble prior notice to all parties is not given, but it shall not include tton-
    requests for status reports on any matter or proceeding covered
    bvthissubchapter.".
   (c)'Section 556(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting l*t weon the third and fourth sentences thereof the following
new sentence: "The agency may. to the extent consistent with the inter-
ests of justice and the policy of the underlying statutes administered
by the agency, consider a violation of section 557(d) of this title suffi-
cient  ground's for a decision adverse to a party who has knowingly
committed  K«ch  violation  or  knowingly caused  mich  violation to
                                     5 USC 557.
occur.
                                AMKXUMKXT*
  SEC. 5. (a) Section 410(h)(l) of title 8», United States Code. IB
amended by  inserting after "Section 55* (public information)." the
words "section 552a (records al«ut individuals), flection !WWh (open
meetings).".                             ,     _ ,  .       . , ^
   (b) Section 552(b) (3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to
read  as follows:
       "(») specifically exempted from disclosure by statute  (other
    than section 552h'of this title), provided that such xtatute (A)
    requires that the matters t* withheld from the  public in  such a
    manner  as to leave no discretion on the issue, or (B) establishes
    particular criteria for withholding or refer* to  particular types
    of matters to he withheld ;".                    .
   (c) Subsection (d) of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee
 Act is amended bv striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu  5 USC .pp. L
thereof the following: "Sulwections (a) (1) and (a) (S) of this  section
•hall  not tpply to any portion of an advisory committee meeting where
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                                        the President, or the  head of the agency to which the advisory com-
                                        mittee reports, determines that mien portion of such meeting may be
                                        closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of section 552b
                                        of title 5, United States Code.".
                                                                          DATB
                          5 USC 5S2fc     Sic. 6. («) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
                                       provisions of this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of its
                                       enactment.
                                         (b) Subsection (g) of section M2b of title 5, United States Code, as
                                       added by section 8(a) of this Act, shall take effect upon enactment.
                                         Approved September  13, 1976.
                                       LEGISLATIVE  HISTORY;

                                       HOUSE REPORTS: No.  94- 880,  Ft. I and No. 94-880,  ft. 2, accompanying
                                                        H.R. 11656 (Comm.  on Government Operation!) and
                                                        No.  94-1441 (Comm. of Conference).
                                       SENATE REPORTS: No. 94-354 (Comm. on Government  Operation*), No.  94-
                                                         381 (Comm.  on Rules and Administration)  and No. 94-1178
                                                         (Comm.  of Conference).
                                       CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                              Vol.  121  (1975> Nov.  5, 6, considered and patted Senate.
                                              Vol.  122  (1976): July 28, considered and passed House,  amended,  in
                                                                     lieu of H.R. 11656.
                                                             Aug. 31, House and  Senate agreed to conference  report.
                                       WEEKLY COMPILATION CF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS:
                                             Vol. 12, No. 38 (1976> Sept. 13, Presidential  statement.
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            PUBLIC LAW 96-523—DEC. 12,  1980
Travel expenaea.
Payment
limitation.
5 USC 8101
ttttq.
Ante, p. 3039.
29 USC 791.
Ant*, p. 8039.
      u
Effective date.
(USC 3102 note.
  "(dXD In the case of any handicapped employee (including a blind
or deaf employee) traveling  on official business, the head  of the
agency may authorize the payment to an individual to accompany or
assist (or both) the handicapped employee for all or a portion of the
travel period involved. Any payment under this subsection to such an
individual  may be  made either directly to that individual or by
advancement or reimbursement to the handicapped employee.
  "(2) With respect to any individual paid to accompany or assist a
handicapped employee  under paragraph  (1) of this subsection—
      "(A) the amount paid to that individual shall not exceed the
    limit or limits which the  Office of Personnel Management shall
    prescribe by regulation to  ensure that the payment  does not
    exceed  amounts  (including  pay  and,  if  appropriate,  travel
    expenses and per diem allowances) which could be paid to an
    employee assigned  to  accompany or  assist  the handicapped
    employee; and
      ' (B) that individual shall be considered an employee, but only
    for purposes of chapter 81 of this title (relating to compensation
    for injury) and sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28 (relating to
    tort claims).
  "(e) This section may not be held or considered to prevent or limit
in any way the assignment to a handicapped employee (including a
blind or deaf employee) by  an  agency of clerical  or  secretarial
assistance, at the expense of the agency under statutes and regula-
tions currently applicable at the time, if that assistance normally is
provided, or  authorized  to be provided, in that  manner under cur-
rentlyapplicable statutes and regulations.".
  (b) The item relating to section 3102 in the analysis of chapter 31 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
"3102. Employment of penonal assistant* Tor handicapped employees, including
       blind and deaf employee*.".
  (cXD  Section  604(aX16XA)  of title  28,  United States  Code,  is
amended  by striking out  "3102"  and inserting  in lieu thereof
"310W.
  (2) Section 410(bXD of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
striking out "3102 (employment  of  reading assistants for  blind
employees  and interpreting  assistants  for deaf employees)," and
inserting in  lieu thereof  section 3102 (employment of  personal
assistants for blind, deaf, or otherwise  handicapped employees),".
  SEC.  2. Section 7(dXD of the Federal Advisory Committee  Act (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended  by striking out "and" at the end ofsubpara-
graph (A), by striking out the period at the end  of subparagrapn (B)
and inserting "; and' in lieu thereof, and by adding at the end thereof
the following new subparagraph:
      "(O such members—
          "(i) who are blind or deaf  or who otherwise qualify as
        handicapped individuals (within the meaning of section 501
        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.  794)), and
          "(ii) who do not otherwise  qualify for assistance under
        section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, by reason of being
        an employee of an agency (within  the  meaning of section
        8102(aXl) of such titles),
    may be provided services pursuant to section 3102 of such title 5
    while in performance of their advisory committee duties.".
  SBC.  8. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect sixty
days after the date of the enactment of this Act
  Sec. 4. (a) Section 8332 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
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                   mendations as he may deem proper as to the best means of prevent-
                   ing such injuries".
                     (c) The second sentence of section 19(b) of the Occupational Safety
                   and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 668(b>, 84 Stat 1590) is repealed.

                            REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                     SEC. 111. (a) Section 151(g) of title 23,  United States Code (87 Stat
                   285), is amended by striking out the third and fourth sentences and
                   inserting in lieu thereof, "No State shall submit any such report to
                   the Secretary for any year after the second year following comple-
                   tion of the pavement marking program in that State.".
                     (b) Section 602 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (45
                   U.S.C. 792; 87 Stat 1022) b repealed
                     (c) Section 4417a(19) of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 391a(19)) is
                   repealed.                                                  ,
                     (d)  Section  515 of the Railroad  Revitalization  and Regulatory
                   Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 835; 90 Stat 82) b repealed.
                     (e)  Section  10 of the Emergency Rail Services  Act of 1970 (45
                   U.S.C. 669; 84 Stat 1978) b      '
96 STAT. 1821
  Repeal.
  Repeal.
                              REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                     SEC. 112. Section 602(c) of the Act of June 3,1980, entitled "An Act
                    to provide for increased participation by the United States in the
                    Inter-American Development Bank,  and the African Development
                    Fund" (22 U.S.C. 262j(c); 94 Stat 433), b repealed.

                            REPORT BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

                      SEC. 113. Section 10327(j) of title 49, United States Code (92 Stat
                    1350), b amended by striking out the  last two sentences.

                     REPORT BY THB NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                      SEC.  114.  Section 2304(e) of title 10, United States Code, b
                    repealed.
                             REPORT BY THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

                      SEC. 115. Section 11 of the Act of November 6, 1978, entitled "An
                    Act to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
                    sion for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes" (42 U.S.C. 2205a; 92
                    Stat 2953), is repealed.

                                      TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS

                            REPORTS BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                      SEC. 201. (a)  Section 552a(eX4) of title 5, United States  Code, a
                    amended by striking out "at least annually" and inserting in lieu
                    thereof "upon establishment or revbion"
                      (b) Subsection (p) of section 552a of title  5, United States Code, b
                    amended to read as follows:
                      "(p) ANNUAL REPORT.—The President shall annually submit to the
                    Speaker of the House  of Representatives and the President pro
                    tempore of the Senate a report—
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                     "(1) describing the actions of the Director of the Office  of
                   Management and Budget pursuant to section 6 of the Privacy
5 USC 552a note.       Act of 1974 during the preceding year;
                     "(2) describing the exercise of individual rights of access and
                   amendment under this section during such year;
                     "(3) identifying changes in or additions to systems of records;
                     "(4) containing such other information concerning adminis-
                   tration of this section as may be  necessary or useful  to the
                   Congress  in reviewing the effectiveness of this section in carry-
                   ing out the purposes of the Privacy Act of 1974.".
Effective date.       (c) Effective July 1,  1983, section  6(c) of  the Federal Advisory
              Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking out the first
              sentence and  inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The President
              shall, not later than December 31  of each year, make an annual
              report to the  Congress on the activities, status, and changes in the
              composition of advisory committees in existence during the preced-
              ing fiscal year."

                          REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                 SEC. 202. (a) Section  302(d) of the  Marine Protection, Research,
              and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1432(d)) is amfcded to read as
              follows:
                 "(d) The Secretary shall submit a biennial report to the Congress,
              on or before March  1 of every other year beginning in 1984, setting
              forth a comprehensive review of his actions during the previous two
              fiscal years undertaken pursuant to  the authority of  this section,
              together  with appropriate recommendation for  legislation  con-
              sidered necessary for the designation and  protection of marine
              sanctuaries.".
                 (b) Section  7 of the National Climate Program Act of 1978 (15
              U.S.C. 2906) is amended by striking out "not  later than Januarv 30
              of each year"  and inserting in lieu thereof "not later than March 31
              of each year".
                 (c) Section  4(a) of the National  Ocean Pollution  Research and
              Development  and  Monitoring Planning Act of 1978 (33  U.S.C.
               1703(a)) is amended  by striking out "and a revision of the plan shall
              be prepared and so submitted by September 15 of each odd-num-
              bered year occurring after 1979" and inserting in lieu thereof "and a
               revision of the plan shall be prepared and so submitted by Septem-
              ber 15 every three years after 1979".
                 (d) Section  8 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling  Act (15 U.S.C.
               1457) is amended by striking out the following: "or to participate in
               the development of voluntary product standards with respect to any
              consumer commodity under procedures referred to in section 5(d) of
               this Act,".
                            REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

                 SEC. 203. (aXD Section 808(a) of the Department of Defense Appro-
               priation Authorization  Act, 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1520(a); 91 Stat 334) is
               amended by striking out clause (1) and by striking out  (27.
                 (2) Section  409(a) of the Act of November 19, 1969 (50  U.S.C.
               1511(a): 83 Stat 209), is amended by adding the following sentence at
              the end thereof: "The report shall include a full accounting of all
               experiments and studies conducted by the Department of Defense in
               the  preceding year, whether directly or under  contract,  which
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      Dr. Seymoui Abrahamson  ,	  40
      Ms. Elaine Acevedo	  11
      Dr. Martin Alexander  	  38
      Mr. Thomas M. Allen	  27
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      Honorable Richard Bagley  	  3
      Mr. Gary Beeler	 11
      Dr. Harold L. Bergman  	 19
      Mr. James R. Borberg	 23
      Dr. James M. Brown	 11
      Honorable Torrey C. Brown	  3,
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      Dr. Clayton F. Callis  	 36
      Dr. Thomas W. Clarkson	 19
      Mr. Malcolm M. Clemens ........... 31
      Dr. Lenore S. Clesceri	 37
      Mr. Harold Collins  	 11
      Mr. Robert H. Collom,  Jr	27
      Mr. Richard A. Conway  	 39
      Mr. David Crandell	 31
      Mr. Fernando Cuevas 	 11
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      Mr. Joseph D1 Annunzio	 23
      Honorable Nicholas DeBenedictus  ..  3
      Honorable Jan M. Dempsey	 23
      Dr. vTohn Doull	 40
      Mr. Ronald P. Drainer  	 23
      Dr. Benjamin C. Dysart, III  	 39
      Mr. Robert P. Elsperman	  23
      Mr. George Erganian	  23
      Dr. Ben B. Ewing  	  39
       Dr.  Sam Fluker  	  11
       Dr.  Davis L.  Ford	  39
       Mr.  John H.  Foster	  23
       Dr.  N.  Robert Frank	  7
       Dr.  Sheldon K.  Friedlander 	  36
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      Dr. WilCord R. Gardner 	 38
      Mr. Walter E. Garrison	 23
      Mr. John M. Gaston 	,,.,, 31
      Mr. Duane L. Georgeson ...,	 31
      Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna 	 36
      Dr. Thomas'H. Goodgame 	 27
      Mr. George P. Green 	 39
      Ms. Linda E. Greer	27
      Dr. Richard A. Griesemer	 36,40
      Dr. Herschel E. Griffin	 40
      Dr. Joe W. Grisham	 19
      Honorable Richard E.  Grubb 	  3
      Dr. David Hamilton	  11
      Ms. Karen M. Hanzevack 	  27
      Ms. Rebecca Harrington 	  11
      Philip J. Harter, Esq	  11
      Dr. Rolf Hartung	  36,38
      Dr. J. William Haun 	  39
      Dr. George M. Hidy 	  39
      Dr. Robert J. Huggett 	  38
      Mr. Joseph (Chip) Hughes 	  11
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      Dr. Seymour Jablon	 41
      Dr. Robert Jackson 	 11
      Dr. Kenneth Jenkins	,,.. 38
      Dr. E. Marshall Johnson 	 40
      Dr. Warren B. Johnson	  7
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      Mr. Robert C. Koeney	 11
      Dr. Wendell W. Kilgore	 19
      Dr. Nancy Kim	 40
      Honorable Harry Kinney 	 23
      Mr. Robert Kirshner 	 11
      Dr. Curtis Klaassen	 31
      Mr. William Klemt 	 31
      Dr. Paul Kotin	  7
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Mr. Joseph F. Lagnese, Jr	,, 23
Dr. Philip E. LaMoreaux 	 31
Dr. John L. Laseter	 38
Dr. Terry Lash ..,	 41
Dr. John J. Lech 	 19
Mr. J. Leonard Ledbetter 	 23
Mr. Ralph Lightstone 	 12
Dr. Joseph Ling 	 39
Dr. Morton Lippmann	  7,36
Dr. Raymond C. Loehr 	 36,39
Ms. Sue Lofgren	,,, 23
Dr. William W. Lowrance ...,.,.... 36
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Mr. Mark Maslyn 	 12
Mr. Robert McCarty 	 12
Dr. Roger O. McClellan 	 36
Dr. Nina McClelland ..,.,	 31
Dr. Francis C. McMichael	 36
Dr. Daniel Menzel 	 40
Dr. D. James Mil ler	 31
Mr. Kenneth J. Miller ,	 23
Mr. Robert P. Miller	 27
Mr. Robert M. Morford 	 27
Mr. Richard H. Moser 	 31
Dr. Marion Moses 	 12
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Dr. Robert A. Neal 	 36
Dr. James V. Neel ..,,,	 41
Dr. Norton Nelson 	 36
Dr. John M. Neuhold	 36,38
Mr. Andrew H. Nickolaus	 27
Dr. D. Warner North 	 40
Dr. Oddvar Nygaard	 41
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Dr. Donald J. O' Connor	,	 39
Dr. Charles R. O1 Mel ia	 39
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Mr. Roger D. Randolph	 27
Dr. Charles P. Reinhardt 	 37
Mr. William M. Reiter	 27
Dr. Edward S. Rabin	 27
Ms. B. Suzi Ruhl 	 31

Mr. Guadelupe Sanchez 	  12
Mr. Steven Schatzcw 	  12
Dr. William J. Schull 	  36,41
Mr. Ralph Scott 	  31
Mr. James M. Seif. 	   3
Dr. Fllen K. Silbergeld 	  36
Mr. Larry J. Silv^rman	  23
Or. Warren Sinclair 	  41
Dr. Mitchell J. Small 	  39
Mr. Charles L. (Deacon) Smith 	  12
Mr. Gayle Smith 	  31
Mr. Oren Spilker 	  12
Dr. Rarl Spurrier	  12
Mr. Edward 0. Sullivan 	  23
Dr. Charles Susskind 	  41
Dr. Janes A. Swenberg 	  19
Dr. Robert Tardiff	  40
Honorable Eva Teague 	   3
Mr. Gerald H. Telet/.ke	  23
Ms. Carol B. Thompson	   3
Dr. John Till 	  41
Mr. John Touchston 	   3
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Mr. Baldemar Velasquez .
Dr. Rosmarie von Pumker
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James H. Ware	   7
Jacqueline M. Warren	  31
Bernard Weiss 	  40
James Wells  	  12
Jerome J. Wesolowski	,,,   7
Ron White		  12
Elizabeth Whitley 	  12
James Whittenberger	  37
Honorable Adele Wilzack 	,.   3
Dr. Ronald E. Wyzga	  40
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