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ADVISORY COMMITTEES
CHARTERS, ROSTERS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
March 1986
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Prepared by:
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Additional copies of this report may be obtained by
contacting the Management and Organi?ation Division
(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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Deputy Administrator
Approval Date
OCT I 7 865
OMB/GSA Review Date
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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.
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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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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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— 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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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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DATE FILED
REPORT TITLE
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
52
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DATE FILED
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)
52
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DATE FILED
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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DATE FILED
REPORT TITLE
1986
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.
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cooperation.
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(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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Certification.
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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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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
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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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Dr. Rosmarie von Pumker
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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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