Septembers, 1997

EPA-SAB-IHEC-CON-97-002

Honorable Carol M. Browner
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC  20460

            Subject:     Notification of a Consultation on the Development of a
                        Strategy for addressing Indoor Air Issues

Dear Ms. Browner:

      The Integrated Human Exposure Committee (IHEC) of the Science Advisory
Board (SAB) met on July 22, 1997, to conduct a consultation with staff from the Office
of Air and Radiation on the Agency's proposed approach to the development of a
strategy for addressing indoor air issues. The SAB has developed the consultation as
a mechanism to advise the Agency on technical issues that should be considered in the
development of regulations, guidelines, or technical guidance before the Agency has
taken a position.  A consultation is conducted under the normal requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, which include advance notice of the public meeting in
the Federal Register.

      As is our customary practice, there will be no formal report from the SAB as a
result of this consultation, nor do we expect any formal response from the Agency.
However, the Committee looks forward to conducting a formal review of the strategy for
addressing indoor air issues sometime in the future.

                                    Sincerely,
                                          /signed/
                                    Dr. Genevieve M. Matanoski, Chair
                                    Executive Committee
                                          /signed/
                                    Dr. Joan Daisey, Chair
                                    Integrated Human Exposure Committee

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