UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
July 25, 2001
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
EP A-S AB-EC-CON-0 1 -004
Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Subj ect: Notification of a Consultation on the Agency' s Plans for a Cumulative
Risk Framework.
Dear Governor Whitman:
The Executive Committee (EC) of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) met on July 17-18,
2001 in the EPA Laboratory in Cincinnati, OH, in part to conduct a consultation with staff from the
Risk Assessment Forum (RAF) on the Agency's plans for a Cumulative Risk Framework.
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 the opportunity of continuing to interact with EPA on this issue in the future.
Sincerely,
/S/
Dr. William Glaze, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Science Advisory Board
Executive Committee Members Participating in the
Consultation on Cumulative Risk Framework
CHAIR
Dr. William Glaze, Professor and Director, Carolina Environmental Program, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
SAB MEMBERS
Dr. Henry A. Anderson, Chief Medical Officer, Bureau of Environmental Health , Division of Public
Health, State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI
Also Member: Integrated Human Exposure Committee
Dr. Linda Greer, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC
Dr. Philip Hopke, Robert A. Plane Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Clarkson
University, Potsdam, NY
Also Member: Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
Research Strategies Advisory Committee
Dr. Hilary Inyang, (participating by telephone from Brazil) Duke Energy Distinguished Professor and
Director, Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Studies (GIEES), University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Also Member: Environmental Engineering Committee
Dr. Janet A. Johnson, Senior Technical Advisor, Shepherd Miller, Inc, Fort Collins, CO
Also Member: Radiation Advisory Committee
Dr. Roger E. Kasperson, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Morton Lippmann, Professor, Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University
Medical Center, Tuxedo, NY
Dr. M. Granger Morgan, Head, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. William H. Smith, Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Forest Biology, Yale University, Center
Harbor, NH
Also Member: Research Strategies Advisory Committee
Dr. R. Rhodes Trussell, Senior Vice President, Montgomery Watson Consulting Engineers, Pasadena,
CA
Also Member: Drinking Water Committee
Dr. Mark Utell, Professor of Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Pulmonary Unit,, University of
Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Also Member: Environmental Health Committee
Research Strategies Advisory Committee
Dr. Terry F. Young, Senior Consulting Scientist, Environmental Defense, Oakland, CA
Also Member: Ecological Processes and Effects Committee
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Dr. Donald Barnes, Designated Federal Officer
Ms. Diana Pozun, Program Specialist
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NOTICE
This report has been written as part of the activities of the EPA Science Advisory Board, a
public advisory group providing extramural scientific information and advice to the Administrator and
other officials of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board is structured to provide balanced,
expert assessment of scientific matters related to problems facing the Agency. This report has not been
reviewed for approval by the Agency and, hence, the contents of this report do not necessarily
represent the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor of other agencies in the
Executive Branch of the Federal government, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products
constitute a recommendation for use.
Distribution and Availability: This EPA Science Advisory Board report is provided to the EPA
Administrator, senior Agency management, appropriate program staff, interested members of the
public, and is posted on the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab). Information on its availability is also
provided in the SAB's monthly newsletter (Happenings at the Science Advisory Board). Additional
copies and further information are available from the SAB Staff [US EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; 202-564-4546].
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