UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
August 1, 2001
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
EP A-S AB-EEC-CON-01 -006
The Honorable Christine Todd Whitman
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Subj ect: Notification of a Consultation on Environmental Systems Management
Research
Dear Governor Whitman:
On March 22, 2001, the Subcommittee on Industrial Ecology and Environmental
Systems Management of the EPA Science Advisory Board's Environmental Engineering
Committee conducted a Consultation on the Agency's Environmental Systems Management
Research Program at the National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL).
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,
technical guidance, or research programs 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.
Sincerely,
/S/ /S/
Dr. William Glaze, Chair Dr. Hilary I. Inyang, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee
EPA Science Advisory Board
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Science Advisory Board
Environmental Engineering Committee*
CHAIR
Dr. Hilary Inyang, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
Also Member: Executive Committee
SAB MEMBERS
Dr. H. Barry Dellinger, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Domenico Grasso, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Dr. Michael Kavanaugh, Malcolm Pirnie Inc, Oakland, CA
Dr. Byung Kim, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
Dr. John P. Maney, Environmental Measurements Assessment, Gloucester, MA
Dr. Michael J. McFarland, Utah State University, River Heights, UT
Dr. Thomas Theis, Clarkson University , Potsdam, NY
Dr. Valerie Thomas, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Ms. Kathleen Conway, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC
Ms. Mary Winston, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC
* Members of this SAB Panel consist of
a. SAB Members: Experts appointed by the Administrator to serve on one of the SAB Standing Committees.
b. SAB Consultants: Experts appointed by the SAB Staff Director to a one-year term to serve on ad hoc
Panels formed to address a particular issue.
c. Liaisons: Members of other Federal Advisory Committees who are not Members or Consultants of the
Board.
d. Federal Experts: The SAB charter precludes Federal employees from being Members of the Board.
"Federal Experts" are federal employees who have technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the subject matter
under review or study by a particular panel.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Science Advisory Board
Environmental Engineering Committee
Subcommittee on Industrial Ecology and Environmental Systems
Management*
CO-CHAIRS
Dr. Thomas Theis, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Dr. Valerie Thomas, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
EEC MEMBERS
Dr. Domenico Grasso, Smith College, Northampton, MA
Dr. Byung Kim, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
CONSULTANTS
Dr. James N. Galloway, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Dr. Catherine Koshland, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Reid Lifset, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT
Dr. Robert Pfahl, Motorola Advanced Technology Center, Schaumburg, IL
Dr. Clifford S. Russell, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Ms. Kathleen Conway, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC
Ms. Mary Winston, USEPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC
* Members of this SAB Panel consist of
a. SAB Members: Experts appointed by the Administrator to serve on one of the SAB Standing Committees.
b. SAB Consultants: Experts appointed by the SAB Staff Director to a one-year term to serve on ad hoc
Panels formed to address a particular issue.
c. Liaisons: Members of other Federal Advisory Committees who are not Members or Consultants of the
Board.
d. Federal Experts: The SAB charter precludes Federal employees from being Members of the Board.
"Federal Experts" are federal employees who have technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the subject matter
under review or study by a particular panel.
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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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