[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 132 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  NOMINATION OF MS. LOIS EPSTEIN TO BE A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CHEMICAL 
                 SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, the President of the United States 
today nominated Ms. Lois Epstein to be a Board Member of the Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
  Ms. Epstein is a licensed professional engineer with over 16 years of 
technical and regulatory experience involving toxic and hazardous 
chemicals, with a significant focus on accident and pollution 
prevention. She currently is a Senior Engineer with Environmental 
Defense. In that capacity, she has served on three federal advisory 
committees, two for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and one 
for the Department of Transportation (DOT). She has also served as a 
consultant to the Science Advisory Board of EPA. Prior to coming to 
Environmental Defense, Ms. Epstein worked in the private sector and for 
the federal government in the EPA Region 9 office.
  Ms. Epstein has demonstrated integrity, technical and analytical 
expertise, industrial plant knowledge, and a stong understanding of 
environmental laws and regulations. She has the ability to work with a 
diverse array of interests, and a commitment to resolving environmental 
and worker safety problems. These qualities, in combination with Ms. 
Epstein's expertise in engineering, petroleum refining, and her 
familiarity with the National Transportation Safety Board--the model 
for the Chemical Safety Board--make her a strong candidate.
  Although she is being nominated without enough time remaining in the 
106th Congress for confirmation, I hope that the next Administration 
and Congress will look favorably upon this qualified candidate.

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