[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16892]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting; Open Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Integrated Human Exposure Committee 
(IHEC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on July 21-22, 
1997, at the Environmental Protection Agency's Waterside Mall Complex, 
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 in Room 2103. For convenient 
access, members of the public should use the public entrance to the 
Waterside Mall commercial area on ``M'' street side of the complex, 
adjacent to the Safeway. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end no 
later than 5:00 p.m. on each day. All times noted are Eastern Time. The 
meeting is open to the public. Due to limited space, seating will be on 
a first-come basis.
    The main purpose of the meeting is to review the Source Ranking 
Database (SRD), developed under the U.S. EPA Indoor Air Source 
Characterization Project (IASCP), and to consult with the Office of 
Indoor Air on the development of a strategy to address indoor air 
issues.
    The SRD provides a mechanism for a systematic screening-level 
review of a large number of indoor sources to identify high-priority 
product and material categories for further evaluation. It produces 
risk-based rankings by multiplying an indoor-air concentration by a 
hazard score for each chemical in a given product or material, for each 
environment in which the product/material is used. The SAB has been 
asked to review the assumptions and methodologies used in scoring 
product/material categories in order to rank them for further 
characterization and possible risk management attention. Documentation 
for the SRD is not available from the SAB. Requests for documentation 
and technical questions should be directed to Mr. James Darr. 
Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division (7406), US EPA, 401 M St 
SW, Washington, DC 20460. Mr. Darr may be contacted by telephone at 
202-260-3441; by fax at 202-260-0981; and by E-mail at 
[email protected].
    EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is developing an intra-
agency strategy and action plan which addresses the protection of human 
health indoors in the 21st century. The SAB has been asked to consult 
with the OAR on the appropriate direction for the strategy and action 
plan, especially regarding the importance of addressing human health 
indoors, the methods that should be used to set priorities for 
activities and research, gaps in knowledge in this area, and the need 
to integrate research activities across the Agency.
    Documentation for background materials for the consultation are not 
available from the SAB. Requests for documentation and technical 
questions about the indoor air strategy should be directed to Ms. 
Renelle Rae, Indoor Environments Division (6604J), 401 M St., SW, 
Washington, DC 20460. Ms. Rae may be contacted by telephone at 202-233-
9435, by fax at 202-233-9652; and by e-mail at: 
Rae.R[email protected]
    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting, including an agenda, should contact Ms. Dorothy Clark, Staff 
Secretary, Science Advisory Board (1400), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington DC 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-8414; by fax at (202) 
260-7118; or by e-mail at: Clark.D[email protected]
    Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation at the meeting must 
contact Mr. Samuel Rondberg, Designated Federal Official for the IHEC 
in writing no later than 4:00 p.m., July 14, 1997, by fax at (202) 260-
7118, or via the INTERNET at Rondberg.S[email protected]. The request 
should identify the name of the individual who will make the 
presentation and an outline of the issues to be addressed.
    At least 35 copies of any written comments to the Committee are to 
be given to Mr. Rondberg no later than the time of the presentation for 
distribution to the Committee and the interested public.

    Dated: June 18, 1997.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 97-16892 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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