[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10294-10295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5235]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6306-5]
Science Advisory Board, RADIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RAC);
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 Science Advisory Board's (SAB's)
Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on Wednesday, March 24
through Friday, March 26, 1999. The meeting will convene at 10:00 a.m.
on the first day in the Science Advisory Board Conference Room 3709
Waterside Mall, and at 9:00 a.m. on the second and third days in the
Administrator's Conference Room 1103 West Tower at U.S. EPA
Headquarters, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 and adjourn no
later than 5:30 pm each day.
All times noted are Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the
public, however, due to limited space, seating at the meeting will be
on a first-come basis. Important Notice: Documents that are the subject
of SAB reviews are normally available from the originating EPA office
and are not available from the SAB Office--information concerning
availability of documents from the relevant Program Office is included
below.
At this meeting, the RAC will: (a) conduct an advisory of a white
paper on a methodology for assessing risks from indoor radon based on
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VI); (b) conduct a
consultation on Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring
Radioactive Materials (TENORM); and (c) briefly discuss projects
planned for review in the balance of calendar year 1999 and other
projects as time permits.
During this meeting, the RAC intends to draft its advisory on the
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) white paper, focusing on the
technical aspects of the Agency's methodology for estimating cancer
risks from exposure to indoor radon in light of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) BEIR VI committee report entitled ``Proposed EPA
Methodology for Assessing Risks from Indoor Radon Based on BEIR VI,''
dated February, 1999. The charge questions to be answered include, but
are not limited to the following:
(a) Is the overall approach of using the BEIR VI age-concentration
model acceptable? (BEIR VI gives several model options);
(b) What advice does the RAC have on refinements and extensions we
(the Agency) are considering?; and
(c) Have we (the Agency) adequately accounted for the sources of
uncertainty?
Regarding the consultation on the NAS report on Technologically
Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM), the NAS
has issued a report reviewing the technical basis for EPA's guidelines
on TENORM. EPA's ORIA is requesting a consultation with the SAB's RAC
to identify scientific and technical issues of importance derived from
the NAS report that will be helpful to ORIA for specific program
activities. Among these activities are development of sections of
ORIA's draft scoping document on TENORM.
For Further Information--Members of the public wishing further
information concerning the meeting, such as copies of the proposed
meeting agenda, or who wish to submit written comments should contact
Mrs. Diana L. Pozun at (202) 260-8432; fax (202) 260-7118, or via E-
Mail at: [email protected]. Members of the public who wish to make a
brief oral presentation to the Committee must contact Dr. K. Jack
Kooyoomjian in writing (by letter or by fax--see contact information
below) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 in
order to be included on the Agenda. In general, public comments will be
normally limited to ten minutes per speaker or organization. The
request should identify the name of the individual making the
presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, any
requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35mm
projector, chalkboard, easel, etc), and at least 35 copies of an
outline of the issues to be addressed or of the presentation itself.
The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented at
its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or
written statements. Written comments (at least 35 copies) received in
the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be
mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee prior to its
meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally
be provided to the committee at its meeting. Written comments may be
provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of
the meeting. For further information, contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian,
Designated Federal Officer for the Radiation Advisory Committee,
Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. EPA, Washington, DC 20460, phone
(202)-260-2560; fax (202)-260-7118; or via E-Mail at:
[email protected].
For questions pertaining to the white paper, or on any other topics
discussed between the SAB's RAC and the ORIA staff, please contact Dr.
Mary E. Clark, (6601J), ORIA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401
M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, tel. (202) 564-9348; fax (202)-565-
2043; or E-mail: [email protected]. For questions pertaining to the
consultation on TENORM, please contact Mr. Loren W. Setlow, ORIA, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC
20460, tel. (202) 564-9445; fax (202)-565-2065; or E-mail:
[email protected]. Documents pertaining to BEIR VI, or TENORM may
also be obtained on the world wide web at the following address: http:/
/www.nap.edu/reading room/ and search
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on ``radon'' or ``naturally occurring radioactive materials,''
respectively.
Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The Annual Report of the Staff Director
which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 260-4126 or
via fax at (202) 260-1889. Individuals requiring special accommodation
at SAB meetings, including wheelchair access, should contact Dr.
Kooyoomjian or Mrs. Pozun at least five business days prior to the
meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: February 24, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-5235 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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