[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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