[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69535-69537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32149]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Solicitation of Interested Persons To Serve as Special 
Consultants to the Community/Tribal Subcommittee of the ATSDR Board of 
Scientific Counselors

SUMMARY: This notice announces ATSDR's intent to fill 3 special 
consultant vacancies on the Community/Tribal Subcommittee of ATSDR's 
Board of Scientific Counselors.

Background

    The CTS provides the Board with input, recommendations, and advice 
on ATSDR's community and tribal community involvement practices, 
programs, and policies from community/tribal members who live near 
hazardous waste sites or are otherwise affected by hazardous substances 
in the community environment. The subcommittee was established, at the 
request of the Assistant Administrator, ATSDR, to provide the agency, 
through its Board of Scientific Counselors, (BSC) with a formal vehicle 
for citizen input.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: To express interest in serving as 
a special consultant and obtain additional information, contact: Sandee 
Coulberson, Designated Federal Official, CT/S ATSDR E-56, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30033, Toll-free 1-888-422-8737.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATSDR conducts public health-related 
activities at hazardous waste sites and releases, pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA or Superfund) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). ATSDR established a BSC 
which is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
app.). In 1994, the chair of the BSC, ATSDR, selected three community/
tribal representatives as consultants to ensure that its deliberations 
included the views of community and tribal members who live around 
Superfund and other hazardous waste sites and are representatives of 
groups that work at local, regional, or national locations with these 
affected communities. To supplement the work of these consultants, nine 
additional community/tribal representatives were added. Four members of 
the BSC serve on this Subcommittee, one of which is appointed as chair. 
The Community/Tribal Subcommittee's (CTS) objective is to provide the 
BSC, ATSDR, with the views and recommendations of community/tribal 
representatives on ATSDR's community involvement programs, practices, 
policies, and other relevant issues impacting communities and tribes 
who live near Superfund and hazardous waste sites. The Subcommittee 
reviews ATSDR's community involvement programs, and policies; provides 
advice, findings, and recommendations to the Board on these issues; and 
bring broad-based community/tribal involvement issues to the attention 
of the Board. The Community and Tribal Subcommittee presents its 
findings, advice, and recommendations to the full Board. The BSC will 
discuss and review reports of the Subcommittee and may forward 
recommendations to the Agency for action. The Community/Tribal 
Subcommittee will periodically meet and/or hold conference calls. A 
group consisting of special consultants, the CTS Chair and the 
Designated Federal Official will review the applications and develop a 
short list to be recommended to the Agency for consideration. The 
Agency, in consultation with the BSC chair will then select the three 
community representatives to fill the vacancies, with special 
consideration given to the recommended slate. Accordingly, any person 
who lives in a community affected by an National Priority list or other 
hazardous waste site; who is a representative of a group that works at 
local, regional, or national locations with these communities; or who 
wishes to be considered for serving as a special consultant on this 
Subcommittee should write or call the ATSDR contact person listed above 
to obtain additional information.
    Application: Please complete the following application and return 
it to the address listed by Friday, January 14, 2000.

Application

Community and Tribal Subcommittee

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

(ATSDR) December 1, 1999

    Please fill out this form as legibly as possible to ensure that 
photocopies of it are readable. Applications must be received by 
Friday, January 14, 2000. Please send to: Sandee Coulberson, 
Designated Federal Official, CT/S, ATSDR M/S E-56, 1600 Clifton 
Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30033, Phone: 1-888-422-8737, Fax: (404) 
639-4699.
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    Please check the corresponding box for your response to the 
following questions; please keep any written responses brief.
    (1) Do you live in a community or on a reservation that contains 
a site contaminated with toxic substances or are you a member of an 
organization that works on environmental health/toxic substance 
issues with such affected communities/tribes? Check all that apply

____Yes, live in such a community/reservation
____Yes, member of such an organization
____No

    If you checked no, please skip to question 9. ATSDR Community 
and Tribal Subcommittee Application, continued:
    (2) What type of site is it?

____National Priorities List (Superfund NPL)
____Department of Energy
____Department of Defense
____State
____Not sure/don't know
____Other

    (3) What is the status of site cleanup?

____Cleanup underway
____No work done
____Cleanup completed
____Not sure/don't know

    (4) How would you characterize your community/tribe?

____Rural
____Suburban
____Urban
____Tribal Lands
____Not sure/don't know

    (5) How would you characterize the racial/ethnic makeup of your 
community/tribe?

____White
____Hispanic
____Native American
____Mixed/no group predominate
____Not sure/don't know
____African-American____Asian

    (6) How would you characterize the economic status of your 
community/tribe?

____Lower income
____Middle income
____Upper income
____Not sure/don't know

    (7) Do you believe your personal/family health has been harmed 
due to exposure to toxic substances in the environment?

____Yes
____Possibly
____No
    (7a) If you are a trial member, is contamination of traditional 
food supply thought to be a problem?

____Yes
____Possibly
____No
    (8) Are you a member of a community/tribal organization focused 
on the site?

____Yes
____No

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    (9) Are you familiar with the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR)?

____Yes
____No

    (10) Have you either sought assistance from, or previously been 
involved with ATSDR?

____Yes
____No

    (11) Has ATSDR sponsored a health assessment or health study in 
your community?

____Yes
____No
____Not sure/don't know

    (12) Have you attended other national or regional ATSDR meetings 
in the last 5 years?

____Yes
____No

    (13) Are you a member of an organization--other than the one you 
may have noted in question 8--focused on toxic substances/
environmental health?

____Yes
____No

    (13a) If yes, what is the scope of the organization?

____Local
____Regional
____National

    (13b) Please describe the organization
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    (14) How many years have you been involved in toxic substance/
environmental health issues?

____Years

    (15) How many hours per month on average can you make available 
for telephone calls, periodic meetings, a review of materials?

____Hours per month

    (16) Have you in the past or are you now participating in an 
advisory group similar in structure to the Community/Tribal 
Subcommittee?

____Yes
____No

    (16a) If yes, please describe the group and your role
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    (17) QUALIFICATIONS/BACKGROUND: Please briefly note your 
knowledge of/ experience with toxic substance/environmental health 
issues. List relevant self-education/ research, workshops attended, 
and/or formal training.

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    (18) CURRENT ISSUES: What are your views on ATSDR's current 
approach to working with communities/tribes?

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    (19) EXPECTATIONS: What type of input, recommendations, and 
advice do you envision the Subcommittee providing, and what type of 
outreach would you intend to do in order to formulate your 
recommendations to the Board of Scientific Counselors?

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    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: December 7, 1999.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-32149 Filed 12-10-99; 8:45 am]
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