[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63870-63872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27372]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


Solicitation of Volunteers To Serve as Special Consultants on the 
Community and Tribal Subcommittee of the ATSDR Board of Scientific 
Counselors

AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces ATSDR's need for special consultants to 
provide citizens' input on the Community and Tribal Subcommittee (CTS) 
of ATSDR's Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC).

DATES: Applications should be completed and returned by Friday, 
November 17, 2000.

Background: The CTS provides the BSC with input, recommendations, and 
advice on ATSDR's community/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, with a formal vehicle for 
citizen input.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To express interest in serving as a 
special consultant and obtain additional information, contact: Sandee 
Coulberson, Designated Federal Official, CTS, ATSDR (E-56), 1600 
Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30033 (404) 639-6002 (Direct Line) Toll-
free 1-888-422-8737.

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, appointed 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 and tribal representatives were added. Four 
members of the BSC serve on this Subcommittee, one of which was 
appointed as chair.
    The Community Tribal Subcommittee's objective is to provide the 
BSC, ATSDR, with the views and recommendations of community and 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 
will review ATSDR's community involvement programs, and policies; 
provide advice, findings, and recommendations to the Board on these 
issues; and bring broad-based community and tribal involvement issues 
to the attention of the Board of Scientific Counselors.
    The Subcommittee will present findings, advice, and recommendations 
to the full Board. The BSC will discuss and review reports of the 
Subcommittee and may forward recommendations to ATSDR for action. The 
Community/Tribal Subcommittee will periodically meet and/or hold 
conference calls.
    A group consisting of special consultants, CTS Chair and the DFO 
will review the applications and develop a short list to be recommended 
for consideration. The Agency, in consultation with the BSC chair, will 
then select the four community representatives to serve as special

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consultants to the CTS, with special consideration given to the 
recommended slate. The special consultants are not members of the CTS, 
and therefore, do not have voting privileges.
    Accordingly, any person who lives in a community affected by an NPL 
or other hazardous waste site, or is a representative of a group that 
works at local, regional, or national locations with these communities, 
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 express interest and obtain additional information.
    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: October 17, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.

Application

Community and Tribal Subcommittee, Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry (ATSDR), October, 2000

    Please fill out this form as legibly as possible to ensure that 
photocopies of it are readable. Applications must be received by 
Friday, November 17, 2000. Please send to:

Sandee Coulberson, Designated Federal Official, CTS, ATSDR (E-56), 
1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30033, Phone: (404) 639-6002 
(Direct Line), Toll-free 1-888-422-8737, Fax: (404) 639-4699

Name:-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Employment and employer(s) for last five years:-----------------------
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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 Defense
____Not sure/don't know
____Department of Energy
____Department of Defense
____State
____Other
    (3) What is the status of site cleanup?

____Cleanup underway
____Cleanup completed
____No work done
____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
____Asian
____African-American
____Native American
____Hispanic
____Mixed/no group predominate
____Not sure/don't know

    (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

    ATSDR Community and Tribal Subcommittee Application, continued:
    (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, and 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

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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 
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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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[FR Doc. 00-27372 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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