[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 53865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21714]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8716-6]


Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Radiation Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a meeting 
of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) 
on October 1, 2008, in Washington, DC. The purpose of ISCORS is to 
foster early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues 
associated with radiation standards. Agencies represented as members of 
ISCORS include the following: EPA; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; 
Department of Energy; Department of Defense; Department of 
Transportation; Department of Homeland Security; Department of Labor's 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and the Department of 
Health and Human Services. ISCORS meeting observer agencies include the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of Management and 
Budget, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as well as 
representatives from both the States of Illinois and Pennsylvania. 
ISCORS maintains several objectives: Facilitate a consensus on 
allowable levels of radiation risk to the public and workers; promote 
consistent and scientifically sound risk assessment and risk management 
approaches in setting and implementing standards for occupational and 
public protection from ionizing radiation; promote completeness and 
coherence of Federal standards for radiation protection; and identify 
interagency radiation protection issues and coordinate their 
resolution. ISCORS meetings include presentations by the chairs of the 
subcommittees and discussions of current radiation protection issues. 
Committee meetings normally involve pre-decisional intra-governmental 
discussions and, as such, are normally not open for observation by 
members of the public or media. One of the four ISCORS meetings each 
year is open to all interested members of the public. There will be 
time on the agenda for members of the public to provide comments. 
Summaries of previous ISCORS meetings are available at the ISCORS Web 
site, http://www.iscors.org. The final agenda for the October 2008 
meeting will be posted on the Web site shortly before the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 1, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The ISCORS meeting will be held in Room 1153 of the EPA East 
building at 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
Attendees are required to present a photo ID such as a government 
agency photo identification badge or valid driver's license. Visitors 
and their belongings will be screened by EPA security guards. Visitors 
must sign the visitors log at the security desk and will be issued a 
visitors badge by the security guards to gain access to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marisa Savoy, Radiation Protection 
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mailcode 6608J, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone 202-343-9237; fax 202-343-2302; e-mail 
address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Visitor parking around the EPA East building 
is limited; however, the EPA East building is located adjacent to the 
Federal Triangle metro stop on the Blue and Orange Lines. Visit the 
ISCORS Web site, http://www.iscors.org for more detailed information.

    Dated: September 10, 2008.
Jonathan Edwards,
Acting Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
[FR Doc. E8-21714 Filed 9-16-08; 8:45 am]
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