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EPA Proposed Methodology / Assessing Risks / Indoor Radon
For those of you Radsafers interested in indoor radon and
associated (or extrapolated) risks:
[Federal Register: April 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 17169-17170]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr08ap99-84]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[TRL 6320-9]
Science Advisory Board; Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC);
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting Open
Teleconference Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L.
92-463, notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's
(SAB's) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) will conduct a public
teleconference meeting from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time
on Tuesday, April 27, 1999. for those wishing to physically
attend the meeting, it will be held in the SAB Conference Room
3709 Waterside Mall, EPA Headquarters, 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460. 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 attempt to reach
closure on its April, 1999 draft advisory of an Office of
Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) draft white paper. The ORIA draft
white paper (37 pages in length) entitled ``Proposed EPA
Methodology for Assessing Risks from Indoor Radon Based on BEIR
VI,'' dated February, 1999, proposes a methodology for assessing
cancer risks from indoor radon in light of the National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR
VI) committee document. The draft SAB/RAC advisory in review of
the ORIA draft white paper focuses on the technical aspects
of the Agency's methodology report. The first public meeting
which initiated the advisory began on March 24, 1999 (see Federal
Register, Vol. 64, No. 41, Wednesday, March 3, 1999, pp.
10294-10295). 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 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?
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing
further information concerning the teleconference meeting, such
as copies of the proposed meeting agenda or RAC draft advisory
dated April, 1999, 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: pozun.diana@epa.gov. 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, Tuesday, April 20, 1999 in order to be
included on the Agenda. In general, public comments at
teleconferences will be normally limited to three minutes per
speaker or organization. The request should identify the name of
the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any)
they will represent, and at least 35 copies of an outline of the
issues to be addressed or of the presentation itself. The SAB
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:
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov.
For questions pertaining to the white paper, 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: clark.marye@epa.gov.
Documents pertaining to BEIR VI may also be obtained on the world
wide web at the following address:
http://www.nap.edu/reading room/ and search on ``radon.''
Additional information concerning the SAB, 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: April 1, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board. [FR Doc. 99-8650 Filed
4-7-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M
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