President's Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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President's Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Action: Notice of Open Meetings.

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Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,

notice is hereby given that the President's Commission on Risk

Assessment and Risk Management, established as a Presidential Advisory

Committee under Section 303 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,

will meet on February 12, 1995 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again

on February 13 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The location of the

meeting is The Grand Hyatt, Union Square, 345 Stockton Street, San

Francisco, California 94108. The phone number of the hotel is: 415-398-

1234. As previously announced there is also a meeting of the Commission

on January 11, 1995 from 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. The location of the

January meeting is: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20004. The phone number for that hotel is: 202-

393-2000. The specific topics of discussion at this meeting will focus

on the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts as will as continuing

the discussion on Superfund issues.

The meetings are open to the public. Seating at the meeting is

limited; therefore, seating will be on a first come basis.

Background

The Risk Assessment and Management Commission held its first

meeting on May 16, 1994, (59/FR22615/Vol. 59, No. 83, May 2, 1994). The

Commission was established by Congress to make a full investigation of

the policy implications and appropriate uses assessement and risk

management in regulatory programs under various Federal laws to prevent

cancer and other chronic human health effects which may result from

exposure to hazardous substances.

It is expected that the Commission members will continue their

inquiries and discussions on the five topical areas mandated by

Congress: review of the National Research Council's report Science and

Judgment in Risk Assessment (1994); exposure scenarios; uncertainty and

variability; risk management; and cross-agency consistency.

For additional information about the Commission and copies of the

agenda, please call Joanna Foellmer at 703-308-8087.

Gail Charnley,

Executive Director, President's Commission on Risk Assessment and Risk

Management.

[FR Doc. 94-30740 Filed 12-13-94; 8:45 am]

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