Meeting 1: Review of EPA's Toxicological Assessment of Tetrachloroethylene

Meeting Information

Project Title:	Review of EPA's Toxicological Assessment of Tetrachloroethylene
PIN:	BEST-K-06-03-A
Major Unit:	Division on Earth and Life Studies
Sub Unit:	Board on Environmental Studies & Toxicology
RSO:	Martel, Susan

Subject/Focus Area:	Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology

Tetrachloroethylene (PERC) Mtg. 1 November 13, 2008 - November 14, 2008 National Academy of Sciences Building 2100 C St. NW Washington D.C.

If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open to the public or need more information please contact:
Contact Name: Tamara Dawson
Email: tdawson@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2776
Fax: 202-334-2752

Agenda: PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD AT THE NAS BUILDING, 2100 C STREET NW, NOT 500 FIFTH STREET NW *If you wish to participate by conference call, please contact Tamara Dawson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday, November 13 PUBLIC SESSION (Room 150) 12:45 Registration for Public Session Begins 1:00 Welcome, Introductions, Process for Open Session Sam Kacew, Chair 1:10 Overview of Draft Risk Assessment and Study Charge Kate Guyton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2:30 Open Microphone for Public Comment (Sign-up begins outside the public meeting room at 12:45 pm. Each speaker has a maximum time limit of 3 minutes. Accompanying written materials are encouraged.) 4:00 Public Session Adjourns
Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting: Sam Kacew (chair) Bruce Alexander Margit Bleecker Gregg Cappon (via conference call) Gary Carlson Linda Cowan Mary Davis H. Christopher Frey Joseph Landolph David McMillan Bette Meek M. Christopher Newland Julia Quint Gary Rosner Ivan Rusyn Rolf Schulte-Hermann Robert Snyder Roberta White (via conference call) and Yiliang Zhu The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions: 1. Standard NRC discussion of policies, procedures, conflict of interest, and bias 2. Committee expertise and balance 3. Interpretation of the statement of task, plan of action, and report outline 4. Schedule and location of future committee meetings The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions: PERC-3 Kate Z. Guyton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency November 12, 2008 PowerPoint presentation Guyton, K. 2008. Tetrachloroethylene: integrated risk information system (IRIS) draft toxicological review. PERC-4 Peter W. Preuss, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency November 13, 2008 PowerPoint presentation Preuss, P. 2008. Briefing for National Academy of Sciences tetrachloroethylene peer review meeting. 13 November 2008. PERC-5 Pat Casano, Alliance for Environmental Responsibility and Openness November 13, 2008 Submission of verbal address to committee AIA (Aerospace Industries Association). 2008. Comments of the Alliance for Environmental Responsibility and Openness at the November 13, 2008 meeting of the NAS committee to review the “draft toxicological review of tetrachloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene)” (June 2008). Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: November 20, 2008