Meeting 2: 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. 2 January 29, 2009 - January 30, 2009 Keck Center 500 5th Street, NW Washington D.C. 20001

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: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON TETRACHLOROETHYLENE Second Meeting: January 29-30, 2009 Keck Center of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW, Room 101 Washington, DC *If you wish to participate by conference call, please contact Tamara Dawson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PUBLIC AGENDA THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 PUBLIC SESSION 1:00 Welcome, Introductions, Process for Open Session Sam Kacew, Chair 1:15 Studies of Residential Populations Exposed to Tetrachloroethylene Judith Schreiber, Office of the New York State Attorney General 2:00 Effects of Tetrachloroethylene on Visual and Cognitive Function in Rats Philip Bushnell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2:45 Answers to Committee Questions about the Draft Toxicological Assessment of Tetrachloroethylene EPA Staff 3:45 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. 4:45 Public Session Adjourns FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 9:00 Welcome, Introductions, Process for Open Session Sam Kacew, Chair 9:10 Briefing on NRC Report Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment Thomas Burke, Johns Hopkins University, Committee Chair 10:15 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 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 Irvin Schultz Robert Snyder Roberta White (via conference call) Luoping Zhang 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-8 Judith Schreiber, New York State Office of the Attorney General January 27, 2009 PowerPoint Presentation Schreiber, J.S. 2009. Studies of residential populations exposed to tetrachloroethylene. PERC-9 Philip Bushnell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency January 28, 2009 PowerPoint Presentation Bushnell, P.J., W.K. Boyes, V.A. Benignus, E.M. Kenyon, and W.M. Oshiro. 2009. Effects of tetrachloroethylene on visual and cognitive function n rats. PERC-10 Thomas Burke, Johns Hopkins University (Committee Chair) January 30, 2009 PowerPoint Presentation Burke, T. 2009. Science and decisions: Advancing risk assessment. PERC-11 Paul Dugard, Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, Inc. January 29, 2009 Submission of verbal address to committee Dugard, P.H. 2009. Remarks before the National Research Council on Tetrachloroethylene on behalf of the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance, January 29, 2009. PERC-12 Mike Partain January 29, 2009 Submission of verbal address to committee Partain, M. 2009. Statement of Mike Partain. PERC-13 Jerome Ensminger January 29, 2009 Submission of verbal address to committee Ensminger, J.M. 2009. Statement of J.M. Ensminger. Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: February 3, 2009