Meeting 2: Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risk Analyses for the Planned Expansion of USAMRIID's Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland

Meeting Information

Project Title:	Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risk Analyses for the Planned Expansion of USAMRIID's Biosafety Level 3 and 4 Laboratories at Fort Detrick, Maryland
PIN:	DELS-BLS-09-03
Major Unit:	Division on Earth and Life Studies
Sub Unit:	Board on Life Sciences
RSO:	Martel, Susan

Subject/Focus Area:	Biology and Life Sciences

Fort Detrick Committee Mtg 2 November 5, 2009 - November 6, 2009 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: November 5, 2009 National Academies, Auditorium 2100 C Street, NW Washington, DC This meeting will be available via teleconference. If you plan to connect, please contact Tamara Dawson at tdawson@nas.edu. PUBLIC SESSION AGENDA 1:00 Registration for Public Session Begins 1:30 Welcome, Introductions, Process for Open Session Charles Haas, Chair 1:40 USAMRIID’s Biosurety Plan for Facilities and Personnel Col. John Skvorak, Commander, USAMRIID 2:30 Fort Detrick Emergency Management System David Eskildsen, Fort Detrick Fire Chief Memorandum of Understanding & Memorandum of Agreement Carol Tobias, Barquist Army Health Clinic Emergency Exercises and Drills Robert VanAtta, USAMRIID Security and Operations 4:00 Follow-up questions and answers with the invited speakers and Frederick County representatives 5:00 Public Session Adjourns
Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting: Charles Haas (chair) Nancy Connell Donald Henderson Mark Hernandez Henry Mathews Timothy Reluga Jonathan Richmond and Leonard Siegel. 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 draft report 4. Schedule and location of future committee meetings The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions: FtD-58 JoLane Souris, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command November 3, 2009 Email with attachment Eskildsen, D. 2009. US Army Garrison. Fire and Emergency Services. (Power Point slide) FtD-59 JoLane Souris, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command November 3, 2009 Email with attachment Tobias, C. 2009. Barquist Army health clinic interactions w military and civilian community. (Power Point slide) FtD-60 JoLane Souris, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command November 3, 2009 Email with attachment VanAtta, R. 2009. USAMRIID’s biological mishap and incident response (BMIR) program for National Research Council Committee to Review the Health and Safety Risks of High Containment Laboratories at Fort Detrick. (Power Point slide) FtD-61 JoLane Souris, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command November 4, 2009 Email with attachment Skvorak, J.P. 2009. USAMRIID biosurety overview for National Research Council Committee to Review the Health and Safety Risks of High Containment Laboratories at Fort Detrick. (Power Point slide) FtD-62 JoLane Souris, U.S. Army Medical Research Material Command November 4, 2009 Submission CD NRC response documents 26 Oct 09. Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: November 16, 2009