Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-18260
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards
Posted Date: 2015-11-02T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67399-67400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27886]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9936-42-OAR]

Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Radiation Standards (ISCORS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a meeting 
of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) 
on Monday, November 9, 2015 in Washington, DC. The purpose of ISCORS is 
to foster early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues 
associated with radiation standards. Member agencies include: EPA; the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Departments of Energy; Defense; 
Transportation; Homeland Security; Health and Human Services; and 
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Observer 
agencies include: The Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office 
of Management and Budget, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as 
well as state representatives from Arizona and Pennsylvania. ISCORS 
maintains several objectives: (1) Facilitate a consensus on allowable 
levels of radiation risk to the public and workers; (2) promote 
consistent and scientifically sound risk assessment and risk management 
approaches in setting and implementing standards for occupational and 
public protection from ionizing radiation; (3) promote completeness and 
coherence of Federal standards for radiation protection; and (4) 
identify interagency radiation protection issues and coordinate their 
resolution. ISCORS meetings include presentations by Subcommittee 
Chairs and discussions of current radiation protection issues. 
Committee meetings normally involve pre-decisional intra-governmental 
discussions and, as such, are normally not open for observation by 
members of the public or media. This particular ISCORS meeting is open 
to all interested members of the public. Time will be reserved on the 
agenda for members of the public to provide comments.

    Please Note:  A discussion on the draft International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Requirements document, DS457, 
Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency, 
is scheduled for this meeting and is intended to provide an overview 
and invite viewpoints on the draft document during the IAEA Member 
State review process. The U.S. government, as a member state of the 
IAEA, is afforded an opportunity to provide comments. The draft 
document is available at: http://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/standards/drafts/ds457.pdf. The IAEA Safety Standards are not 
binding on the U.S., and the standards are used in different ways in 
different countries. The U.S. does not routinely adopt IAEA Safety 
Standards, but has considered the safety standards as a useful point 
of reference in the development of proposals under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for changes to regulations or 
guidance in the U.S. Members of the public who attend the ISCORS 
meeting will also be afforded the opportunity to provide any 
viewpoints that they might wish the U.S. government to consider in 
the development of comments. In light of the importance of this 
draft document, particularly in light of the events at the Fukushima 
Daiichi nuclear power station, this meeting provides an opportunity

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for input, but it is not considered as formal public comment. Any 
future actions by an agency of the U.S. government to consider use 
of the IAEA document, when finalized, will be subject to the normal 
APA process for notice and comment. Presentations of previous ISCORS 
public meetings are available at the ISCORS Web site, 
www.iscors.org. The final meeting agenda will be posted on the Web 
site shortly before the meeting. Please note that this public 
meeting will not have an available conference line due to conference 
room restrictions.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 9, 2015, from 1:00 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The ISCORS meeting will be held in Room 1153 at the USEPA 
William Jefferson Clinton East Building (WJC East), 1201 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Attendees are required to present a photo 
ID such as a government agency photo identification badge or valid 
driver's license. The Department of Homeland Security has begun 
implementing REAL ID Act requirements for visitors who present state-
issued driver's licenses as IDs at restricted federal facilities. 
Driver's licenses from states and territories that do not comply with 
the REAL ID Act will not be accepted as identification. More details on 
these ID requirements can be found at http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/visiting-epa-headquarters and clicking on the Building Access tab. 
Visitors and their belongings will be screened by EPA security guards. 
Visitors must sign the visitors log at the security desk and will be 
issued a visitors badge by the security guards to gain access to the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marisa Thornton, Radiation Protection 
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mailcode 6608T, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone 202-343-9237; fax 202-343-2304; email 
thornton.marisa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pay parking is available for visitors at 
multiple garages around the Ronald Reagan building and Federal Triangle 
complex. Visitors can also ride metro to the Federal Triangle station 
(Blue and Orange Line). After exiting the turnstiles, go up both 
escalators to street level. Turn around and walk towards 12th Street 
NW. Turn right on 12th Street and continue walking until you get to 
Constitution Avenue. Then turn right onto Constitution Avenue and 1201 
William Jefferson Clinton East is the first building on your right.
    Visit the ISCORS Web site, www.iscors.org for more detailed 
information.

Michael P. Flynn,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
[FR Doc. 2015-27886 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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