Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0415-0051
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2022-03-11T05:00Z

AGENDA
                                       
                  U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
                SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHEMICALS (SACC)
                             OPEN VIRTUAL MEETING
                               March 15-17, 2022
                                       
              SACC WEB SITE: http://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review
                                       
                 DOCKET NUMBER: EPA - HQ - OPPT - 2021 - 0415 
                                       
           MEETING LOCATION: Virtual location via Zoom.gov platform
                          (Register here  to attend)
                                       
[Please note that all times are approximate as noted below. Agency speakers may change based on availability.]
                                       
                                 MEETING TITLE
                                       
Draft TSCA Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities Version 1.0
                                       
                                        Day 1
                               Tuesday March 15, 2022
                                          
                                        Day 1
                               Tuesday March 15, 2022
                                          

10:00 A.M. 	Opening of Meeting  -  Alaa Kamel, Ph.D., Designated Federal Official, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Office of Program Support (OPS)

10:10 A.M. 	Introduction and Identification of Panel Members  -  Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., Chair, Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) 

10:20 A.M.	Introduction and Welcome  -  Mark Hartman, Deputy Director for Management, EPA OCSPP, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) 

10:25 A.M. 	Welcome and Introductory Comments  -  Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, EPA OCSPP 

10:35 A.M. 	OPPT Technical Presentation  -  Overview of Draft TSCA Fenceline Methodology  -  Kevin Vuilleumier

11:45 A.M.	Break

12:00 P.M. 	SACC Questions on OPPT Technical Presentation

1:00 P.M. 	Lunch

2:00 P.M.	Public Comments 

3:45 P.M. 	Charge Question 1: (includes 15-minute break)
 
Is EPA's screening level approach (Version 1.0) for assessing ambient air and water exposures to fenceline communities clearly communicated and are you able to reproduce results that are relevant to your review? In your response, please provide examples or explanations to support your conclusions or suggestions 

5:00 P.M.	Adjourn
  

                                         Day 2
                               Wednesday March 16, 2022
                                       
                                         Day 2
                               Wednesday March 16, 2022
                                       

10:00 A.M. 	Opening of Meeting  -  Alaa Kamel, Ph.D., Designated Federal Official, EPA OCSPP, Office of Program Support (OPS), 

10:05 P.M. 	Panel Members: Follow-Up on Previous Day  -  Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Chair

10:20 A.M. 	Charge Question 2: (includes a 15-minute break)

For instances where EPA is focused on the potential impact of a single release source (air 
or water release) for a given condition of use (COU), is it reasonable for EPA to use this screening level approach (Version 1.0) to conclude that chemical exposure from a single release source for a given COU is not a concern if exposure results of the methodology, when compared to relevant toxicological benchmarks, do not indicate any potential human health risks to fenceline communities? In your response, please provide examples or explanations to support your conclusions or suggestions 

12:45 P.M. 	Lunch Break

1:45 P.M 	Charge Question 3: (includes a 15-minute break)
                                        
 Keeping in mind that EPA's intent is to develop a screening level approach, please provide any practical suggestions you may have for enhancing Version 1.0 of EPA's screening level approach with respect to air and water release estimation, ambient and indoor air exposure estimation, and ambient surface water exposure estimation 

5:00 P.M.	Adjourn

                                         Day 3
                                Thursday March 17, 2022
                                       
                                         Day 3
                                Thursday March 17, 2022
                                       

10:00 A.M. 	Opening of Meeting  -  Alaa Kamel, Ph.D., Designated Federal Official, EPA OCSPP, Office of Program Support (OPS)

10:05 P.M. 	Panel Members: Follow-Up on Previous Day Presentations  -  Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Chair

10:15 A.M. 	Charge Question 4:

 Please propose and describe approaches that EPA can take into consideration for the purposes of expanding the capacity of the proposed screening methodology (Version 1.0) presented in this work. Some possible examples may include but are not limited to: 
 
 Charge Question 4a:

 How the proposed screening level approach may be expanded to evaluate aggregate/cumulative exposures and whether additional sources of environmental release information (beyond the Toxics Release Inventory or TRI) should be considered for such enhancements (such as the National Emissions Inventory or NEI). 

11:30 A.M.		Break

11:45 P.M. 	Charge Question 4b:

How the proposed screening level approach may be expanded to identify potential environmental justice (EJ) concerns and inform future EJ analyses that assess racial and economic disparities in exposures.

1:00 P.M. 	Lunch

2:00 P.M. 	Charge Question 4c:
 
 How the proposed screening level approach may be expanded to evaluate exposures from additional pathways such as land disposal or groundwater contamination. 

3:15 P.M.	Break

3:30 P.M.	Charge Question 4d:

 How the proposed screening level approach may be expanded to evaluate exposures relevant to tribes, indigenous populations, subsistence lifestyles, cultural practices, or other unique circumstances. 
 
5:00 P.M.	Adjourn																							

Please be advised that agenda times are approximate; when the discussion for one topic is
completed, discussions for the next topic will begin. For further information, please contact the
Designated Federal Official for this meeting, Alaa Kamel, via email: kamel.alaa@epa.gov