[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63870-63872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27372]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Solicitation of Volunteers To Serve as Special Consultants on the
Community and Tribal Subcommittee of the ATSDR Board of Scientific
Counselors
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces ATSDR's need for special consultants to
provide citizens' input on the Community and Tribal Subcommittee (CTS)
of ATSDR's Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC).
DATES: Applications should be completed and returned by Friday,
November 17, 2000.
Background: The CTS provides the BSC with input, recommendations, and
advice on ATSDR's community/tribal community involvement practices,
programs, and policies from community/tribal members who live near
hazardous waste sites or are otherwise affected by hazardous substances
in the community environment. The subcommittee was established, at the
request of the Assistant Administrator, ATSDR, to provide the agency,
through its Board of Scientific Counselors, with a formal vehicle for
citizen input.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To express interest in serving as a
special consultant and obtain additional information, contact: Sandee
Coulberson, Designated Federal Official, CTS, ATSDR (E-56), 1600
Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30033 (404) 639-6002 (Direct Line) Toll-
free 1-888-422-8737.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ATSDR conducts public health-related
activities at hazardous waste sites and releases, pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA or Superfund) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). ATSDR established a BSC
which is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
app.). In 1994, the chair of the BSC, ATSDR, appointed three community/
tribal representatives as consultants to ensure that its deliberations
included the views of community and tribal members who live around
Superfund and other hazardous waste sites and are representatives of
groups that work at local, regional, or national locations with these
affected communities. To supplement the work of these consultants, nine
additional community and tribal representatives were added. Four
members of the BSC serve on this Subcommittee, one of which was
appointed as chair.
The Community Tribal Subcommittee's objective is to provide the
BSC, ATSDR, with the views and recommendations of community and tribal
representatives on ATSDR's community involvement programs, practices,
policies, and other relevant issues impacting communities and tribes
who live near Superfund and hazardous waste sites. The Subcommittee
will review ATSDR's community involvement programs, and policies;
provide advice, findings, and recommendations to the Board on these
issues; and bring broad-based community and tribal involvement issues
to the attention of the Board of Scientific Counselors.
The Subcommittee will present findings, advice, and recommendations
to the full Board. The BSC will discuss and review reports of the
Subcommittee and may forward recommendations to ATSDR for action. The
Community/Tribal Subcommittee will periodically meet and/or hold
conference calls.
A group consisting of special consultants, CTS Chair and the DFO
will review the applications and develop a short list to be recommended
for consideration. The Agency, in consultation with the BSC chair, will
then select the four community representatives to serve as special
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consultants to the CTS, with special consideration given to the
recommended slate. The special consultants are not members of the CTS,
and therefore, do not have voting privileges.
Accordingly, any person who lives in a community affected by an NPL
or other hazardous waste site, or is a representative of a group that
works at local, regional, or national locations with these communities,
who wishes to be considered for serving as a special consultant on this
Subcommittee should write or call the ATSDR contact person listed above
to express interest and obtain additional information.
The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register Notices pertaining to
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities,
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Dated: October 17, 2000.
Carolyn J. Russell,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Application
Community and Tribal Subcommittee, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR), October, 2000
Please fill out this form as legibly as possible to ensure that
photocopies of it are readable. Applications must be received by
Friday, November 17, 2000. Please send to:
Sandee Coulberson, Designated Federal Official, CTS, ATSDR (E-56),
1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30033, Phone: (404) 639-6002
(Direct Line), Toll-free 1-888-422-8737, Fax: (404) 639-4699
Name:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Street Address:-------------------------------------------------------
City, State, Zip:-----------------------------------------------------
Telephone:------------------------------------------------------------
Fax:------------------------------------------------------------------
E-mail:---------------------------------------------------------------
Employment and employer(s) for last five years:-----------------------
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Please check the corresponding box for your response to the
following questions; please keep any written responses brief.
(1) Do you live in a community or on a reservation that contains a
site contaminated with toxic substances or are you a member of an
organization that works on environmental health/toxic substance issues
with such affected communities/tribes? Check all that apply
____yes, live in such a community/reservation
____yes, member of such an organization
____no
If you checked no, please skip to question # 9.
ATSDR Community and Tribal Subcommittee Application, continued:
(2) What type of site is it?
____National Priorities List (Superfund NPL)
____Department of Defense
____Not sure/don't know
____Department of Energy
____Department of Defense
____State
____Other
(3) What is the status of site cleanup?
____Cleanup underway
____Cleanup completed
____No work done
____Not sure/don't know
(4) How would you characterize your community/tribe?
____Rural
____Suburban
____Urban
____Tribal Lands
____Not sure/don't know
(5) How would you characterize the racial/ethnic makeup of your
community/tribe?
____White
____Asian
____African-American
____Native American
____Hispanic
____Mixed/no group predominate
____Not sure/don't know
(6) How would you characterize the economic status of your
community/tribe?
____Lower income
____Middle income
____Upper income
____Not sure/don't know
(7) Do you believe your personal/family health has been harmed due
to exposure to toxic substances in the environment?
____Yes
____Possibly
____No
(7a) If you are a trial member, is contamination of traditional
food supply thought to be a problem?
____ Yes ____ Possibly ____ No
ATSDR Community and Tribal Subcommittee Application, continued:
(8) Are you a member of a community/tribal organization focused on
the site?
____ Yes ____ No
(8a) If yes, please describe------------------------------------------
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(9) Are you familiar with the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR)?
____ Yes ____ No
(10) Have you either sought assistance from, or previously been
involved with ATSDR?
____ Yes ____ No
(11) Has ATSDR sponsored a health assessment or health study in
your community?
____ Yes ____ No ____ Not sure/don't know
(12) Have you attended other national or regional ATSDR meetings in
the last 5 years?
____ Yes ____ No
(13) Are you a member of an organization--other than the one you
may have noted in question 8--focused on toxic substances/environmental
health?
____ Yes ____ No
(13a) If yes, what is the scope of the organization?
____ Local ____ Regional ____ National
(13b) Please describe the organization--------------------------------
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(14) How many years have you been involved in toxic substance/
environmental health issues?
____ Years
(15) How many hours per month on average can you make available for
telephone calls, periodic meetings, and review of materials?
____ Hours per month
(16) Have you in the past or are you now participating in an
advisory group similar in structure to the Community Tribal
Subcommittee?
____ Yes ____ No
(16a) If yes, please describe the group and your role-----------------
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(17) QUALIFICATIONS/BACKGROUND: Please briefly note your knowledge
of/experience with toxic substance/environmental health issues. List
relevant self-education/research, workshops attended, and/or formal
training.
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(18) CURRENT ISSUES: What are your views on ATSDR's current
approach to working with communities/tribes?
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(19) EXPECTATIONS: What type of input, recommendations, and advice
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you envision the Subcommittee providing, and what type of outreach
would you intend to do in order to formulate your recommendations to
the Board of Scientific Counselors?
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[FR Doc. 00-27372 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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