Agenda
CARAT Workgroup Meeting
Cumulative Risk Assessment Public Participation Process

June 28, 2001

Radisson Hotel Old Town, 901 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia

Goals:

1) Provide Background and Context to Allow Work Group to Focus on Development of a Public Participation Process for Cumulative Risk Assessment for the OP's; and
2) Develop Ideas and Proposals for a Public Participation Process Covering Both Before and After Release of the Preliminary Assessment .

9:00-9:15	I. INTRODUCTION
9:15-10:00	II. BACKGROUND PRESENTIONS Workgroup logistics (FACA...) Science policies update The cumulative process (history to this point in terms of papers released, SAPs, etc.)
10:00 - 10:15	BREAK
10:10 - 11:10	III. WORKGROUP GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS Remarks by EPA and USDA Senior Management Dale Moore, Chief of Staff, USDA Stephen Johnson Assistant Administrator, OPPTS, USEPA Remarks by sub-group participants
11:10 - 12:00	IV. WORKING SESSION CO:Chairs: Theresa Murtagh, USDA, and Lois Rossi, USEPA Background on Cumulative Assessment Methods
12:00 - 1:00	LUNCH
1:00 - 1:45	IV. (Cont.) Background on Cumulative Assessment Methods/Questions
1:45 - 2:00	V. Public Participation Process for Cumulative Risk Assessment/Risk Management open and transparent provide stakeholders opportunities to understand EPA's approach and methods Public comment process should be constructive and timely
2:00 - 2:30	Considerations in Meeting FQPA Tolerance Reassessment Goals Tolerance reassessment goals Timeline for remaining individual OP assessments Relationship of cumulative to meeting goals of tolerance reassessment Cumulative assessment work
2:30 - 3:20	Public Participation Process Prior to Release of Preliminary Risk Assessment
3:20 - 3:30	BREAK
3:30 - 4:30	Public Participation Process After Release of Preliminary Risk Assessment
4:30 - 4:45	VI. Discussion of Agenda for Future Subgroup Meetings
4:45 - 5:00	VII. Public Comment