From: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety" <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] EPA Accepting Public Comments on Candidates for the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC)
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2017 10:01:57 -0400
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Subject: EPA Accepting Public Comments on Candidates for the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC)
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:08:43 -0500
From: U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

After further consideration of the objectives and scope of SACC activities, EPA is considering additional candidates for SACC membership from the August 26, 2016 Federal Register notice pool of requested nominees. Read the Federal Register notice requesting comments on these potential candidates. [https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/03/2017-16385/requests-for-nominations-augmented-science-advisory-committee-on-chemicals]. We will also be considering comments that were received on the original 29 candidates previously identified in the December 9, 2016 Federal Register notice.

The Agency anticipates selecting approximately six additional SACC members with specific expertise and perspectives representing industry, labor, animal protection, government, public health, and public interest groups.

Please send any comments on these potential candidates to Tamue Gibson at Gibson.Tamue**At_Symbol_Here**epa.gov. Comments must be received by September 17, 2017. Comments received will be posted publically on www.regulations.gov (EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713). Names and biographical information for the additional candidates to the SACC can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.

The SACC‰??s purpose is to provide independent advice and expert consultation, at the request of the EPA Administrator, with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches.

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