Appendix B
Open Session Agendas
The committee’s deliberations were informed by formal presentations, informal discussions, and written input from many individuals. The committee is grateful for all these interactions. This appendix includes the agendas from the committee’s formal information gathering sessions and lists those invited to make presentations. Many more people (not listed) asked excellent probing questions and provided comments which enriched both open- and closed-session discussions of the committee.
May 19, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
3:00 | Welcome, Introductions, and Statement of Session Objectives |
Review Statement of Task | |
Ted Russell and Liz Stuart, Committee Co-Chairs | |
3:20 | Overview of SOT and Current Assessment Framework (EPA Perspective) |
Steve Dutton, Acting Division Director, HEEAD | |
3:30 | Theoretical Discussion of Framework with EPA |
Steve Dutton, Acting Division Director, HEEAD | |
Erika Sasser, Director, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, EPA Office of Air and Radiation |
4:45 | Practical Application of the Current Framework |
Health Effects (Human Health Focus) | |
Jason Sacks, Senior Epidemiologist, Integrated Health Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
James Brown, Senior Health Scientist, Integrated Health Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
Barbara Buckley, Toxicologist, Integrated Health Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
Ecological and Other Welfare Focus | |
Tara Greaver, Senior Ecologist, Integrated Health Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
Chris Weaver, Branch Chief, Integrated Environmental Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
6:00 | Public Comment Period |
6:30 | End of Open Session |
May 21, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
3:30 | Welcome, Statement of Meeting Objectives |
Ted Russell, Committee Co-Chair | |
3:35 | Discussion of Interpretation of Statement of Task/Boundaries |
Steve Dutton, Acting Director, HEEAD, EPA | |
Chris Weaver, Branch Chief, Integrated Environmental Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
Jane Ellen Simmons, Branch Chief, Integrated Health Assessment Branch, HEEAD | |
4:30 | EPA Closing Remarks |
Chris Frey, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Policy, EPA Office of Research and Development |
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4:35 | Public Comment Period |
5:00 | Open Session Adjourns |
July 19, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
12:30 | Welcome, Introductions, Review of Study Statement of Task and Session Objectives |
Liz Stuart, Committee Co-Chair | |
12:50 | Scientific Critiques of the Causal Determination Framework |
Louis Anthony Cox, Cox Associates Consulting | |
Julie Goodman, Gradient |
1:30 | Panel Discussion |
Barbara Beck, Gradient | |
Louis Anthony Cox, Cox Associates | |
Howard Feldman, American Petroleum Institute | |
Julie Goodman, Gradient | |
Giffe Johnson, National Council for Air and Stream Improvement | |
Ted Steichen, American Petroleum Institute | |
2:30 | Public Comment Period |
3:00 | Open Session Adjourns |
July 20, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
4:00 | Welcome, Statement of Task and Meeting Objectives |
4:15 | Synthesizing Evidence When Assessing Causality |
Sherri Rose, Stanford University | |
David Savitz, Brown University | |
Jon Samet, Colorado School of Public Health | |
5:45 | Public Comment Period |
6:00 | Open Session Adjourns |
September 2, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
4:00 | Welcome, Introductions |
Ted Russell, Committee Co-Chair | |
4:05 | Presentation |
Dan Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute | |
4:30 | Q&A with Committee Members |
5:00 | Open Session Adjourns |
September 15, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
10:00 | Welcome, Introductions |
Ted Russell, Committee Co-Chair | |
10:05 | Presentation |
Wim de Vries, Wageningen University | |
10:30 | Q&A with Committee Members |
11:00 | Open Session Adjourns |
September 23, 2021
Web Meeting
Times in EST
2:00 | Welcome, Introductions, Review of Study Statement of Task and Session Objectives |
Liz Stuart, Committee Co-Chair | |
2:20 | Scientific Critiques of the Causal Determination Framework: Public Health and Welfare Perspectives |
John Bachmann, Vision Air Consulting, LLC | |
Ananya Roy, Environmental Defense Fund | |
Gretchen Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists | |
Georgia Murray, Appalachian Mountain Club | |
Bret Schichtel, National Park Service | |
2:45 | Moderated Panel Discussion |
3:30 | Public Comment Period |
3:50 | Open Session Adjourns |