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1 The National Nanotechnology Initiative and the Genesis of the Environmental, Health, and Safety Strategy
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... The NNI serves strictly as a coordination mechanism for government agencies that support nanoscale research, such as the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, or that have a stake 13
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... Beginning with eight agencies in 2001, the subcommittee now comprises representatives of over 25 federal departments and agencies and officials of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the White House Office of Management and Budget. In January 2001, the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO)
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... The legislation established the NNI's operating structures and required that the president establish or designate an advisory panel with a membership qualified to provide advice and information on nanotechnology research, development, demonstrations, education, technology transfer, commercial applications, and societal and ethical concerns.1 The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) was assigned by the president to play such a role.
From page 16...
... (PCAST) National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
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... TABLE 1-1 Estimated FY 2008 Agency NNI-Related Investments by Program Component Area (in $ millions) Instrumentation Fundamental Research, Major Research Nanoscale Nanoscale Metrology, and Facilities and Environment, Phenomena and Devices and Standards for Instrumentation Health and Societal Processes Nanomaterials Systems Nanotechnology Nanomanufacturing Acquisition Safety Dimensions NNI Totala DOD 258.7 68.9 119.8 8.0 5.4 24.6 2.0 487.4 NSF 138.8 62.1 50.3 16.0 26.9 31.6 29.2 33.8 388.7 DOE 51.4 77.5 13.0 12.0 2.0 92.0 3.0 0.5 251.4 DHHS (NIH)
From page 18...
... The PCAs provide a framework that allows the NSET Subcommittee, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) , Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
From page 19...
... The Growing Importance of Understanding Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues The Woodrow Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies reported that 609 consumer products involving nanomaterials were on the market as of April 2008.3 Some 60% of the consumer products reportedly were in the health and fitness category, which includes skin care and other products designed for direct application to the body (PEN 2008)
From page 20...
... .5 The National Environmental Health Implications Working Group The NEHI was formed to promote the exchange of information among agencies that support nanotechnology research and those responsible for regulation and guidelines related to nanoproducts; to facilitate identification, prioritysetting, and implementation of research needed for the development, use, and oversight of nanotechnology; and to promote communication of information related to research on environmental and health implications of nanotechnology to other government and nongovernment organizations. The NEHI comprises representatives of 18 research and regulatory agencies, OSTP, and OMB and is cochaired by representatives of FDA and the EPA Office of Research and Development.6 4 The committee recognizes that PCAST has published a second report, The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Second Assessment and Recommendations of the National Nanotechnology Advisory Panel (PCAST 2008a)
From page 21...
... In early 2008, A Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research was released (NEHI 2008) .7 It notes that nanotechnology-related EHS Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, International Trade Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of Management and Budget, and U.S.
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... ? For each of the research categories identified in the strategy -- including instrumentation, metrology, and analytic methods; human health; environment; exposure assessment; and risk-management methods -- are the appropriate research needs identified, is the gap analysis complete and accurate, are priorities among research needs set correctly, and would the research support EHS risk-assessment and risk-management needs (Chapter 4)
From page 23...
... Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications Working Group, Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee, Commit tee on Technology. March 18, 2005.
From page 24...
... 2008a. Na tional Nanotechnology Initiative, Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineer ing, and Technology, National Science and Technology Council [online]
From page 25...
... Presentation at the First Meeting on Review of the Federal Strategy to Address Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engi neered Nanoscale Materials, March 31, 2008, Washington, DC. Wiesner, M.R., G.V.


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