Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards, 54248 [2013-21365]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21365]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9900-60-OAR]


Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Radiation Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a meeting 
of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) 
on September 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. The purpose of ISCORS is to 
foster early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues 
associated with radiation standards. Member agencies include: EPA; the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and Departments of Energy; Defense; 
Transportation; Homeland Security; Health and Human Services; and 
Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Observer 
agencies include: the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office 
of Management and Budget, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as 
well as state representatives from Arizona and Pennsylvania. ISCORS 
maintains several objectives: (1) Facilitate a consensus on allowable 
levels of radiation risk to the public and workers; (2) promote 
consistent and scientifically sound risk assessment and risk management 
approaches in setting and implementing standards for occupational and 
public protection from ionizing radiation; (3) promote completeness and 
coherence of Federal standards for radiation protection; and (4) 
identify interagency radiation protection issues and coordinate their 
resolution. ISCORS meetings include presentations by Subcommittee 
Chairs and discussions of current radiation protection issues. 
Committee meetings normally involve pre-decisional intra-governmental 
discussions and, as such, are normally not open for observation by 
members of the public or media. This particular ISCORS meeting is open 
to all interested members of the public. Time will be reserved on the 
agenda for members of the public to provide comments.

    Please Note: A discussion on the draft International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Requirements document, DS457, 
Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency, 
is scheduled for this meeting and is intended to provide an overview 
and invite viewpoints on the draft document during the IAEA Member 
State review process. The U.S. government, as a member state of the 
IAEA, is afforded an opportunity to provide comments. The draft 
document is available at: https://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/standards/drafts/ds457.pdf. The IAEA Safety Standards are not 
binding on the U.S, and the standards are used in different ways in 
different countries. The U.S. does not routinely adopt IAEA Safety 
Standards, but has considered the safety standards as a useful point 
of reference in the development of proposals under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for changes to regulations or 
guidance in the United States. Members of the public who attend the 
ISCORS meeting will also be afforded the opportunity to provide any 
viewpoints that they might wish the U.S. government to consider in 
the development of comments. In light of the importance of this 
draft document, particularly in light of the events at the Fukushima 
Daiichi nuclear power station, this meeting provides an opportunity 
for inputs, but is not considered as a formal public comment. Any 
future actions by an agency of the U.S. government to consider use 
of the IAEA document, when finalized, will be subject to the normal 
APA process for notice and comment. Presentations of previous ISCORS 
public meetings are available at the ISCORS Web site, 
www.iscors.org. The final meeting agenda will be posted on the Web 
site shortly before the meeting.


DATES: The meeting will be held on September 18, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The ISCORS meeting will be held in Room 152 at the EPA 
building located at 1310 L Street NW., in Washington, DC. Attendees are 
required to present a photo ID such as a government agency photo 
identification badge or valid driver's license. Visitors and their 
belongings will be screened by EPA security guards. Visitors must sign 
the visitors log at the security desk and will be issued a visitors 
badge by the security guards to gain access to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marisa Thornton, Radiation Protection 
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Mailcode 6608J, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone 202-343-9237; fax 202-343-2304; email 
thornton.marisa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pay parking is available for visitors at the 
Colonial parking garage next door in the Franklin Square building. 
Visitors can also ride metro to the McPherson Square (Blue and Orange 
Line) station and leave the station via the 14th Street exit. Walk two 
blocks north on 14th Street to L Street. Turn right at the corner of 
14th and L Streets. EPA's 1310 L Street building is on the right 
towards the end of the block. Visit the ISCORS Web site, www.iscors.org 
for more detailed information.

    Dated: August 21, 2013.
Michael P. Flynn,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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