[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY COORDINATION OFFICE
Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology Subcommittee,
National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology; Human
and Environmental Exposure Assessment Workshop: Public Meeting
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET)
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and
Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop on February 24-25, 2009
to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science
related to environmental, health, and safety aspects of engineered
nanoscale materials in the area of human and environmental exposure
assessment. Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment is one of the
five environmental, health, and safety research categories identified
in the NSET Subcommittee document Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related
Environmental, Health, and Safety Research (http://www.nano.gov/NNI_
EHS_Research_Strategy.pdf), which was released February 14, 2008.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2009
from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 from 8
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be at the Consumer Protection Safety
Commission conference facility, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814 (Metro stop: Bethesda on the Red Line). For directions, please
see http://www.cpsc.gov/about/direct.html.
Registration: Due to space limitations and security requirements,
pre-registration for the workshop is required. People interested in
attending the workshop should register online at http://www.nano.gov/
html/meetings/exposure/registration.html. Written notices of
participation by e-mail should be sent to exposure@nnco.nano.gov.
Written notices may be mailed to the Exposure Assessment Workshop, c/o
NNCO, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230.
Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration will
close on February 21, 2009 at 5 p.m. EST.
Information about the meeting, including the agenda, is posted at
http://www.nano.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: For information regarding this
Notice, please contact Liesl Heeter, National Nanotechnology
Coordination Office. Telephone: (703) 292-4533. E-mail:
exposure@nnco.nano.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Human and environmental exposure assessment
research is used to guide efforts to improve environmental, health, and
safety (EHS) protection with regard to nanoscale engineered materials
and to monitor trends and progress. The purpose of this workshop is to
hold an open forum to discuss the progress achieved in the area of
human and environmental exposure assessment research and to discuss the
path forward for addressing the research needs in this area.
Specifically, the Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications
(NEHI) Working Group of the NSET Subcommittee has identified five
priority research needs within the human and environmental exposure
category: Characterizing exposure among workers; identifying population
groups and environments exposed to engineered nanoscale materials;
characterizing exposure to the general population from industrial
processes
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and industrial and consumer products containing nanomaterials;
characterizing the health of exposed populations and environments; and
understanding workplace processes and factors that determine exposure
to nanomaterials.
The presentations, discussions, and comments provided at this
meeting will inform the NEHI Working Group's continuing adaptive
management of the National Nanotechnology Initiative's environmental,
health, and safety research strategy.
The NSET Subcommittee coordinates planning, budgeting, and program
implementation and review to ensure a balanced and comprehensive
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The NSET Subcommittee is
composed of representatives from Federal agencies participating in the
NNI. In order to perform work in the area of environmental, health, and
safety, NSET created a working group, the Nanotechnology Environmental
Implications (NEHI) Working Group. The NNCO provides technical and
administrative support to the NSET Subcommittee and serves as a central
point of contact for the NNI.
For more information on the National Nanotechnology Initiative and
its various working entities, please visit http://www.nano.gov.
M. David Hodge,
Operations Manager, OSTP.
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