[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64371-64375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31919]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-00514; FRL-5758-6]
Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice provides the names, addresses, professional
affiliations, and selected biographical data of persons nominated to
serve on the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established under section
25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). The Panel was created on November 28, 1975, and made a
statutory Panel by amendment to the FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988.
Public comment on the nominations is invited, as these comments will be
used to assist the agency in selecting nominees to the Panel.
DATES: Comments should be postmarked no later than January 5, 1998.
ADDRESSES: By mail, submit comments to: Public Information and Records
Integrity Branch, Information Resources and Services Division (7502C),
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
In person, bring comments to: Rm. 1132,
[[Page 64372]]
Crystal Mall #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202,
telephone: (703) 305-5805.
Comments and data also may be submitted electronically by sending
electronic mail (e-mail) to: [email protected]. Electronic
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Comments and data also will be
accepted on disks in WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 file format or ASCII file
format. All comments and data in electronic form must be identified by
the docket number, ``OPP-00514.'' No Confidential Business Information
(CBI) should be submitted through e-mail. Electronic comments may be
filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Larry C. Dorsey, Designated
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7509C), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and e-mail
address: Rm. 819B, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA
22202, telephone: (703) 305-5369/7351; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Amendments to the FIFRA enacted November 28, 1975, include a
requirement under section 25(d) that notices of intent to cancel or
reclassify pesticide regulations pursuant to section 6(b)(2), as well
as proposed and final forms of rulemaking pursuant to section 25(a), be
submitted to a Scientific Advisory Panel prior to being made public or
issued to a registrant. In accordance with section 25(d), the
Scientific Advisory Panel is to have an opportunity to comment on the
health and environmental impact of such actions. The Panel shall also
make comments, evaluations, and recommendations for operating
guidelines to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by
agency scientists.
II. Charter
A Charter for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel has been issued
(dated October 2, 1996) in accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C.
appI). The qualifications of members as provided by the Charter follow.
A. Qualifications of Members
Members are scientists who have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of
providing expert comments as to the impact on health and the
environment of regulatory actions under sections 6(b) and 25(a) of
FIFRA. No persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Panel by reason
of their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal
department or agency or their employment by a Federal department or
agency (except the EPA). The Deputy Administrator appoints individuals
to serve on the Panel for staggered terms of 4 years. Panel members are
subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 3, subpart F, Standards of
Conduct for Special Government Employees, which include rules regarding
conflicts of interest. Each nominee selected by the Deputy
Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to submit a
Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interests, which
shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's
sources of research support, if any.
In accordance with section 25(d) of FIFRA, the Deputy Administrator
shall require all nominees to the Panel to furnish information
concerning their professional qualifications, educational background,
employment history, and scientific publications. The Agency is required
to publish in the Federal Register the name, address, and professional
affiliations of each nominee and to seek public comment on the
nominees.
B. Applicability of Existing Regulations
With respect to the requirements of section 25(d) that the
Administrator promulgate regulations regarding conflicts of interest,
the Charter provides that EPA's existing regulations applicable to
special government employees, which include advisory committee members,
will apply to the members of the Scientific Advisory Panel. These
regulations appear at 40 CFR part 3, subpart F. In addition, the
Charter provides for open meetings with opportunities for public
participation.
C. Process of Obtaining Nominees
In accordance with the provisions of section 25(d), EPA, in March
1997, requested the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the
National Science Foundation (NSF) to nominate scientists to fill three
vacancies occurring on the Panel. The Agency requested nomination of
experts in the fields of pediatric medicine, environmental fate and
transport, and human health risk assessment methods. In addition,
nominees should have a general background in planning, conducting, or
evaluating environmental toxicology, exposure, or epidemiology studies
in animals and/or in humans (particularly children and infants). NIH
responded by letter dated April 18, 1997, enclosing a list of 20
nominees; NSF responded by letter dated May 7, 1997, with a list of 8
nominees.
III. Nominees
The following are the names, addresses, professional affiliations,
and selected biographical data on nominees being considered for
membership on the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel to fill three
vacancies occurring during the calendar year, 1998.
Nominees for the Field of Pediatric Medicine
1. Cynthia Bearer, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Expertise: Neonatology, biochemistry, pediatric environmental
health.
Education: B.A. (Mathematics), Smith College, Northampton, MA,
1972; Ph.D. (Biochemistry), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
OH, 1977; M.D. (Pediatrics), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD,
(1982).
Professional experience: Assistant in Pediatrics, Children's
Hospital, Barnes Hospital, and Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri,
1987-1989; Director, Division of Pediatric Environmental Health,
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA; Director,
Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Environmental Health, Tod
Children's Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio, 1992-1994; Assistant Professor,
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies and
Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, 1994 to present.
Concurrent positions: Assistant Professor, Department of
Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, 1994 to present.
Research: Pulmonary hypertension and maternal smoking, fetal
alcohol syndrome, apoptosis and NCAM expression in reaggregating
cultures.
2. Archie Bleyer, Head, Division of Pediatrics, M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Expertise: Pediatric medicine.
Education: B.S. (Life Sciences) Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1965; M.D., University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY, 1969; Postgraduate training in Pediatrics, University of
Washington and Children's Hospital, Seattle, 1971; Pediatric Oncology,
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 1974; Hematology/ Oncology,
University of
[[Page 64373]]
Washington and Children's Hospital, Seattle, 1975.
Professional experience: Staff Physician, Children's Hospital and
Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 1975-1990; University of Texas, M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1990 to present.
Concurrent positions: Professor of Pediatrics and Head, Division of
Hematology/Oncology, University of Texas School of Medicine at Houston,
1990 to present.
Research: Pediatric oncology.
3. Phillip Landrigan, M.D., Chair, Department of Community Medicine
and Director of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mount Sinai
Medical Center, New York, New York.
Expertise: Toxicology, Epidemiology, Pediatrics.
Education: B.A., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1959; M.D.,
Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 1967; M.S. (Occupational Medicine), University
of London, England, 1977.
Professional experience: Instructor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical
School, Cambridge, MA, 1969-1970; Chief, Environmental Hazards
Activity, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, 1970-1979; Visiting
Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London,
England, 1976-1977; Assistant Clinical Professor of Environmental
Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1981-1986; Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 1985 to present.
Research: Heavy metal poisoning, pesticide intoxication, solvent
neuropathy, chronic lung disease, chemically induced renal disease, and
occupational carcinogenesis.
4. Gary Meyers, Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, University
of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY.
Expertise: Pediatrics, neurology, toxicology.
Education: M.D., University of Kansas School of Medicine, Lawrence,
KS 1966.
Professional experience: Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics,
University of Alabama School of Medicine and Dentistry, Tuscaloosa, AL,
1978-1990; Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of
Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1990 to
present.
Research: Health hazards of methylmercury, mental retardation,
education of the handicapped.
5. Herbert Needleman, Lead Research Group, Bellefield Towers,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Expertise: Pediatrics, child psychiatry, toxicology.
Education: B.S., Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA; M.D.,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Professional experience: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA, 1971-1980; Associate Professor of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, 1980-1981, Professor
of Child Psychiatry and Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 1981 to present.
Research: lead poisoning, effects of lead during pregnancy on
infant development, learning disabilities.
6. Leslie Robison, Director, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and
Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Expertise: Epidemiology.
Education: B.S. (Public Health), University of California, Los
Angeles, CA, 1976; MPH and Ph.D. (Public Health and Epidemiology),
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1979 and 1982, respectively.
Professional experience: Joined Division of Epidemiology,
University of Minnesota School of Public Health in 1982; served in a
number of teaching and administrative positions through the present.
Research: Investigations relating to cause and development of
cancer in children, with a particular interest in childhood leukemia.
Also involved in evaluation of childhood cancer survivors to identify
treatment-related late effects.
7. Mary S. Wolff, Professor of Community Medicine, Division of
Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center,
New York, New York.
Expertise: Pediatrics.
Education: B.A. (Chemistry), Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA,
1965; M. Phil (Organic Chemistry) and Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), Yale
University, New Haven, CN, 1969 and 1970, respectively.
Professional experience: Involved in numerous studies of persons
exposed both occupationally and through the ambient environment to
organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls.
Research: Interests center around application of biological markers
to determine exposures of humans to chemicals that occur in the
environment (air pollutants, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
solvents, pesticides, and halogenated hydrocarbons.) Currently focusing
on breast cancer risks associated with environmental exposures and the
genetic determinants of these risks, on genetic and environmental
influences on reproductive development, and on dietary modulation of
environmental exposures.
Nominees for the Field of Environmental Fate and Transport:
1. May Berenbaum, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois,
Urbana, IL.
Expertise: Plant biology, entomology.
Education: B.S. (Biology) Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1974;
Ph.D. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY, 1980.
Professional experience: Professor, Departments of Entomology and
Plant Biology and Department of Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1980 to present.
Research: Phototoxicity of plant secondary metabolites--insect and
mammalian perspectives, plant-insect interactions.
2. Louis Guillette, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Expertise: Reproductive biology, endocrinology.
Education: B.S. (Biology) New Mexico Highlands University, Las
Vegas, NM, 1976; M.A. and Ph.D. (Biology), University of Colorado,
Boulder, CO, 1979 and 1981, respectively.
Professional experience: Teaching positions at University of
Northern Colorado, Greely, CO (1980); Wichita State University,
Wichita, KS (1981-1985); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1985
to present; Adjunct Professor, University of Otago, Dunedin, New
Zealand (1994 to present); Director and Scientific Director of the
Biotechnologies for the Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservation
Sciences (BEECS) Program and the BEECS Reproductive Analysis
Laboratory, University of Florida (1992-1994).
Research: Evolution of viviparity in the different vertebrate
classes; structure, function, and evolution of vertebrate oviduct,
extraembryonic membranes and placentae; environmental contaminants as
hormones; environmental contaminant influences on reproductive activity
and embryonic development; biology of the corpus luteum; hormonal
control of birth and gestation length; stress and reproduction;
reproductive biology of high elevation vertebrates; comparative
reproductive anatomy and physiology; and comparative endocrinology.
3. Ernest Hodgson, Head, Department of Toxicology, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, NC.
Expertise: Toxicology.
[[Page 64374]]
Education: B.S. (Zoology and Physiology), University of Durham,
England, 1955; Ph.D. (Entomology and Biochemistry), Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR, 1960.
Professional experience: Assistant, Salmon migration studies,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, England, 1954-1955; teaching and
administrative positions, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
1961 to present.
Research: Biochemical toxicology, particularly the mammalian FAD-
containing microsomal monooxygenase, the cytochrome P450 dependent
monooxygenase system, resistance to toxicants, and comparative aspects
of xenobiotic metabolism.
4. Fumio Matsumura, Chair, Department of Environmental Toxicology,
University of California, Davis, CA.
Expertise: Toxicology.
Education: B.A. (Toxicology), University of Tokyo, Japan, 1957;
M.S. (Toxicology), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1959; Ph.D.
(Toxicology of Pesticides and Related Chemicals), University of Western
Ontario, London, Canada, 1961.
Professional experience: Professor, Entomology, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1964-1977; Professor of Entomology, Director of
Pesticide Research Center, and Coordinator of Laboratory for Pesticide
Biotechnology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1977-1987;
Professor, Departments of Entomology and Environmental Toxicology,
Associate Director of Toxic Substances Program and Center for
Ecological Health Research (EPA Supported), and Director of Center for
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS supported), University of
California, Davis, CA, 1987 to present.
Research: Biochemical toxicology of chlorinated organic pollutants.
5. Beth Mileson, Senior Scientist, International Life Sciences
Institute, Washington, DC.
Expertise: Toxicology, air quality.
Education: B.A. (Biology), George Washington University,
Washington, DC, 1981; M.S. (Biology/Zoology), George Washington
University, 1984; Ph.D. (Toxicology), University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC, 1989.
Professional experience: Research Associate, Duke University
Medical Center for the Study of the Aging, Durham, NC, 1989-1991;
Toxicologist, North Carolina Division of Air Quality, 1992-1996; Senior
Scientist, ILSI Risk Science Institute, Washington, DC, 1996 to
present.
Research: Common mechanisms of toxicity, methods for evaluation of
peripheral nervous system acetylcholinesterase activity.
6. Arnold Schecter, Professor of Preventive Medicine, State
University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY, and College
of Medicine, Binghampton, NY. Also Visiting Scientist at National
Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park,
NC.
Expertise: Chlorinated dioxins and related chemicals in human
breast milk, environmental health.
Education: B.S. (Physiology/ Neurophysiology), University of
Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1957; M.D., Howard University Medical School,
Washington, DC, 1962; MPH, Columbia University School of Public Health,
New York, NY, 1976.
Professional experience: Clinical Associate Professor, New Jersey
Medical School, 1975-1979; Commissioner of Health, Broome County,
Binghampton, New York, 1979-1981; Professor, State University of New
York, Health Science Center, Syracuse, and College of Medicine,
Binghampton, New York, 1979 to present.
Research: Dioxins, Agent Orange, drug and alcohol dependence.
7. John J. Stegeman, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution, Woods Hole, M.A. (background material unavailable).
8. Frederick vom Saal, Professor of Biology, University of
Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Expertise: Neurobiology, sociobiology, biology of reproduction,
behavioral ecology, pharmacology, endocrinology.
Education: B.A. (Psychobiology) New York University, Washington
Square College, New York; M.S. and Ph.D. (Neurobiology), Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1974 and 1976, respectively.
Professional experience: Biology teacher, Peace Corps, Somalia and
Kenya, 1969-1970; Biology Teacher, Marymount International School,
Paris, France, 1970-1972; Researcher, Institute of Reproductive
Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1976-1979; Visiting
Professor, Center for Human Reproduction, College of Physicians and
Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1990-1991; Professor,
Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1979 to
present.
Research: Long-term consequences of exposure during embryonic life
of the brain and reproductive organs to natural hormones and man-made
endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
9. Christopher Wilkinson, Technology Services Group, Inc.,
Washington, DC.
Expertise: Toxicology.
Education: B.S., University of Reading, England, 1961; Ph.D.
(Entomology), University of California, Riverside, CA, 1961.
Professional experience: Associate Professor, Pest Infestation Lab,
Agricultural Research Council, England, 1965-1966; Professor of Insect
Toxicology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1978-1984; Managing
Toxicologist, Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA, 1985-1992; Toxicologist,
Technology Services Group, Inc., Washington. DC, 1993 to present.
Research: Structure-activity relationships and mode of action of
synergists; biochemistry, comparative biochemistry of microsomal drug
metabolism.
Nominees for the Field of Human Health Risk Assessment Methods
1. Ronald Atlas, Department of Biology, University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY.
Expertise: Microbiology, genetics.
Education: B.S. (Biology), State University of New York at Stony
Brook, 1968; M.S. (Microbiology) and Ph.D. (Microbiology), Rutgers the
State University, New Brunswick, NJ, 1970 and 1972, respectively.
Professional experience: Research/Teaching Assistant and Fellow,
Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ, 1968-1972; Resident Research Associate, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 1972-1973; Professor of Biology,
Associate Dean, and Acting Chairman, Department of Microbiology and
Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1973 to present.
Research: Oil pollution, interactions of petroleum and
microorganisms.
2. Michael Bowers, Professor and Director, Blandy Experimental
Farm, Orland E. White Arboretum, University of Virginia, Boyce, VA.
Expertise: Ecology, habitat/population modeling.
Education: B.S. (Zoology and Botany) and M.S. (Zoology), Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT, 1978 and 1979, respectively; Ph.D.
(Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ,
1984.
Professional experience: Research Professor, Division of
Environmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles,CA, 1984-
1985; Professor and Researcher, Department of Environmental Sciences
and Blandy Experimental Farm, University of Virginia, 1985 to present.
Research: Conservation ecology, environmental risk management.
3. Edward J. Calabrese, Professor of Toxicology and Director of
Northeast
[[Page 64375]]
Regional Environmental Public Health Center, Amherst, MA.
Expertise: Human Health Risk Assessment Methods.
Education: B.A. and M.A. (Biology), State College, Bridgewater, MA,
1968 and 1972, respectively; Ph.D. (Physiology/Toxicology) and EdD
(Science Education), University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1973 and
1974, respectively.
Professional experience: Environmental Research Director,
Massachusetts Public Interest Group, 1973-1974; Assistant Professor,
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and Assistant
Director, Environmental Health Resource Center, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, IL 1974-1976; Professor, Environmental Toxicology,
and Director of Northeast Regional Environmental Public Health Center,
Amherst, MA, 1976 to present.
Research: Air, soil, and water pollution.
4. Damstra Terri, International Programme on Chemical Safety, World
Health Organization, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Expertise: Women's Health, Environmental Chemicals and Nervous
System Toxicology.
Education: B.A. (Biology), Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, 1964;
Ph.D. (Biology), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1969.
Professional experience: Associate Professor in Biochemistry,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1976-1996; Special
Assistant to the Director, Center for Bioenvironmental Research,
Tulane/Xavier Universities, New Orleans, LA, 1996-1997; Associate
Director for International Programs, Associate Director for Science
Coordination, Acting Deputy Director, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina,
1981 to present.
Research: Pollutants in breast milk, hazardous wastes,
environmental mutagens and carcinogens, and sustainable development.
5. Elaine Faustman, Department of Environmental Health, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Expertise: Animal Toxicology.
Education: B.A., Hope College, Holland MI, 1976; Ph.D.
(Pharmacology/ Toxicology), Michigan State University, Lansing, MI,
1981; Postdoctoral (Toxicology), University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
1981-1983.
Professional experience: Professor of Environmental Health,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1983 to present.
Research: Developmental toxicity of direct acting alkylating agents
in rodent embryos, short-term tests for teratogens.
6. Tyrone Hayes, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative
Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Expertise: Reproductive Biology, Endocrinology.
Education: B.A. and M.A. (Biology), Harvard University, Cambridge,
MA, 1988 and 1989, respectively; Ph.D. (Integrative Biology),
University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1993.
Professional experience: Consultant, Biosystems, Tiburon, CA, 1990
to present; Adjunct Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, M.D., 1994; research and teaching positions, University of
California Berkeley, CA, 1994 to present.
Research: The role of steroids in growth and development of
amphibians.
7. Michael Gallo, Environmental and Occupational Health Science
Institute, Piscataway, NJ.
Expertise: Human Health Risk Assessment Methods (additional
background material unavailable).
8. Carol Litchfield, Associate Professor, Department of Biology,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Expertise: Microbiology, bioremediation.
Education: B.S. and M.S. (Biology), University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH, 1958 and 1960, respectively.
Professional experience: Professor, Rutgers - The State University
of New Jersey, Marine Microbial Ecology Research Program and Center for
Coastal and Environmental Studies, New Brunswick, NJ, 1971-1979;
Supervisory Research Microbiologist, Aquatic Toxicology,
Microbiological Fouling and Control, E.I. duPont de Nemours Co.,
Haskell Laboratory, Newark, DE, 1981-1986; Supervisory Research
Microbiologist and Senior Scientific Consultant, environmental
remediation consulting firms, 1986-1993, Associate Professor, George
Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 1993 to present.
Research: Biodegradation, hazardous wastes.
9. Christopher Portier, Head, Toxicokinetics Faculty, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC;
Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina School
of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC.
Expertise: Human health risk assessment methods
Education: B.S. (Mathematics), Nicholls State University,
Thibodaux, LA, 1977; M.S. and Ph.D. (Biostatistics), University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1979 and 1981, respectively.
Professional experience: Head, Risk Methodology Section, Division
of Biometry and Risk Assessment, and Head, Toxicokinetics Faculty,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle
Park, NC, 1979 to present.
Research: Risk assessment methodology.
10. Gary Sayler, Director, Center for Environmental Biotechnology,
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
Expertise: Microbiology, bioremediation, molecular biology.
Education: B.S. (Bacteriology), North Dakota State University,
Fargo, ND, 1971; Ph.D. (Bacteriology/ Biochemistry), University of
Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1974.
Professional experience: Researcher, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1980-1985;
Research and teaching positions, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
TN, 1988 to present.
Research: Managing biodegradative microbial communities, molecular
environmental diagnostic applications in hazardous waste
bioremediation.
11. Ana Soto, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Tufts
University of Medicine, Boston, MA.
Expertise: Endocrinology.
Education: B.S. (Biology) Colegio Elizalde, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 1967; M.D., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1970.
Professional experience: Instructor, Departments of Physiology and
Biological Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires School of Sciences,
Argentina, 1971-1973; Research Associate, Tufts Cancer Center, Boston,
MA, 1973-1976; Fellow, Foundation de L'Industrie Farmaceutique,
Hospital Debrousse, Lyon, France; Professor, Department of Anatomy and
Cell Biology, Tufts University of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1977 to
present.
Research: Breast cancer, effects of pesticides on human estrogen-
sensitive cells.
12. Thomas Webster, Boston University School of Public Health,
Department of Environmental Health, Boston, MA.
Expertise: Human health risk assessment. (Additional background
material unavailable.)
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: November 25, 1997.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-31919 Filed 12-4-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-F