Secretaries' Science Advisory Board

Next Meeting

Monday, Dec. 3, 2018
Meeting Agenda

Dr. Tom Augspurger new SAB Chairman

Methyl Bromide AAL Report Addendum

TCE Action Level public comments-part 1

TCE Action Level public comments-American Chemistry Council

EPA Draft GenX RfD Update-DHHS

USEPA Fact Sheet-GenX and PFBS Draft RfD

USEPA GenX RfD Public Comment Draft

USEPA PFBS RfD Public Comment Draft

WebEx Link
Join by phone: 1+415-655-0003
Meeting Access Code: 647 070 861

About the Board

In August 2017, Governor Roy Cooper expanded the scope of the Secretary's Science Advisory Board on Toxic Air Pollutants. Under the board's new charter, the scope of its work has expanded to a broader focus on the impact of new and emerging chemicals. The board will help the state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by examining new and emerging chemicals and providing guidance on how to manage the compounds to better protect public health and the environment. The new charter increases the membership of the board from eight to 16 members. All members of the board are appointed by the DEQ and DHHS secretaries. Members come from academic institutions and the public and private sectors.

Among its duties, the board will help DEQ and DHHS by reviewing and evaluating contaminants released to the environment; acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate releases of contaminants; and assisting the agencies in identifying contaminants of emerging concern and helping determine whether the contaminants should be studied further. Experts on the panel will also help evaluate the human health impacts of exposure to hazardous contaminants and give input to DHHS as the agency establishes health goals for emerging contaminants.

Tom Augspurger, Ph.D., a supervisory fish and wildlife biologist/environmental contaminants specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Raleigh, and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences Toxicology Program at N.C. State University, assumed the role of chair effective Nov. 27, 2018. Dr. Augspurger will continue his work with the federal agency and NCSU while serving in a private capacity as board chairman. The board provides technical assistance and advice on ways North Carolina can better address issues related to chemicals in the environment, including hexavalent chromium and new and emerging contaminants such as GenX.

Science Advisory Board Members

Future Meeting Schedule

Feb. 4, 2019
April 1, 2019
June 3, 2019
Aug. 5, 2019
Oct. 7, 2019
Dec. 2, 2019

Unless otherwise indicated, all board meetings will be held at 10 a.m. in the ground floor hearing room of the Archdale Building located at 512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh, N.C. Draft agendas and meeting handouts will be posted here as soon as they become available.

Past Meetings

Science Advisory Board Audio Recordings

Oct. 22, 2018

Agenda

Meeting Minutes

DEQ TCE Indoor Air Action Level Report
Note: Following distribution and review at the Oct. 22 meeting, this report was made available for public comment through Nov. 21, 2018.

GenX Report - Final, Oct. 30, 2018

GenX Report Public Comments

GenX Report Public Comments Summary

SELC GenX Report comments

Shea GenX Report comments

Methyl Bromide AAL Recommendation report Methyl Bromide AAL slides

TCE Vapor Intrusion presentation_USEPA Region 4

TCE toxicity summary 2/15/2018_USEPA Region 4

Sept. 24, 2018
Meeting cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.

Aug. 29, 2018: Draft GenX Report Update
UPDATED Draft SAB Report: Review of the North Carolina Drinking Water Provisional Health Goal for GenX
Appendix B: NC DHHS BMD Report May 2018
Appendix C: NC DHHS BMD Supplemental Report June 2018

Aug. 20, 2018