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SUPERFUND RD&D
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
of the
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Serial No. 106–49
Printed for the use of the Committee on Science
SUPERFUND RD&D
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SUPERFUND RD&D
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
of the
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
OCTOBER 21, 1999
Serial No. 106–49
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Printed for the use of the Committee on Science
COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Chairman
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
LAMAR SMITH, Texas
CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland
CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania
DANA ROHRABACHER, California
JOE BARTON, Texas
KEN CALVERT, California
NICK SMITH, Michigan
ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
DAVE WELDON, Florida
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
CHRIS CANNON, Utah
KEVIN BRADY, Texas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., Washington
FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma
MARK GREEN, Wisconsin
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
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GARY G. MILLER, California
JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois
MARSHALL ''MARK'' SANFORD, South Carolina
JACK METCALF, Washington
RALPH M. HALL, Texas
BART GORDON, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California
LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan
ZOE LOFGREN, California
MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania
SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut
MARK UDALL, Colorado
DAVID WU, Oregon
ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York
MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
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JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania
DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
Vacancy
C O N T E N T S
Opening Statement by Representative Ken Calvert (CA–43), Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives
Opening Statement by Representative Jerry F. Costello (IL–12), Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives
Panel
The Honorable Norine E. Noonan, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC, accompanied by: Stephen D. Luftig, Director, EPA Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Washington, DC; and Dr. E. Timothy Oppelt, Director, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH
Oral Testimony
Prepared Statement
Biography
Dr. Edgar Berkey, Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), Pittsburgh PA, and Member, Environmental Engineering Committee, EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB); on behalf of Dr. Wayne Michael Kachel, Program Manager, MELE Associates, Brooks AFB, TX, and Chair, SITE Subcommittee of the Environmental Engineering Committee, SAB
Oral Testimony
Prepared Statement of Dr. Wayne Michael Kachel
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Biography
Dr. Peter B. Lederman, Executive Director, Center for Environmental Engineering and Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, and Director, Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC)
Oral Testimony
Prepared Statement
Biography
Financial Disclosure Statement
Mr. Tony Davenport, Co-Chairperson, Victory Heights/Maple Park Advisory Council, Chicago, IL
Oral Testimony
Prepared Statement
Biography
Financial Disclosure Statement
Panel Discussion
Estimated Cost Savings Achieved through Superfund RD&D Technologies and Methods
Independent Audit of Cost Savings
Site Specific Bioavailability Studies and Risk Assessment
Selection of Technologies under the SITE Program
Possible Shortcomings of Technology Selection within the SITE Program
Changes Needed within Superfund RD&D or Risk Assessment Provisions
Role of the Hazardous Substance Research Centers in Bringing New Technologies and Methods into the Field
EPA's Opinion on the SAB's 1997 Recommendations on SITE
Implementation of SAB's Recommendations on the SITE Program
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EPA Flexibility after Issuance of a ''Record of Decision''
Time to Complete a SITE Program Evaluation
History of the Technical Outreach Service to Communities (TOSC)
Dissemination of Information from Lab to the Field
History and Structure of the Victory Heights/Maple Park Advisory Council
Relationship between Victory Heights/Maple Park Advisory Council and the EPA
Relationship between Victory Heights/Maple Park Advisory Council and Universities and Private Industry
Appendix 1: Additional Materials for the Record
Waste Research Strategy, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/600/R–98/154, February 1999
The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program: Annual Report to Congress, FY 1997, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA/540/R–98/503, November 1998
Documents from the U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Land Remediation & Pollution Control Division, Measuring & Monitoring Program, General Publications
Completed SITE Demonstrations
Demonstrations Ongoing or Planned for Next Quarter
Status of SITE Emerging Projects
All Other SITE Program Participants
Monitoring and Measurement Technologies Program
SITE Quarterly Status Report, July–September 1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, October 15, 1999
Review of the Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation (SITE) Program, SITE Subcommittee of the Environmental Engineering Committee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, EPA–SAB–EEC–97–005, July 1997–1999
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Appendix 2: Answers to Pre-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Pre-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Science Committee to Dr. Norine Noonan:
Section 311(b) of CERCLA (Alternative or Innovative Technology Research and Demonstration Program)
Section 311(c) of CERCLA (Hazardous Substance Research)
Section 311(d) of CERCLA (University Hazardous Substance Research Centers)
Section 311(e) of CERCLA (Report to Congress)
Appendix 3: Answers to Post-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Post-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Science Committee to Dr. Norine Noonan
Post-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Science Committee to Dr. Peter Lederman: Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center (HRSC)
Post-Hearing Questions Submitted by Members of the Science Committee to Mr. Tony Davenport: Victory Heights/Maple Park Advisory Council
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