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The Honorable John H. Gibbons ! Assistant to the President i for Science and Technology The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Ta <- ( Dear Dr N hons: Recently, you and the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, established an informal interagency group to examine risk policy as it relates to public health, safety, and the environment. This Interagency Risk Policy Committee, as I understand it, will include representatives of several cabinet-level departments as well as agencies such as EPA and FDA, and is ir. tended to explore in detail the guidance contained in Executive Order 12866 and the Report of the National Performance Review with respect to taking risk more directly into account in formulating Federal regulatory programs. I would note, however, that the NRC is not among those agencies named to participate in this interagency effort. Because of our expertise and interest in these issues, the Executive Branch might find our input useful. We would appreciate being invited i to join this interagency group. ! Sincerely, ;
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TO: I.cs Aspin, Secretary, Department of Defense Bruce Babbitt, Secretary, Department of the Interior Carol Browner, Administrator, Envircnmental Protection Agency Mike Espy, Secretary, Department of Agriculture Jacqueline Jones-Smith, Chair, Consumer Product Safety Commission ' David Kessler, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration- Neal Lane, Director, National Science Foundation Hazel O' Leary, Secretary, Department of Energy Robert Reich, Secretary. Department of Labor Donna Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services James 1.ce Witt Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency '
FROM: n H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology c/ Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
CC: Council of Economic Advisers Domestic Policy Council National Economic Council Of6ce of Environmental Policy Office of the Vice President
SUBJECT: Interagency Risk Policy Committee
We are convening an informal interagency group to examine risk policy as it relates to protecting public health, safety, and the environment. As you may know, the new Executive Order on regulatory planning and review (E.O.12866) states: "In setting regulatory priorities each agency shall consider, to the extent reasonable, the degree and nature of the ' risks posed by various substances or activities within its jurisdiction." In addition, the recent Report of the National Performance Review recommends that agencies " rank the seriottsness of environmental, health, or safety risks and develop anticipatory approaches to regulatory problems."
We would like to explore whether this would serve as an appropriate forum for discussion of risk policy issues with the goal of developing a set of common principles to guide federal risk assessment and management activities. We also would like to examine r.everal risk-related legis!stive proposals currently before Congress and consider whether the Administration should support any of these proposals or whether other legislative changes are needeA.
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Our first meeting will be on Thursday, October 28, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Room 472 of the Old Executive Office Building.
. Please notify Christy Halvorson of OSTP (phone: 202-456-6202; fax: 202-395-1571) or }3istina Emanuels of OMB (phone: 202-395-4852; fax: 202-395-3047) if you or your - designee will be able to join us on the 28th. We will need the dates of binh of any attendees in erder to clear them into the building. A fax response form for this purpose is attached.
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