SEPTEMBER
2,
2003
­­
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology
(
NACEPT)
Superfund
Subcommittee
PRESS
STATEMENT
­
SEPTEMBER
MEETING
MATERIALS
The
Superfund
Subcommittee
of
the
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology
issues
this
statement
to
provide
context
for
the
August
2003
draft
of
its
report,
and
other
materials
associated
with
the
Subcommittee's
September
2003
meeting.
The
August
2003
draft
is
the
second
in
a
series
of
draft
reports
developed
to
describe
Subcommittee
discussions
to
date
and
further
the
Subcommittee's
deliberations.

The
Superfund
Subcommittee
was
convened
in
June
2002.
Members
of
the
Subcommittee
are
seniorlevel
individuals
from
business
and
industry,
community
and
environmental
advocacy
groups,
federal,

state,
local
and
tribal
governments,
and
environmental
justice,
other
non­
governmental
organizations
and
academia,
appointed
by
EPA.
The
Subcommittee
has
met
five
times
and
intends
to
complete
its
activities
by
the
end
of
2003.

As
yet,
the
Subcommittee
has
not
finalized
its
report
to
EPA
nor
has
it
reached
any
conclusions
about
recommendations.
Deliberations
by
the
Subcommittee
will
continue
at
the
full
Subcommittee
meeting
scheduled
for
September
3
­
5
at
the
Wyndham
City
Center
Hotel
in
Washington
D.
C.
and
at
additional
meetings
scheduled
for
November
and
December
2003.
At
the
September
meeting,
the
Subcommittee
will
consider,
discuss,
and
as
appropriate
modify
the
August
2003
draft
report.
All
individuals
should
understand
that
the
August
2003
draft
report
is
a
work
in
progress.
It
does
not
represent
the
consensus
of
the
Subcommittee
and
should
not
be
cited
or
quoted
except
as
an
interim
draft
document
prefaced
by
the
statement
that
it
"
does
not
represent
the
consensus
of
the
Subcommittee."
This
document
will
be
thoroughly
and
carefully
reviewed
by
the
Subcommittee
at
its
September
meeting.

In
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
FACA,
full
Subcommittee
meetings
are
open
to
the
public
and
opportunities
for
public
comment
are
provided.
The
Designated
Federal
Official
for
the
Subcommittee
is
Angelo
Carasea.
He
may
be
reached
at
(
703)
603­
8828.

More
information
on
the
Superfund
Subcommittee,
including
past
meeting
agendas
and
summaries
and
detailed
information
on
the
September
meeting,
is
available
in
the
Superfund
Docket.
Contact
the
Docket
September
2,
2003
 
FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
National
Advisory
Council
for
Environmental
Policy
and
Technology
(
NACEPT)
Superfund
Subcommittee
Page
2
of
2
at
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
or
by
phone
at
202­
566­
0276
and
refer
to
docket
#
SFUND­
2002­
0005.
Other
inquiries
may
be
directed
to
Molly
Mayo
at
the
Meridian
Institute
at
(
970)
513­
8340
extension
310.
