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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Appendix B

Public Meeting Agendas

First Committee Meeting for the Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document

National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Lecture Room
Washington, DC 20418

PUBLIC AGENDA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020 – 9:15 am–12:00 pm (Eastern)

MEETING OBJECTIVES

  • Hear presentations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on systematic review under TSCA
  • Learn about systematic review principles

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020

OPEN SESSION (NAS, Lecture Room)

9:15 Purpose of Open Session and Introduction of Committee Members
Jonathan Samet
Chair, Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document Dean, Colorado School of Public Health
9:30 Systematic Review Under TSCA
Susanna Blair and Iris Camacho, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
11:30 Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee
Each speaker has a maximum time limit of 5 minutes. Accompanying written materials are encouraged.
12:00 Adjourn

Public Agenda for Virtual Meeting 2.1 for the Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document

FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020 – 10:00 am–1:00 pm (Eastern)

MEETING OBJECTIVE

  • Learn EPA’s innovations in literature searching and screening to identify relevant scientific studies
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2020

10:00 Purpose of Open Session and Introduction of Committee Members
Jonathan Samet
Chair, Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document Dean, Colorado School of Public Health
10:05 Overview of TSCA Risk Evaluation Process
Stan Barone, Deputy Director, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
10:20 Innovations in Searching and Screening Literature
Kellie Fay, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
10:50 Committee Discussion
11:20 Break
11:25 Automated Literature Prioritization Methods in SWIFT Review
Chantel Nicolas, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

Electronic Screening in DistillerSR and SWIFT ActiveScreener
Francesca Branch, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
11:50 Committee Discussion
12:00 Break
12:05 Interactive Breakout Sessions
  • These breakout sessions will discuss videos that are prerecorded and posted on the TSCA Systematic Review study website. Viewing of these videos prior to participating in the session is necessary to fully participate. Discussion moderators will pose questions from the committee and the public during the breakout session to the poster presenters.

Breakout Session 1: The Role of PECO Statements, Search Criteria, and Templates in Searching and Screening
Moderated by Karen Robinson

Videos discussed:

  • Evidence Mapping of Gray Literature Under TSCA: A Gray Literature Decision Tree Framework
  • Yousuf Ahmad, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
  • Strategy for Developing Literature Search Strings to Identify Publications Containing Environmental Fate and Transport and Physical-Chemical Property Data
  • Amina Wilkins, EPA Office of Research and Development

Breakout Session 2: Evidence Mapping Through Prioritizing, Pre-Screening, and Beyond

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Moderated by Katya Tsaioun
Videos discussed:
  • Evidence Mapping for Engineering and Exposure: Literature Search, Prioritization, and Pre-Screening Strategy
  • Katherine Phillips, EPA Office of Research and Development
  • Evidence Mapping for Engineering and Exposure: Part B—Title/Abstract and Full-Text Screening
  • Yadi Lopez, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Evidence Mapping of Environmental and Human Health Hazard Evidence: Phthalic Anhydride Example
  • Kellie Fay, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
12:55 Report Back from Breakouts
1:00 Adjourn Public Session

Public Agenda for Virtual Meeting 2.2 for the Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 – 2:30 pm–5:20 pm (Eastern)

MEETING OBJECTIVE

  • Provide a summary of EPA’s innovations in the TSCA data evaluation and evidence integration process

THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020

2:30 Purpose of Open Session and Introduction of Committee Members
Jonathan Samet
Chair, Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document Dean, Colorado School of Public Health
2:35 Introductions from EPA
2:40 Data Evaluation Process and How Scoring Is Applied
Francesca Branch, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
3:10 Comparison of Different Data Evaluation Procedures
Tracey Woodruff, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, University of California, San Francisco
3:20 Committee Discussion
3:50 Evidence Integration Supporting Hazard and Exposure Assessments
Stan Barone, Deputy Director, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Eva Wong, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
4:10 Committee Discussion
4:40 Public Comments (each presenter has a 3-minute limit)
Suzanne Fluharty, Yurok Tribe Environmental Program
Julie Goodman, Gradient
Ross Henderson, CAREM LLC
Patricia Koman, self
Stefanus Muryanto, UNTAG University in Semarang, Indonesia
Steve Risotto, American Chemistry Council
Robert Sussman, Sussman & Associates
Anthony Tweedale, R.I.S.K. Consultancy
Daniele Wikoff, ToxStrategies
5:20 Adjourn Open Session

Public Agenda for Virtual Meeting 2.3 for the Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 – 2:30 pm–4:55 pm (Eastern)

MEETING OBJECTIVE

  • To hear details about EPA’s innovations in the TSCA data evaluation and evidence integration process

MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020

2:30 Purpose of Open Session and Introduction of Committee Members
Jonathan Samet
Chair, Committee to Review EPA’s TSCA Systematic Review Guidance Document Dean, Colorado School of Public Health
2:35 Discussion of Questions About the TSCA Process
Stan Barone, Deputy Director, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
2:50 Discussion and Clarifications on Approach from EPA (Discussion time 35 minutes)
3:25 Break (10 minutes)
3:35 Interactive Breakout Sessions
  • These breakout sessions will discuss videos which are prerecorded and posted on the TSCA Systematic Review study website. Viewing of these videos prior to participating in the session is necessary to fully participate. Discussion moderators will pose questions from the committee and the public during the breakout session to the poster presenters.

Breakout Session 1: Evaluation and Scoring
Moderated by Bryan Brooks

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Videos Discussed:
  • Data Evaluation for Physical-Chemical and Fate Properties Under TSCA
  • Tameka Taylor, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Data Evaluation for Exposure and Engineering Studies Under TSCA
  • Nerija Orentas, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Data Evaluation for Environmental Hazard Studies Under TSCA
  • Amelia Nguyen, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Data Evaluation for Animal Toxicity and In Vitro Studies to Support Human Health Hazard Under TSCA
  • Amy Benson, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Data Evaluation for Epidemiological Studies Under TSCA
  • Francesca Branch, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Breakout Session 2: Evidence Integration
Moderated by Jessica Myers
Videos discussed:
  • Evidence Integration of Physical-Chemical and Fate Property Data Under TSCA
  • Marcy Card, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Evidence Integration of Exposure Data Under TSCA
  • Eva Wong and Ariel Hou, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
  • Evidence Integration of Environmental and Human Health Hazard Data Under TSCA
  • Kara Koehrn, Risk Assessment Division, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
4:20 Discussion Following Breakouts Groups, Recap of Breakouts
4:55 Adjourn Public Session
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Public Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. The Use of Systematic Review in EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Risk Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25952.
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Systematic review - a scientific investigation that focuses on a specific question and uses explicit, prespecified scientific methods to identify, select, assess, and summarize the findings of similar but separate studies - has become the foundation for assessing evidence to be used for decision making in a variety of health contexts, including health care and public health.

At the request of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this publication reviews EPA's 2018 guidance document Application of Systematic Review in TSCA (Toxic Substances and Control Act) Risk Evaluations and associated materials to determine whether the process is comprehensive, workable, objective, and transparent.

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