By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to create, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), an advisory committee on radioactive waste management, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1-1. Establishment. 1-101. There is established the State Planning Council on Radioactive Waste Management. 1-102. The Council shall be composed of eighteen members as follows: (a) Fourteen members designated by the President as follows: (1) Eight Governors of the various states. (2) Five state and local elected government officials other than governors. (3) One tribal government representative. (b) The heads of the following Executive agencies: (1) Department of the Interior. (2) Department of Transportation. (3) Department of Energy. (4) Environmental Protection Agency. (c) The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is invited to participate in the activities of the Council; representatives of other departments and of United States territories and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands are invited to take part in the activities of the Council when matters affecting them are considered. 1-103. The President shall designate a Chairman from among the members of the Council. 1-2. Functions. 1-201. The Council shall provide advice and recommendations to the President and the Secretary of Energy on nuclear waste management (including interim management of spent fuel). In particular, the Council shall: (a) Recommend procedural mechanisms for reviewing nuclear waste management plans and programs in such a way to ensure timely and effective State and local involvement. Such mechanisms should include a consultation and concurrence process designed to achieve Federal, State, and local agreement which accommodates the interests of all the parties. (b) Review the development of comprehensive nuclear waste management plans including planning activities for transportation, storage, and disposal of all categories of nuclear waste Provide recommendations to ensure that these plans adequately address the needs of the State and local areas affected. (c) Advise on all aspects of siting facilities for storage and disposal of nuclear wastes, including the review of recommended criteria for site selection and 9723 Federal Register / Vol. 45, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 13, 1980 / Presidential Documents site suitability, guidelines for regional siting, and procedures for site characterization and selection. (d) Advise on an appropriate role for State and local governments in the licensing process for nuclear waste repositories. (e) Advise on proposed Federal regulations, standards, and criteria related to nuclear waste management programs. (f) Identify and make recommendations on other matters related to the transportation, storage, and disposal of nuclear waste that the Council believes are important. 1-202. Within one year after the Council's first organizational meeting, but in any event not later than seventeen months after the issuance of this Order, the Council shall prepare and submit to the President a public report on its functions set forth in Section 1-201. 1-3. Administrative Provisions. 1-301. Subcommittees of the Council may be established in accordance with 1-303. To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability of funds, 1-4. General Provisions. 1-401. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. I), except that of reporting annually to the Congress, that are applicable to the Council, shall be performed by the Secretary of Energy in accordance with guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services. 1-402. The Council shall terminate thirty days after it transmits its final report to the President, but in no event shall it terminate later than eighteen months after the effective date of this Order. IFR Doc. 80-4937 Filed 2-12-80, 12:53 pm] Billing code 3195-01-M Editorial Note: The President's message to the Congress, dated Feb. 12, 1980, on establishing the council, is printed in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 16, no. 7). OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY February 25, 1980 Honorable Patricia Roberts Harris Secretary, Department of Health, 200 Independence Ave., S.W. Dear Madame Secretary: Enclosed is a copy of my Memorandum to Don Fredrickson and to the members of the Committee on Federal Research into the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation, bringing them up to date on the activities at the White House in this area since the President's statement of October 23. On February 21, the President signed the Executive Order establishing the Radiation Policy Council and released several related Memoranda, one of which is the important request that you convert the interagency committee mentioned above into a Presidentiallymandated Interagency Radiation Research Committee. We will be pleased to work with your staff and Dr. Fredrickson in any ways that can be helpful. MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: RE: OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500 February 25, 1980 Dr. Donald Fredrickson, Chairman Members of the Committee on Federal Research into the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Gil Omenn GSO Establishment of Interagency Radiation Research Enclosed is a copy of the. Presidential Memorandum, signed by President Carter on February 21, 1980, officially calling for the establishment of the Interagency Radiation Research Committee and indicating its mandate. Also enclosed is a copy of the White House Press Release of February 21 describing the establishment of the Radiation Policy Council and this Committee. We look forward to the early approval of the charter for this Committee and for a smooth transition in your important work. Many thanks to all of you for your assistance in the OSTP/OMB review of human health research related to ionizing radiation, directed by the President in light of the recommendations of the Interagency Task Force. As your Committee identified, there has been significant growth in the total research program into the biological effects of ionizing radiation, so that the Department of Energy no longer supports a majority of all work. We examined all the human health projects supported by DOE, drew upon the National Academy of Sciences review, and considered alternative loci of funding. We concluded that the current DOE projects, with constructive criticism from the NAS and with oversight from the Interagency Radiation Research Committee, are of good quality and are highly appropriate for continued funding by DOE. The epidemiological studies in Japan already involve considerable interagency cooperation, the Johns Hopkins study received extensive review before recent funding, and the various registries and follow-up studies are much better suited to the contract support of DOE than the competitive grant review process of the NIH or other HEW agencies. We believe that the FY 81 budget request includes a sound and strong program of research in this area across your many agencies. [Editorial note. The attachments were: 1. Memorandum from The President--see p.2; 2. White House news release--see p.1.] PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Mr. Frank Arsenault, co-Chairman of the Subcommittee to Develop Federal The public meeting on March 10-11, to explore strategy for federal research It seems predictable that even this interaction may fail to develop for the record all items or issues deemed important by Committee Member Agencies. Accordingly, it appears important that each Committee Member Agency participate actively in the meeting and thereby assure that Proceedings are as Comphrehensive as possible, limited only by the constraints of a public forum. The Subcommittee on Research Strategy will make extensive use of the working papers written for the conference, and will have to weigh the public input in formulating a written document for review by the National Academy of Science by May 1. In addition to the Proceedings of this meeting, the Subcommittee perceives We are requesting that you provide this material through your Subcommittee Documents should be addressed to: Dr. Elliott Stonehill Radiation Research National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bldg. 31, Room 10A52 Bethesda, Maryland 20205 |