Notice of Public Meeting of the Sewage Sludge Subcommittee of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will host a meeting of the Sewage Sludge Subcommittee of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) on December 13, 1999, in Rockville, Maryland to discuss the sampling and analysis of sludge and ash from Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW) to screen for radiation hazards. The parent committee, ISCORS, fosters early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues associated with radiation standards. Agencies represented on the ISCORS Sewage Sludge Subcommittee include the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, in addition to State and Local representatives. The objectives of the ISCORS Sewage Sludge Subcommittee are to: (1) Conduct a survey of selected POTWs; (2) prepare a guidance document for use by the POTWs in collecting samples of sludge and ash for analysis; and (3) prepare a model for estimating dose from use and disposal of sewage sludge and ash. This ISCORS Sewage Sludge Subcommittee meeting will consist of presentations by members of the sewage sludge subcommittee and statements by members of the public. Subco