When: January 16th | 11:00AM EST
Webinar Access: https://epa.connectsolutions.com/csswebinar/
Teleconference Dial-In: (866) 299-3188, Conference Code (2025643269)
This presentation will discuss EPA research to enhance community-based cumulative risk assessments and developing tools to communicate that research to the public. One of these tools is C-FERST, the Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool. C-FERST is a web-based decision support tool designed to help identify and prioritize local environmental health issues. EPA/ORD scientists have been partnering with Agency community programs and external stakeholders to design and pilot C-FERST. This research and development effort responds to requests from EPA regional offices and communities, as well as recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Public Administration, and National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. C-FERST is being developed under EPA’s Sustainable and Healthy Communities research program, and is a Featured Product under EPA's Science-Based Decision Tools activities for the White House OpenGov initiative. The National Prevention Council Action Plan highlighted C-FERST as an EPA Exemplar Story under the Empowered People Strategic Direction. The beta version is scheduled for external peer review in FY13 and full public release in FY14.
This presentation will be followed up by a discussion session led by Stiven Foster of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) who has had an early role in development efforts of the C-FERST tool. The discussion session will engage the program office, regions and other participants on the webinar to discuss program office regulatory needs, scientific interest and how CSS development of the C-FERST can help meet those needs.
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