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The overall charge to the workgroup, as identified by Commissioner
Campbell:
• The workgroup will review the application of the current
chromium standards and any revised standards.
Toward this end, the workgroup will prepare and submit a concise
report to the Commissioner outlining the science of the issues identified
with recommendations concerning the application of the chromium standards
as they apply to chromium processing ore residue sites.
The calendar for report-writing is:
April – July, 2004: Subgroup meetings and discussion
July 6, 2004: Report-writing from subgroups. Consensus
on issues reached.
August 6, 2004: All subgroup summaries sent to workgroup
chairs for incorporation into main report
September 1, 2004: Draft report sent to academic peer
review
November, 2004: Report available to the public
Material
that may be considered (this material
may be used to validate decisions
made by the group):
- Articles
that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals whose source of funding
is identified
- Studies will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Government-sponsored or government-issued reports or documents in
final form (not draft)
- Final, signed masters or doctoral theses
- Case studies submitted to or prepared by government organizations
that have passed a quality assurance review
Material
excluded from consideration (the
group may read and present this
material but may not use it to validate
a decision):
- Documents
that have not been published or peer-reviewed in some capacity
- Presentations (i.e., Powerpoint presentations of unpublished work)
- Opinion articles
- Newspaper articles or other mainstream media material
- Anecdotal information or accounts
The chair
of each subgroup will sum up the findings and recommendations of his/her
group for adaptation into the full report. The subgroups are:
1. Analytical
Chemistry
2. Chromium Environmental Chemistry
3. Risk Assessment
4. Air and Dust Transport
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