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Beryllium Rule Advisory Committee
DOE is convening a Beryllium Rule Advisory
Committee of select DOE employees and contractor employees
with expertise in beryllium operations, representatives
from health professions, physicians, and representatives
from other Federal agencies, private industry and academic
institutions who have expertise in health effects, exposure
monitoring, appropriate controls, and medical monitoring
for beryllium to assist in developing the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that would establish a comprehensive
and effective worker health protection program. The
Notice of Intent to Establish a Beryllium Rule Advisory
Committee was published in the Federal
Register on May 23, 1997.
The Beryllium Rule Advisory Committee (members)
will provide the Office of Environment, Safety and Health
advice, scientific and technical information, and recommendations
on issues pertinent to the development of a beryllium
health standard, as outlined in the Beryllium Rule Advisory
Committee charter, approved on June 9, 1997.
Beryllium Rule Advisory Committee meeting
information is included in Federal Register Notices
dated September 5, 1997
and September 10, 1997.
A BRAC meeting summary
report is available that includes a complete list
of the recommendations presented to the Department by
the committee members.
Beryllium Public Forums
The Office of Worker Health and Safety
held two public forums to gather scientific data, information,
and views to assist in the development of a notice of
proposed rulemaking intended to help establish a health
standard to protect DOE and contractor employees from
occupational exposure to beryllium. The Forums, held
January 15 and 16, 1997, in Albuquerque, NM and January
22 and 23, 1997, in Oak Ridge, TN, were announced in
the Federal Register Notice
on December 30, 1996. Informal transcriptions were made
of both the Albuquerque and
Oak Ridge forum proceedings.
Request for Written Comments and Scientific Data
The Department urged those individuals
with an interest in beryllium-related activities to
submit written comments and data on this subject. The
Office of Worker Health and Safety prepared a set of
questions covering a variety of beryllium-related topics
which were included in the Federal
Register Notice, dated December 30, 1996. The original
written comment period was extended to March 14, 1997,
per Federal Register Notice,
dated February 6, 1997. The comment period is now
closed.
CBDPP Proposed Rule Public Comment Period and Hearings
DOE’s chronic beryllium disease prevention
program (CBDPP) proposed rule, 10
CFR Part 850, was published in the Federal Register
for public comment on December 3, 1998. The public comment
period closed on March 9, 1999. Written
comments received, transcripts from oral presentations,
technical reference materials referred to in the proposed
rule, and any other docket material may be reviewed
and copied at the DOE public reading rooms in:
Washington, DC—1000 Independence Avenue,
SW, Room 1E-190, 202-586-3142, 9:00am - 4:00pm;
Oak Ridge, TN—230 Warehouse Road, Building 1916-T-2,
Suite 300, 423-241-4780, 9:00am - 4:00pm; and
Westminster, CO (Rocky Flats)—Front Range Community
College, College Hill Library, 3705 West 112th Avenue,
303-469-4435, 8:00am - 5:00pm (M-Th), 9:00am - 5:00pm
(Fri)
The docket file material for this rulemaking is filed
under EH-RM-98-BRYLM.
Public hearings were held on February 3, 1999, in Oak
Ridge, TN; February 9, 1999, in Golden, CO (Denver);
and February 11, 1999, in Washington, DC.
Opening Remarks
2/3/99 Hearing Agenda, Attendees,
& Testimony
2/9/99 Hearing Agenda,
Attendees, & Testimony
2/11/99 Hearing Agenda,
Attendees, & Testimony
For additional information regarding the proposed rule,
contact Jacqueline Rogers at 301-903-5684 or Edward
LeDuc at 202-586-6947.
Beryllium Survey Project
The Office of Worker Health and Safety distributed a
beryllium survey form throughout DOE in September 1996
to characterize beryllium operations and tasks, identify
the number of workers involved in beryllium operations,
and obtain information regarding their exposure levels.
Responses received have been analyzed and incorporated
into a draft survey report.
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