CHARTER FOR THE
TRI-SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
WORK GROUP SUBCOMMITTEE
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SUBJECT: Environmental Risk Assessment Work Group Sub-Committee to the
Tri-Service Environmental Support Centers Coordinating Committee
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1. REFERENCE: Charter, Tri-Service Environmental Support
Centers Coordinating Committee, 3 Oct 94
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2. Purpose: The Tri-Service Environmental
Risk Assessment Working Group (TSERAWG), a subcommittee of the Tri-Service
Environmental Support Centers Coordinating Committee (TESCCC), has been
organized to coordinate and create better cohesion between the services in the
conduct of ecological risk assessments (ERA) and human health risk assessments
(HHRA) at sites worldwide. Through close interaction with academia, regulatory
agencies, and the DOD, the TSERAWG will assist in the transfer of the most
recent technical information to member organizations pertinent to ERAs and
HHRAs and their applications. The TSERWG will present guidance to the TESCCC
for their approval as Tri-Service guidance, and when appropriate, provide
technical input from which to make policy recommendations relative to
environmental risk assessment. The TSERAWG will participate in technical
reviews and evaluate various techniques and methodologies for risk assessments.
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Membership:
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Membership in the TSERAWG includes scientific and technical experts from the
Air Force, Army, and Navy. Member expertise is expected in the following areas:
risk assessment, engineering, toxicology, aquatic and terrestrial biology, soil
and plant sciences, chemistry, ecology, veterinary medicine, as well as allied
sciences.
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Organizations currently represented within TSERA-WG include the following:
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Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence,
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Air Force Institute for Operational Health,
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Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness, Biosciences and Protection
Division
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Army Environmental Center
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Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine,
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Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center,
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Army Engineers Research & Development Center,
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Army Corps of Engineers’ Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Center of
Expertise,
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command,
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Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
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Naval Command Control and Ocean Surveillance Center
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Naval Environmental Health Center.
Membership may be expanded at any time to include additional tri-service
components involved in environmental risk assessments or risk
assessment-related issues.
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Representatives from other Department of Defense, Federal, or state
organizations, or activities not listed above, may participate in meetings of
the work group when deemed appropriate and upon request of the TSERAWG. A
representative to the DOD will be provided to the Materials of Evolving
Regulatory Interest Team (MERIT) to assist in the coordination of technical
information related to environmental risk assessment.
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4. Agenda: TSERAWG meetings shall be held as
deemed appropriate by the TSERAWG and will be hosted on a rotating basis by
member organizations. The host organization is responsible for providing a
meeting site, determining the date, chairing the general meeting, setting the
agenda, recording meeting minutes, and providing copies of the minutes to each
service’s TSERAWG Coordinator. Meeting dates will tentatively be set at the
conclusion of each meeting and conclusively be determined by the hosting
organization.
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5. Operations: Each service identifies a
TSERAWG Service Coordinator who will serve as the Service point of contact for
dissemination of meeting information, identifying agenda items and distributing
documentation. Each Service Coordinator will maintain a repository of the
materials generated by the activities of the work group. These materials may
include meeting agendas, minutes, copies of presentations, copies of official
documents, Work Group products, and related materials. All information
generated by the TSERAWG will be distributed to the work group members and
others as needed. An Annual Update will include a synopsis of meeting
presentations and be available through the TSERAWG web site. The TSERAWG
Secretary will be responsible for developing the Annual Update. The TSERAWG
will submit recommendations and findings to the TESCCC for concurrence and
approval. The primary purpose of the TSERAWG Chair is to invite all affiliate
and non members to each meeting, conduct the business portion of the meetings,
and serve as a central point of contact for the organization. The Vice-Chair
will function as the acting Chair when the Chair is not available. The Chair
and Vice-Chair will serve for two years and be elected by the members present
at the meeting at the beginning of the annual year. Minimum representation of
at least one member from each service is required to constitute a quorum.
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6. Funding: Member organizations shall support
the activities of the TSERAWG by providing travel funds to their
representatives. Specific activities may be funded from other sources as
resources are available.
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7. SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENTS:
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ANTHONY FRANCIS
Colonel, CM
Commanding
U.S. Army Environmental Center
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DATE
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DONALD G. MORRIS
Captain, U.S. Navy
Commanding Officer
Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
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DATE
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RICHARD S. FRYER
Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Executive Director
HQ, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
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DATE
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