DEQ seeks technical specialists for
review of high hazard air toxics
As part of the
Cleaner Air Oregon program development, the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality seeks volunteer specialists to assist in the evaluation of certain
high-hazard toxic air contaminants as members of the Cleaner Air Oregon Hazard
Index Technical Advisory Committee. This committee of volunteers will assist in
a rulemaking effort to identify and evaluate stricter standards for certain
high-hazard air toxics. As part of this process, the TAC will recommend a list
of chemicals for future consideration by the Environmental Quality Commission
for use within Oregon’s proposed Cleaner Air Oregon program.
This panel of
up to seven TAC members, appointed by the EQC, will include up to five members
recommended for appointment by DEQ in consultation with the Oregon Health
Authority, and two at-large members recommended for appointment by DEQ and OHA
via an application process. DEQ seeks candidates with the technical background
necessary to address requirements of Senate Bill 1541 (SB 1541) enacted by the
2018 Oregon Legislature. SB 1541 states: “…the [Environmental Quality]
commission shall establish and consider the recommendations of an advisory
committee, composed, at a minimum, of persons with technical expertise in toxic
air contaminant risk assessment.”
Interested candidates
are required to complete the online application form by 4 pm on June 12, 2018. For
more information on the application process, visit Cleaner Air Oregon Hazard Index 2019.