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Preliminary Draft Proposal for SRA Platform Topic December 2017, Arlington Va SRA ROUNDTABLE RULES (Deadline May 31) "A roundtable addresses a high-visibility topic of special interest in a 90-minute panel discussion format Only a small number can be considered per space and schedule constraints, The organizer submits an abstract that describes the topic and what the audience should expect to gain from the discussion; the organizer also lists the moderator, panelists, and their emails." Draft Title: W hat is the Optima! Approach to Organizing Governm ental Risk-Related Science Advisory Processes Draft Abstract (maximum is 2,000 characters - approx, 300 words) Recent activities by both Congress and by EPA Administrator Pruitt provide an opportunity to organizing risk-related scientific advisory processes for regulatory agencies. The : has been passed by the US House ut Representatives and is awaiting action in the US Senate, which may or may or may not be furthcoming, unnecessarily politicizing science and decreasing the likelihood of the involvement of knowledgeable academic scientists in EPA review processes. Others have pointed out that EPA he Roundtable participatifs will be asked to focus on the underlying principles that should guide the science advisory processes for the optimal provision of scientific advice on risk-related issues to a regulatory agency. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 2 ED 002061 00044217-00001