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Human Health Effects Assessment for the Second Prospective Clean Air Act Amendments Section 812 Benefit-Cost Report

EPA Designated Federal Officer (DFO):Marc Rigas

Responsible Committee/Panel:Health Effects Subcommittee
A list of members can be found in the final report included in the Advisory Activity linked to this panel or committee.

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BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and costs of the EPA’s regulatory actions under the Clean Air Act. OAR has requested that the Council's Health Effects Subcommittee review technical documents related to health benefits analyses and uncertainty analyses to support the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act.
Agency Review Document(s):

PDF for Chapter 1 (Introduction) and Chapter 2 (estimation of human health effects and economic benefits) Second Section 812 Prospective Analysis SAB/HES REVIEW DRAFT - November 2009. (PDF, 53 pp., 867,173 bytes)

PDF for Uncertainty Analyses to Support the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act Partial Draft (SAB/HES REVIEW DRAFT - November 2009). (PDF, 62 pp., 1,375,521 bytes)