Colleagues:

      I'm seeking volunteers for an expert panel to provide review comments on a 6-page short report for Congress that discusses endocrine disruption.  I'll have this product ready for review by late next week (probably January 26).

      Draft Abstract:  "This report describes the endocrine disruptor hypothesis, scientific support for and against the hypothesis, legislative mandates in the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 and the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program for pesticides and drinking water contaminants, the status of implementation, and relevant legislative proposals. This report will be updated as warranted by events."

      I'm seeking reviewers who are able to get comments back to me within a month (no later than March 2nd).  If interested, please e-mail me a few sentences stating briefly your qualifications for serving on this expert panel.  I anticipate selecting about 4-5 individuals each representing fisheries and marine mammal interests to serve on this panel.  I will provide the document for review by regular mail (please provide your postal mailing address when you respond to this message).  I'd like to receive your comments either by fax or e-mail.  Comments should address the need for CRS to provide comprehensive, objective, and non-partisan information to Congress.  Participation on this review panel will be anonymous, and no attributions will be made to reviewers or review comments without permission.

      Thanks to all who have participated on my expert panels in the past; your continued and excellent critiques of my products have been extremely beneficial to Congress!!

                                       Gene Buck, Senior Analyst
                                       Congressional Research Service

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