Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee (TSCC) Agenda

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October 19, 2021 – 10:00 a.m.

Texas Department of State Health Services, Amber Building, K-100 Conference Room,

1100 West 49th Street

Austin, TX 78756

Location: The physical location of the meeting is the Texas Department of State Health Services, Bernstein Building, Conference Room K-100, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.

The public meeting will be viewed and archived on the Texas Health and Human Services website: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/live-archived-meetings

Join the meeting here.

Please note that TEAMS is required to access the meeting. The site can also be accessed using Microsoft Edge as a web browser.

Information on dialing into conference calls:
+1 512-580-4366 USA, Austin, Texas
Conference call ID: 708 487 188 #

The Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee will meet to discuss the following items on the agenda and, as appropriate and necessary, as time permits:

1. Call to order and say hello to everyone
2. Approval of the minutes of June 15, 2021
3. Moderator: Irina Cody, Emerging and Acute Infectious Diseases Division, DSHS, DSHS, Food Safety and Outbreak Investigations
4. Subcommittee reports:
   1. Update of the working group on harmful algal blooms
   2. Update of the meeting of the subcommittee on fish samples
   3. Update of the Environmental Health and Toxicology Working Group
5. Updates from the agency on departmental policy and / or legislative issues:
   1. Texas Department of State Health Services
   2. Texas Environmental Quality Commission
   3. Texas Department of Agriculture
   4. Texas Railroad Commission
   5. Texas Department of Public Safety
   6. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
   7. Public comments
   8. Review of upcoming meetings:
      • December 14, 2021 – Kerry Nieman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
      • March 15, 2022 – Dr. Armando Elizalde-Velazquez, Texas Department of Agriculture
      • June 21, 2022 – Spokesperson to be determined
      • September 20, 2022 – Spokesperson to be determined
      • December 20, 2022 – Dr. Thad Scott, Baylor University
   9. Adjourn

   Additional information obtained from:
   Chair: Heidi Bojes, heidi.bojes@dshs.texas.gov
   Vice Chairman: Eric Lawrence, eric.lawrence@dshs.texas.gov

   TSCC mission:
   Our mission is to protect and promote the health of the people of Texas by preventing and controlling harmful health effects associated with toxic substances and harmful physical agents. This is achieved through cross-agency coordination of regulatory development, health risk assessments, collaborative studies, information dissemination and public awareness campaigns.

   Please note that this meeting is in the opinion of a lawyer representing the Texas Government Code and that the Health and the Human Services Commission announce this meeting in accordance with Chapter 551.

   This session is open to the public. No reservations are required and attendance at this meeting is free.

   People who want to attend the meeting and need tools or services should contact Heidi Bojes at least 72 hours before the meeting at heidi.bojes@dshs.texas.gov so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

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