About the Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee to the Administrative Council is composed of fifteen stakeholders that provide the Council with a forum for discussing TURA implementation issues. The fifteen members pdf format of fifteen members include representation of environmental advocacy, public health, labor, industry and the general public. Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Advisory Committee Meetings

The Advisory Committee meets several times each year and all meetings are open to the public. To access handouts from prior meetings, which include agendas, meeting minutes, policy analyses, and other information, click on the links below. Meeting notices will be published on the TURA Events and Updates page. Questions concerning the Advisory Committee can be directed to Rich Bizzozero at (617) 626-1080 or rich.bizzozero@state.ma.us. Note: The meeting handouts are available in a zipped format. Click on the link called "Meeting Handouts" to open the zipped folder for each meeting. When the zipped folder is open, you may copy and paste the documents to your computer. To download the zipped folder in its entirety, right click on the link and click "save target as…" These documents are also available by email or postal mail upon request. The Advisory Committee has posted the meeting handouts for 2010. Meeting handouts from prior years are available upon request. To request documents please contact the Committee at (617) 626-1060. Final Administrative Council Decisions are available in the TURA Events and Updates page.

2010-2011 Advisory Committee Meetings

December 5, 2011

September 14, 2011

  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of Meeting Agenda
  • TURA Advisory Committee Meeting Summary – June 21, 2011 pdf format of TURA Advisory Committee Meeting Summary – June 21, 2011
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of Meeting Handouts file size 4MB
  • Meeting Notice
  • 2011 OTA Technical Assistance Data
  • TURI Tip Sheet on Household Cleaners
  • TURI Case study: Eliminating the Use of Toxic Chemicals in Dry Cleaning – A Feasibility and Cost Comparison of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning to Professional Wet Cleaning
  • TURA Program Decision-Making Document [Available Upon Request]
  • Toxics Use Reduction Act [Available Upon Request]

June 21, 2011

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 62111-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv-comm-agenda-jun06-2011(2).pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 06_21_11.zip
  • Draft Minutes for 5/19 Advisory Committee meeting.
  • TURA Fee for Companies With Less Than 10 Employees
  • OTA Recommendation Concerning Priority User Designation of Trichloroethylene

May 19, 2011

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 51911-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of ad-comm-agenda-may19-2011.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 05_19_11.zip file size 3MB
  • Minutes for 3/29 Advisory Committee Meeting [Rich]
  • TURI Community Grant Program RFP for FY 2012
  • MassDEP Letter to TURA Advisory Committee [Available Upon Request]
  • Draft TUR Fee for Companies With less Than 10 Employees [Available Upon Request]

March 29, 2011

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 32911-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_agenda_2011_03_29.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 03_29_11.zip
  • Minutes for 2/8 Advisory Committee/Administrative Council meeting
  • TURI Policy Analysis on Hexavalent Chromium recommendations [Available Upon Request]
  • 2010 TURA Annual Report

February 8, 2011

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 2811-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_agenda_2011_02_08.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 02_08_11.zip file size 1MB
  • Minutes to the September 14, 2010 meeting
  • "The Experience of Four Corporate Officials Managing Compliance With The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act" - Rick Reibstein, OTA, Journal of Cleaner Production; Vol. 19, Issue 5 March 11;
  • TURI: Cleaner Technology Demonstration Site and Matching Grant Program - Wet Cleaning Equipment Grant Announcement [Available Upon Request]
  • DRAFT: TURI Policy Analysis - Recommendation to Separate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds from the Chromium Compounds Category (MassDEP Category 1012) and Recommendation to Designate Hexavalent Chromium Compounds as a Higher Hazard Substance.
  • FY10 Toxics Use Reduction Program Report
  • 2011 TUR Program Calendar
  • Revised Sections of the TURA Decision-making Document
  • November 16, 2010 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

November 16, 2010

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 111610-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_meeting_announcement_2010_11_16.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 11_16_10.zip
  • TURA Advisory Committee Minutes - 9/8/2010
  • TURA Higher Hazard Substance Implementation Report & Plan: TCE
  • Decision-Making Under TURA: Process Overview and Reference Guide
  • TURI Tip Sheet on Household Cleaners
  • TURI Case study: Eliminating the Use of Toxic Chemicals in Dry Cleaning - A Feasibility and Cost Comparison of Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning to Professional Wet Cleaning

September 8, 2010

  • Meeting Notice pdf format of 9810-meeting-notice.pdf
  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of tur-adv-comm-agenda-Sep08-10.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 09_08_10.zip
  • Minutes to the May 11, 2010 Meeting
  • Advisory Committee to the TUR Administrative Council Agenda
  • TURA Advisory Committee Draft Minutes - 5/11/2010
  • Draft Regulations: 527 CMR 33.00 Hazardous Material Process or Processing
  • Barriers to the reduction in use and release of asthmagens
  • TURI Policy Analysis: Higher Hazard Substance Designation Recommendation: Formaldehyde [Update - 9/8/2010]
  • OTA Site Visit Update - 2010
  • OTA Technology Guidance Document: Nanotechnology - Considerations for Safe Development

May 11, 2010

  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_agenda_2010_05_11.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 05_11_10.zip
  • OTA Recommendations Concerning Priority User Designation for PBTs [Available Upon Request]
  • Barriers to implement Cleaner or More Efficient Energy Use in Massachusetts Industrial Facilities [Available Upon Request]
  • TURI Community Grant Brochure [Available Upon Request]
  • TURI Policy Analysis: Higher Hazard Substance Designation Recommendation: Formaldehyde [Available Upon Request]

March 9, 2010

  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_agenda_2010_03_09.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 03_09_10.zip
  • TURA Draft Program and Chemical Priorities List [Available Upon Request]
  • Draft Minutes of the TUR Administrative Council - 2/10/2010
  • SAB Chemical Analysis for proposed Higher Hazard Substances [Available Upon Request]

January 12, 2010

  • Meeting Agenda pdf format of adv_comm_agenda_2010_01_12.pdf
  • Meeting Handouts zip format of 01_12_10.zip
  • Lowell Center for Sustainable Production: Executive Summary for Asthma-Related Chemicals: An Analysis of Toxics Use Reduction Act Data
  • States Urge Federal Action on Toxic Chemicals (Press Release) [Available Upon Request]
  • Designating Higher and Lower Hazard Substances in Massachusetts
  • OTA's Research on Priority User Segment Designations [Available Upon Request]
  • Objectives of the Fee Change Proposal [Available Upon Request]

 

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