Background

	The risk assessors we are surveying represent a wide range of risk assessment experience. Your responses to the following questions will help us analyze survey results according to level of relevant experience.

1.	Which of the following is your primary place of work?
	1.		National Center for Environmental Assessment, Research Triangle Park Division
	2.		National Center for Environmental Assessment, Washington, D.C. Division
	3.		National Center for Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati Division
	4.		National Center for Environmental Assessment, IRIS Program
	5.		Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Health and Ecosystems Effects Group
	6.		Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Risk and Exposure Assessment Group
	7.		Office of Pesticide Programs, Health Effects Division
	8.		Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Existing Chemicals Assessment Branch
	9.		Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, New Chemicals Screening and Assessment Branch
	10.		Office of Water, Human Health Risk Assessment Branch
	11.		Other
	12.		No answer

	If you answered "Other" for question 1, please describe the other office here.

2.	How many years have you worked in the field of human health risk assessment? Please round to nearest year.

3.	How many years have you worked on human health risk assessments at EPA? Please round to nearest year.

4.	Approximately how many human health risk assessments have you worked on at EPA in the past 5 years (since January 2001)?

5.	Have you worked on any of the following risk assessment components in the past 5 years?

		Yes	No	No answer
5a.	Screening Assessment
5b.	Hazard Identification
5c.	Dose-Response Assessment
5d.	Exposure Assessment
5e.	Risk Characterization
5f.	Preparation of final risk assessment
5g.	Management or Secondary Review

6.	Briefly describe your primary role in conducting risk assessments.

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Full Report: GAO-06-595

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