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A -- NOTICE OF AN INTENTION TO CONDUCT A DEMONSTRACTION AND PERFORMANCE VERIFICATION STUDY OF DECISION SUPPORT SOFTWARE SOL BILLETS DUE 020698 POC Technical Contact: Terry Sullivan, Brookhaven National Laboratory (516-344-2840); EPA Contact: Stephen Billets, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Las Vegas, NV (702/798-2232) E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Technical Contact, SULLIVAN1@BNL.GOV. As part of the Environmental Technology Verification program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, is working to test and verify the performance of environmental decision support software (DSS) packages. Decision support software integrates environmental data and simulation models into a framework for making site characterization, monitoring, and cleanup decisions, (e.g., where to sample, risk analysis, cost/benefit of additional sampling, etc.). An effective DSS package should integrate, analyze, and present environmental information in an effective manner to assist a project manager in developing a cost-effective and technically defensible cleanup or monitoring strategy. The EPA Regions, several Program Offices, and other Federal Agencies have expressed an interest in the performance of these Decision Support Packages when tested under real-world conditions. To accomplish this purpose, the DOE and EPA are developing a testing and verification study. A number of well-characterized sites will be used as reference points against which the performance of each software package will be measured. To conduct the test, each developer will be given information on the site history and a target compound list. Analytical data from certain sampling points and, where available, physical parameters such as groundwater flow rates will also be provided. The developers will be expected to preduct the location and number of additional sampling points required to describe the contaminant plume with enough confidence to support engineering decisions such as a remedial action or a long-term monitoring plan. To explain the process to potential participants, an informational meeting will be held on February 18, 1998 at the U.S. EPA Region 9 Headquarters in San Francisco. Interested parties should contact one of the individuals listed above to receive an invitation to this meeting. This notice is one method being used to solicit interest in this test of these technologies.This verification program is sponsored in part by the Consortium for Site Characterization Technology (CSCT) which is one of the pilots under the Environmental Technology Verification Program. The CSCT is a partnership between the EPA and the Department of Energy. The CSCT offers technical expertise to support the demonstration and will provide access to the testing venues. A goal of the CSCT is to facilitate the acceptance and use of new technologies that are applicable to a wide range of environmental problems. The CSCT meets this goal by working with technology developers and other Agencies in planning and conducting demonstrations, evaluating the data generated, and promoting acceptance of the technology. The CSCT does not offer any direct financial support to those wanting to participate in a technology demonstration. The developer is expected to secure the resources to support their participation in the verification process. The CSCT does give developers a technology verification pathway, from demonstration planning to data evaluation, to receipt of a verification statement from the EPA. Interested developers with appropriate technologies (i.e., commercially available with proven field experience) should provide a one page letter of interest to Terry Sullivan (Techical Contact/DOE POC), c/o Brookhaven National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5000, Building No. 830, Upton, NY 11973-5000 no later than 2/6/98. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0013)

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