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The Federal-State Toxicology and Risk Analysis Committee (FSTRAC) is made up of representatives from state health and environmental agencies and EPA Headquarters and Regional personnel.

FSTRAC is an integral part our communication strategy with States. FSTRAC fosters cooperation, consistency, and an understanding of EPA's and different States' goals and problems in human health risk assessment. It allows states and the federal government to work together on issues related to the development and implementation of regulations and criteria under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Clean Water Act (CWA).

The focus of FSTRAC is to share information and to develop well-rounded, integrated approaches to risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, and standard-setting issues for drinking water and surface water contaminants. FSTRAC meetings are a cooperative forum that helps develop consistent risk analyses across the country and provides States, regions, and federal agencies access to information that can improve regulatory actions and prevent duplication of effort. Biannual meetings and regularly scheduled teleconferences are held to discuss human health risk analysis as it relates to water as a medium of exposure to contaminants.

FSTRAC has developed a Guidance Document for the Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures in Drinking Water, a Summary of State and Federal Drinking Water Guidelines and Standards, and a Guidance Document on the Assessment of Noningestion Exposure to Drinking Water Contaminants. The group also provides assistance to EPA and the States, for example, by reviewing the Office of Water Health Advisories.

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