House Energy and Commerce Committee
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hybrid hearing that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board.”
CSB is led by a five-member board of experts who are appointed individually by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, there are four vacancies on the Board.
Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
The Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board, commonly referred to as the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating industrial chemical accidents. CSB was authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, but only funded in 1998 after a series of industrial accidents led to a renewed impetus to secure appropriations for the organization.
Witness- Katherine A. Lemos, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board