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Take part in public consultations on nanotechnology: |
Current Public Consultations / Debates
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- Consultation on Testing Proposal for Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes [1] 3 November - 19 December 2011 - European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), European Union |
Past Public Consultations / Debates
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- EPA Seeks Information Concerning Discharges of Nanosilver. [2] - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register notice, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0517. Comment deadline Nov. 26, 2011. |
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- Pesticides; Policies Concerning Products Containing Nanoscale Materials; Opportunity for Public Comment. [3] - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Register notice. Comment deadline extended to August 17, 2011. |
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- Wisconsin Legislature's Special Committee on Nanotechnology meetings [4] Meeting at the Legislative Council Conference Room, One East Main Street, Suite 401, Madison WI. Please send comments about recommendations made by the committee to date to Mary Matthias, Mary.Matthias@legis.wisconsin.gov. Meetings open to the public for observation. |
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- Public Consultation on the decree about the national registry of nanomaterials [5] 5 January - 28 February 2011 - Ecology State Department, France |
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- Public consultation on: "Guidance on risk assessment concerning potential risks arising from applications of nanoscience and nanotechnologies to food and feed" [6] 25 February 2011 - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Union |
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- EPA announces a public meeting to review and discuss the EPA Nanomaterial Case Studies reports. [7] Public meeting on Jan. 4 2011, Send written comments to EPA by Dec. 28, 2010. |
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- Carbon Nanotubes And Nanofibers: NIOSH Seeks Comment On Draft Recommendations, Research Needs [8] Comment period through Feb. 3, 2011, Public meeting in Cincinnati OH, Feb. 18, 2011. |
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- Public Comment on Draft NNI EHS Research Strategy [9] Comment period from Dec. 6 2010 to Jan. 6 2011. |
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- Wisconsin Legislature's Special Committee on Nanotechnology meetings [10] Meeting Dec. 7, 2010 at Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Please send comments about recommendations made by the committee to date (can be accessed via link above) to Mary Matthias, Mary.Matthias@legis.wisconsin.gov. Meetings open to the public for observation. |
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- Invitation to comment on the draft NNI Strategic Plan [11] Comment Period 11/1/2010-11/30/2010 - United States National Nanotechnology Initiative |
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- National Organics Standards Board taking public comments on nanotechnology in organic production systems [12] Written comment deadline, Oct. 12, NOSB meetings Oct. 25-28, 2010, Best Western Inntowner, Madison Wisconsin--Agenda here [13] |
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- Public Participation: Registration of "HeiQ AGS-20" a new nanosilver active ingredient intended for use as a preservative in textile products [14] Comment Period 8/12/2010-9/11/2010 - United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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- Public consultation on the European Commission's Proposal for a definition of the term "nanomaterial"" [15] 21 October - 19 November 2010 - European Commission |
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- Public consultation on Scientific Basis for a Definition of the Term "Nanomaterial" [16] 15 September 2010 - Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) |
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- Online public comment on the National Nanotechnology Initiative 2010 Strategic Plan [17] July 13 – August 15 - Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House |
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- U.S. input requested on Draft CEN/ISO TS Labeling of manufactured nano-objects & products containing manufactured nano-objects [18] 9 July 2010 (webinar) - ANSI-Accredited US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies |
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- EU nanotechnology consultation calls for product inventory and safety information [19] Released 28 May 2010 - Chemical Watch |
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- Public consultation on the nanotechnologies strategic plan, 2010-2015 [20] 17 December 2009 - 19 February, 2010 - European Commission, EU |
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- National debate on Nanotechnologies [21] 15 October 2009 - 24 February 2010 - Commission Nationale du Débat public, France |
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- U.S. EPA Proposed Significant New Use Rules for Carbon Nanotubes [22] 7 December, 2009 (comment deadline) - United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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- Food Standards Australia-New Zealand considering labelling nano-ingredients in foods--Please send comments! [22] 20 November, 2009 (comment deadline) - Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
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- U.S. EPA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Scientific Advisory Panel to consider and review a set of scientific issues related to hazard and exposure to nanosilver products [23] November 2009 (comment deadline) - United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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- Nanotechnologies: influence and inform the UK strategy [24] 31 October 2009 - Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK |
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- USDA's National Organic Standards Board voting on nanotechnology's use in Organic products [25] 19 October, 2009 (pre-meeting comment deadline), 2 November (comment deadline) - United States Department of Agriculture |
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- Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide in Water Treatment and Topical Sunscreen [26] September 14, 2009 - EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, USA |
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- Commission starts public dialogue on nanotechnologies – tapping economic and environmental potential through safe products [27] 2008-9 - European Commission, EU |
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- Nanotechnology Risk Assessment [28] 19 June 2009 - DG Health and Consumers, European Commission, EU |
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- Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver Products as Pesticides [29] March 20, 2009 - EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, USA |
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- Public consultation on the Draft Opinion of the Scientific Committee on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed safety and the Environment [30] December 1, 2008 - EFSA, European Food Safety Authority, EU |
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- Nanotechnology Task Force Report on foods, food and color additives, animal drugs and feeds, cosmetics, human drugs and biologics, and medical devices [31] October 24, 2008- FDA, Food & Drug Administration, USA |
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- Proposal for a European regulation on novel foods [32] 20 June, 2008 - Council on novel foods & European Commission, EU |
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- Strategic Plan for NIOSH Nanotechnology Research [33] March 4 to June 1, 2008 - NIOSH: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healthn USA |
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- 2008 National Citizens’ Technology Forum on Human Enhancement [34] March 2008 - Arizona State University, the University of California-Berkeley, the Colorado School of Mines, the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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- Environmental, Health, Regulatory and Educational Issues Regarding Nanotechnology [35] December 2007 to March 28, 2008 - Legislative Council Standing Committee on State Development, Australia, New South Wales |
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- Interim Guidance for the Medical Screening of Workers Potentially Exposed to Engineered Nanoparticles [36] December 2007 to February 15, 2008 - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), USA |
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- Citizens' Panel on the issue of Nanotechnologies and how these affect consumers [37] November 29 to December 1, 2007 - Which?, UK |
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- Nanoparticles & Sunscreen Products [38] August 23 to December 26, 2007 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA |
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- Responsible NanoCode on Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials [39] October 9 to December 7, 2007 - the Royal Society, Insight Investment, the Nanotechnology Industries Association, and the Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network, UK |
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- Environmental and Safety Impacts of Nanotechnology [40] October 31, 2007 - U.S. House Science Committee, USA |
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- Consumers Talk Nano [41] October 23-24, 2007 - Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies & Consumer Reports, USA |
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- Towards a Code of Conduct for responsible nanoresearch [42] July 19 to September 21, 2007 - European Commission, EU |
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- Environmental, Health & Safety Priorities [43] August 16 to September 17, 2007 - National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), USA |
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- Nanomaterials Stewardship [44] July 12 to September 10, 2007 - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), USA |
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- NanoCosmetics [45] June to September 6, 2007 - European Commission, EU |
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- Research needs related to the environmental, health, and safety aspects of nanotechnology [46] February 2007 - National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), USA The Citizen's Coalition on Nanotechnology composed a list of comments [46] submitted online to the NNCO. You can read more about this here [46].
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- NanoDialogue: Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences: a discussion on ethical, legal and social aspects [47] February 2007 - the DG Research European Commission & the NanoDialogue Consortium, EU |
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- Citizens' conference on nanotechnologies [48] January 2007 - Conseil Regional Ile de France, France The citizen panel wrote a list of opinions and recommendations [49] translated in English. |
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- Nanodialogue 4: Engaging with corporate innovation [50] December 2006 to January 2007 - Demos, Unilever, UK |
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- Public Meeting on Nanotechnology Materials [51] November 2006 - Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA The International Center for Technology Assessment had drafted comments : http://www.icta.org/template/page.cfm?menu_id=54 [52] |
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- Cycle NanoViv Grenoble [53] September-December 2006 - Vivagora, France |
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- Publifocus "Nanotechnology" [54] Fall 2006 - TA-SWISS (The Centre for Technology Assessment), Switzerland |
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- Nanodialogue 3: The Role of New Technologies in Potable Water Provision [55] July 2006 - Demos, Practical Action and the University of Lancaster, Zimbabwe |
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- Nanodialogue 2: Engaging Research Councils [56] Summer 2006 - Demos, UK |
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- Consumer Conference on Perception of Nanotechnology [57] June to December 2006 - the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany |
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- Cycle Nanomonde Paris [58] January-June 2006 - Vivagora, France |
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- Nanodialogue 1: A people’s inquiry on nanotechnology and the environment [59] January-February 2006 - Demos, Defra, the Environment Agency, UK |
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- Nano Jury [60] April to September 2005 - Greenpeace, BBSRC, Norwich, University of East Anglia, the IRC in NT at the University of Cambridge, the Guardian and the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Center at the University of Newcastle, UK |
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- The Madison Area Citizen Consensus Conference on Nanotechnology [60] April 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA |
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- Citizen´s attitudes towards nanotechnology [61] June 2004 - the Danish Board of Technology, Denmark |
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- Nanotechnology : Views of the General Public [62] January 2004 - the Royal Society / Academy of Engineering, UK |