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 of EPA’s communication strategy with states and tribes. FSTRAC fosters cooperation, consistency, and an understanding of EPA’s and different states’ and tribes’ goals and problems in human health risk assessment. It allows states, tribes, 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 and Clean Water Act.

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. Regularly scheduled FSTRAC Webinars are held to discuss human health risk analysis as it relates to waters as a medium of exposure to contaminants. FSTRAC Webinars are a cooperative forum that helps develop consistent risk analyses across the country and provides states, tribes, regions, and federal agencies access to information that can improve regulatory actions and prevent duplication of effort.

FSTRAC members have developed reports and other products (refer to the Products for FSTRAC webpage). The group also reviews EPA Office of Water Health Advisories and provides additional technical assistance to EPA, states and tribes.