[Federal Register: October 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 194)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7569-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a
Consultative Meeting of the Radiation Advisory Committee of the Science
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Radiation Advisory
Committee (RAC). The SAB RAC will conduct a second consultation
regarding the Multi Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site
Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) supplement dealing with the Multi Agency
Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment (MARSAME).
DATES: October 21, 2003: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard time.
October 22, 2003: 8:30 a.m. to no later than 3:30 p.m. eastern
standard time.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting location for this face-to-face meeting of the
RAC will be in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and will be
announced on the SAB Web site, http://www.epa.gov/sab) in advance prior
to the meeting. Any member of the public wishing to provide comment
should contact the Designated Federal Officer as indicated below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding the SAB or the RAC may contact Dr. K.
Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4557; or via e-mail at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General information about the SAB
can be found in the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary: The EPA SAB Staff Office is announcing that the Radiation
Advisory Committee (RAC), a standing committee of the SAB will conduct
a second consultation regarding the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and
Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) supplement dealing with the Multi-
Agency Radiation Survey and Assessment of Materials and Equipment
(MARSAME). The first consultation took place on February 25 through 27,
2003 (see 68 FR, 6914-6915, February 11, 2003). The RAC will also
receive an update on EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA)
and the federal MARSSIM Work Group activities, receive program updates
from ORIA, as well as plan other committee business for the balance of
the fiscal year.
The Committee is to provide advice to the Agency as part of the SAB
mission established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific
and technical advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. This committee will comply with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB
procedural policies.
Background: The RAC had previously given advice to the federal
MARSSIM Work Group pertaining to the MARSAME supplement on a variety of
issues, including advice on better definition of the problems and
issues, better specification on monitoring and measurement technologies
and a discussion on a variety of topics and approaches. This
consultative advice included development of scenarios and modeling
technology that could be used as a tool to guide sampling approaches to
be considered by the federal MARSSIM Work Group as they develop the
MARSAME supplement.
Charge to the Panel: The SAB's RAC was asked to provide a second
round of consultative advice on the technical approach and to provide
suggestions for additional approaches to the problem, and to comment on
any technical issues that the federal MARSSIM Work Group might
encounter in development of the MARSSIM Supplement dealing with
Materials and Equipment (MARSAME).
Further Information: The SAB Staff Office will re-post the names
and biosketches for members of the RAC on the SAB Web site for
examination by the interested public and will provide copies of the
biosketches at the public meeting. Additional information regarding
this advisory meeting, such as the agenda and this FR notice for the
meeting can be found at the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Since this is a consultation, there are no review or background
documents posted on the SAB website.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment. It is the policy of the
EPA SAB Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length,
and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB
Staff Office expects that public statements presented at the SAB RAC
meeting will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements. Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group
requesting an oral presentation at a face-to-face meeting will be
limited to a total time of ten minutes (unless otherwise indicated).
For conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will
usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no
more than fifteen minutes total. Interested parties should contact the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) in writing (email, fax or mail) at
least one week prior to the meeting in order to be placed on the public
speaker list for the meeting. Speakers should bring at least 35 copies
of their comments and presentation slides for distribution to the
participants and public at the meeting. Written Comments: Although
written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting (unless
otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the SAB Staff
Office at least one week prior to the meeting date so that the comments
may be made available to the committee for their consideration.
Comments should be supplied to the DFO at the address/contact
information noted above in the following formats: one hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file
format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-
PC/Windows 95/98 format). Those providing written comments and who
attend the meeting are also asked to bring 35 copies of their comments
for public distribution.
Definition: A SAB balanced review panel: For the EPA SAB, A
balanced review panel (i.e., committee, subcommittee, or panel) is
characterized by inclusion of candidates who possess the necessary
domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspective (which, among
other factors, can be influence by work history and affiliation), and
the collective breadth of expertise to adequately address the charge.
Information considered in the selection of the panel, include
information provided by the public, along with information provided by
candidates and information gathered by EPA SAB Staff independently on
the background of each candidate (e.g., financial disclosure
information and computer searches to evaluate a nominee's prior
involvement with the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used
in evaluating an individual subcommittee member include: (a) Scientific
and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary
factors); (b) availability and willingness to serve; (c) absence of
financial conflicts of interest; (d) scientific credibility and
impartiality; and (e) ability to work constructively and effectively in
committees.
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access these meetings, should contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian at
least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Dated: September 30, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-25403 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am]
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