[Federal Register: October 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 57890-57891]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7569-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Council on Clean
Air Compliance Analysis; Notification of Upcoming Public
Teleconferences for Its Subcommittees and Special Panel and a Public
Meeting for Its Special Panel and Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office is announcing a
public meeting and a public teleconference of the Advisory Council on
Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special Council Panel for the Review of
the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special Panel). It is also announcing a
public meeting and a public teleconference of the Council's Air Quality
Modeling Subcommittee and a public teleconference for the Council's
Health Effects Subcommittee.
DATES: October 15, 2003. A public teleconference for the Health Effects
Subcommittee (HES) will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
October 23, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the
Council Special Panel will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
October 24, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the Air
Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. (Eastern Time).
November 5-6, 2003. A public meeting for the Council Special Panel
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 5, 2003 and from 8:30
a.m.to 5 p.m on November 6, 2003 (Eastern Time).
November 7, 2003. A public meeting for the AQMS will be held from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m on November 7, 2003 (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting location for the November 5-6, 2003 meeting of
the Council Special Panel and for the November 6-7, 2003 meeting of the
AQMS will be in Washington, DC. The meeting location will be announced
on the SAB website, http://www.epa/sab in advance of the meeting.
Participation in the teleconference meetings will be by teleconference
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
teleconference meeting may contact Ms. Sandra
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Friedman, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2526; or via e-mail at: friedman.sandra@epa.gov, or Ms.
Delores Darden, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2282; or via e-mail at darden.delores@epa.gov.
Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the
Council Special Panel or the Council's Subcommittees may contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information about the SAB can be found
in the SAB web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
Notice is given that the Council Special Panel and the AQMS will each
hold a public meeting and the HES will hold a public teleconference
call, as described above, to advise the Agency on its plan to develop
the third in a series of statutorily mandated comprehensive analyses of
the total costs and benefits of programs implemented pursuant to the
Clean Air Act.
Background on the Council Special Panel, the AQMS, and this
advisory project was provided in a Federal Register notice published on
February 14, 2003 (68 FR 7531-7534).
The Council Special Panel and the Council subcommittees will be
providing advice on the review document, ``Benefits and Costs of the
Clean Air Act 1990-2020; Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second
Prospective Analysis'' currently found at the following website,
maintained by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/
under the link ``Study Blueprint and Charge Questions
Electronic Copy.'' This link provides electronic access to the Revised
Analytical Plan, the ``change pages'' given to the Council in July
2003, and the detailed review charge questions.
The public meeting for the Council Special Panel, described above
is planned for the Council to provide advice to the Agency on remaining
charge questions related to its review of the Revised Analytical Plan
for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis. These charge questions include
the Agency's plans for valuation and its plans for addressing
uncertainties associated with the analysis.
The public teleconference for the Council Special Panel is planned
to prepare the Council for its public meeting and to discuss the
Council Special Panel draft report ``Interim Installment: Review of the
Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis'' posted
on the SAB website as a draft report (consult the following page:
http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm).
The purpose of the public meeting for the AQMS is for the AQMS to
provide advice on the Agency's plans for air quality modeling.
The public teleconference for the AQMS, also described above, is
planned to prepare the AQMS for its public meeting, which will focus on
the Agency's plans for air quality modeling.
The purpose of the public teleconference for the HES is to discuss
a draft report entitled ``Advisory on Plans for Health Effects Analysis
in the Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis--Benefits
and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990-2020,'' developed during the HES
public meeting on August 28-28, 2003. That meeting was previously
announced in the Federal Register on July 30, 2003 (68 FR 44766-44767).
The HES draft report will be posted on the SAB website (on the special
page for Draft Reports at http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm) in
advance of the meeting.
Agendas for the public meetings and teleconferences will be posted
on the SAB website ten days before the dates of those events.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment
It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (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 its meetings 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
Official (DFO) identified above 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.
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access these meetings, should contact Dr. Nugent 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.
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