[Federal Register: November 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 227)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7591-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Multiple
Upcoming Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
upcoming multiple meetings of the:
(1) SAB Drinking Water Committee: Face to face meeting.
(2) SAB Cross-Agency Science and Technology Budget Review: Face to
face meeting.
(3) Joint meeting of the SAB Environmental Health Committee, and
the Integrated Health and Exposure Committee: Face to Face Meeting.
(4) The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special
Council Panel for the Review of the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special
Panel): Public teleconferences.
(5) The SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological
Systems and Services: Public teleconference.
DATES: December 3, 2003: The SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of
Ecological Systems and Services will hold a public teleconference from
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST).
December 10, 2003: The SAB Drinking Water Committee will hold a
face-to-face meeting from 9 a.m.. to 12:30 p.m. (EST).
December 10, 2003: The first of a series of public face-to-face
meetings of the SAB Cross-Agency Science and Technology Budget Review
will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST).
December 12, 2003: A joint public face-to-face meeting of the SAB
Environmental Health Committee, and the Integrated Health and Exposure
Committee will be held from 9 a.m.. to 12:30 p.m. (EST).
December 19, 2003 and December 22, 2003: The Advisory Council on
Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special Council Panel for the Review of
the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special Panel) will hold a public
teleconference from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. (EST) both days.
ADDRESSES: Face to Face Meetings: The meeting location for the face to
face meetings of the SAB Drinking Water Committee, SAB Cross-Agency
Science and Technology Budget Review, SAB Environmental Health
Committee, and the Integrated Health and Exposure Committee, is the
Washington, DC. Metropolitan area. The specific meeting locations and
agendas will be announced on the SAB Web site, http://www.epa/sab ten
calendar days prior to the meetings.
Public teleconferences: Participation in the teleconference
meetings will be by teleconference only. The agendas will be announced
on the SAB Web site, http://www.epa/sab ten calendar days prior to the
teleconferences.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To reach a central number at the EPA
SAB Staff Office, please call via telephone (202) 564-4533, U.S. EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB can be found in
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Members of the public who wish to obtain the call in number and
access code to participate in the teleconferences of the Council
Special Panel, or the SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of
Ecological Systems, may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), via telephone, (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the
face to face meetings of the SAB Drinking Water Committee, please
contact Dr. James N. Rowe, DFO, via telephone (202) 564-6488; or via e-mail at rowe.james@epa.gov. For information regarding the SAB Cross-
Agency Science and Technology Budget Review, please contact Mr. Thomas
Miller, DFO, via telephone, (202) 564-4558; or via e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. For information regarding the SAB Environmental
Health Committee, and the Integrated Health and Exposure Committee,
please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, DFO, via telephone (202) 564-4566; or via e-mail at shallal.suhair@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Drinking Water Committee
The SAB Drinking Water Committee will be meeting with the Office of
Water (OW) and the Office of Research and Development (ORD) on December
10, 2003, to receive informational briefings. OW will make
presentations on (1) their overall process for implementing the
regulatory and risk assessment program for the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA), and (2) discussion of the intersection between the Clean Water
Act (CWA) and SDWA with regards to preserving and restoring drinking
water sources. An overview of ORD's Multi-Year Plan (MYP) for drinking
water research will be presented. The briefings will set the stage for
a formal review of the Drinking Water MYP and consultations on CWA/SDWA
interactions on drinking water sources during the spring and summer of
FY 2004.
Science Advisory Board Cross-Agency Science and Technology Budget
Review
The Board of the SAB will review EPA's cross agency science and
technology budget for 2005.
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Collectively, Board members have broad expertise in all aspects of
environmental sciences and their expertise is appropriate to addressing
EPA's charge. Further, these SAB members have been appointed by the
Administrator, to provide advice on broad issues of research planning,
budgeting, and management as well as a variety of specific scientific
and technical issues.
The Board will hold a series of meetings that will be used to
receive briefings on the content of EPA's science and technology
programs across the Agency and to review the EPA FY 2005 science and
technology budget itself. The briefing meetings will begin on December
10, 2003, and continue into January 2004. During February, the SAB will
meet and deliberate on the Agency's FY 2005 science and technology
budget. Some meetings will be conducted as face to face meetings of the
participants while others will be conducted by telephone conference.
All meetings will be open to the public, however, seating is limited
and available on a first come basis.
The purpose of this meeting is to: (1) Receive presentations from
EPA representatives on the science and technology programs conducted in
support of two of EPA's strategic Goal areas, Goal 1 (Clean Air and
Global Climate Change) and Goal 2 (Clean and Safe Water), (2) to
discuss these programs with Agency representatives and to clarify
specific points of interest raised by the Panelists; (3) to make and
discuss Panel assignments for the review; and (4) to receive public
comments if any are offered.
At a face to face meeting in February 2004, the Board will review
the science and technology components of the EPA Fiscal Year 2005
Budget Request and prepare a report to the EPA Administrator on their
findings and recommendations.
Environmental Health Committee, and the Integrated Human Exposure
Committee
The Environmental Health Committee, and the Integrated Human
Exposure Committee will hold a joint meeting to receive informational
briefings from various offices within EPA concerning ongoing
initiatives for improving risk assessment methodologies. This
information will serve as background for upcoming reviews that
Environmental Health Committee and the Integrated Human Exposure
Committee will participate in during FY 2004.
The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special Council
Panel for the Review of the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special Panel)
The Council Special Panel 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 and this advisory
project was provided in a Federal Register notice published on February
14, 2003 (68 FR 7531-7534).
The public teleconference on December 19, 2003, described above, is
planned for the Council Special Panel to review and act on 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 by the Council's
Health Effects Subcommittee.
The public teleconference on December 22, 2003, described above, is
planned for the Council Special Panel to review and act on a draft
report finalizing an Advisory related to the Council Special Panel's
review of the Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective
Analysis.
Both draft reports identified above will be posted on the SAB Web
site as a draft report (consult the following page: http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm
).
SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and
Services
The SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems
and Services will hold a public meeting, as described above, to plan
its future work, including a public advisory meeting tentatively
planned for January 20-22, 2004.
Background on the Committee and its charge was provided in a
Federal Register notice published on March 7, 2003 (68 FR 11082-11084).
The overall charge to the Committee is to assess Agency needs and the
state of the art and science of valuing protection of ecological
systems and services, and then to identify key areas for improving
knowledge, methodologies, practice, and research.
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 meetings
described above 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 teleconference 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
DFO in writing (e-mail, 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.
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access these meetings, should contact the SAB Staff Office, at least
five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made. Meeting space is limited and on a first-come
first-served basis.
Dated: November 20, 2003.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Acting Associate Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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