[Federal Register: July 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7786-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Environmental Health Committee
and the Integrated Human Exposure Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
announcing a public meeting of the SAB Environmental Health Committee
and the Integrated Human Exposure Committee.
DATES: July 26, 2004. Monday, July 26, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the committees will be held at the SAB
Conference Center located at the Woodies Building, 1025 F Street, NW.,
Room 3705, Washington, DC, 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding the public meeting may contact Dr. Sue
Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by telephone/voice mail at
(202) 343-9977, fax at (202) 233-0643, by e-mail at
shallal.suhair@epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. EPA SAB (1400F), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information about
the SAB and the meeting location may be found on the SAB Web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Integrated Human Exposure Committee (IHEC) and the
Environmental Health Committee (EHC) of the chartered SAB will hold a
public meeting pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92-463. The SAB IHEC provides advice through the chartered SAB to
EPA on many of the exposure assessment issues that come before the
chartered SAB. The SAB EHC often provides advice through the chartered
SAB to EPA on the development and use of guidelines for human health
risk assessments. As a follow-up to their joint meeting in December
2003, the SAB IHEC and EHC, will receive briefings and updates on EPA
Risk Assessment activities and determine how the chartered SAB can best
assist the Agency with regards to its future initiatives.
Availability of Meeting Materials
A copy of the agenda for the meeting that is the subject of this
notice will be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Comments
It is the policy of the SAB to accept written public comments of
any length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible.
The SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at the
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). Interested parties
should contact the DFO in writing (e-mail, fax or mail--see contact
information above) by close of business July 19, 2004, 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 the SAB Staff Office accepts written
comments until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated),
written comments
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should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least seven business days
prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to
the panel 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 98/2000/XP 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 accommodations to access the public
meetings listed above should contact the DFO at least five business
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: July 7, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-15819 Filed 7-12-04; 8:45 am]
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