[Federal Register: October 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 60996-60997]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7827-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Advisory
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Illegal Competitive Advantage
Economic Benefit Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Illegal Competitive Advantage
(ICA) Economic Benefit (EB) Advisory Panel will hold a public
teleconference to finalize its draft advisory report to the Agency on
economic methods related to assessing economic benefits attributed to
non-compliance with EPA regulations.
DATES: The SAB ICA EB Advisory Panel will meet on November 4, 2004, via
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teleconference from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time.
Location: The public teleconference will take place via teleconference
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes, would like
to submit written or brief oral comments (3 minutes or less), or who
wants further information concerning this public teleconference meeting
should contact Dr. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
EPA SAB, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (MC 1400F), Washington, DC
20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9984; fax: (202) 233-0643;
or e-mail at: kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General information concerning
the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of a public teleconference of
the SAB ICA EB Advisory Panel. The Panel has conducted two public
teleconference calls and a public meeting to provide advice regarding
EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) White Paper
entitled, ``Identifying and Calculating Economic Benefit That Goes
Beyond Avoided and/or Delayed Costs.'' These public meetings were
noticed in the Federal Register, 69 Fed. Reg. 35599 (June 25, 2004),
and can be found on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Purpose
The purpose of this public teleconference is to finalize the
advisory report.
Availability of Meeting Materials
Copies of the agenda for the public teleconference described in
this notice and the SAB draft advisory report will be posted on the SAB
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the teleconference.
Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings
It is the policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments
wherever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects the 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 public
teleconference meeting will be limited to a total time of three minutes
(unless otherwise indicated). Requests to provide oral comments must be
in writing (e-mail, fax, or mail) and received by the DFO no later than
noon Eastern Time five business days prior to the meeting in order to
reserve time on the meeting agenda. Written Comments: Although the SAB
Staff Office accepts written comments until the date of the meeting
(unless otherwise stated), written comments should be received in the
SAB Staff Office no later than noon Eastern Time five business days
prior to the meeting so that the comments may be made available to the
Panelists for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to the
DFO (preferably by e-mail) 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 PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows
98/2000/XP format)).
Meeting Access
This is a meeting by teleconference. Individuals requiring special
accommodation for this meeting should contact the DFO at least five
business days prior to the meeting, so that appropriate arrangements
can be made.
Dated: October 7, 2004.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 04-23037 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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