[Federal Register: January 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 19)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Advisory
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Radiation Advisory Committee
(RAC) will receive briefings from the Agency and discuss its advisory
agenda for FY 2005.
DATES: February 28, 2005. The SAB RAC will meet on February 28, 2005,
via teleconference from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern standard time.
Location: The public teleconference meeting will take place via
teleconference only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access codes; would like
to submit written or brief oral comments (3 minutes or less); or who
wants further information concerning this public 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 and Purpose: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, the SAB Staff Office hereby gives notice of a
public meeting of the Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC). The EPA
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) requested the SAB to provide
advice on the National Monitoring System (NMS) upgrade, formerly known
as the Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System (ERAMS). The
RAC will receive briefings from ORIA about this request and discuss its
plan for the coming year.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Copies of the agenda for the SAB
meetings described in this notice will be posted on the SAB Web site
at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the meeting. Persons who wish to
obtain background materials on the current ERAMS network may find them
at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/narel/erams/index.html.
For copies of the EPA/ORIA briefing materials on the NMS, please
contact Dr. Mary E. Clark of the U.S. EPA, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air (Mail Code 6601J), by telephone/voice mail at (202)-343-
9348, by fax at (202)-343-2395; or via e-mail at clark.marye@epa.gov.
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
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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 conference call 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.
Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of their comments and
presentation slides for distribution to the reviewers 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 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)). Those
providing written comments and who attend the meeting are also asked to
bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution.
Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this
meeting should contact the DFO at the phone number or e-mail address
noted above at least five business days prior to the meeting, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: January 21, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-1717 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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