[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4848-4849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1718]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7865-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming
Science Advisory Board Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the EPA Science Advisory Board (the Board) to discuss
the EPA science and research programs and budget, and to conduct other
Board activities.
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the Science Advisory Board will be held in
the Polaris Room of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
DATES: February 17-18, 2005. A public meeting of the Board will be held
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on February 17 and 18, 2005 (eastern time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding the SAB may contact Mr. Thomas O.
Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science Advisory
Board Staff Office (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982; or via e-mail at
[email protected]. The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA, Science
Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. General information about the SAB, as well as any updates
concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found in the
SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by 42
U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice,
consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the
technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. At this meeting,
the SAB will focus on EPA's science and research programs included
within the FY 2006 budget proposal. Evaluating and advising the EPA
Administrator on the Agency science and research program budget is an
annual activity of the Science Advisory Board. At this meeting, the SAB
may also conduct a review of one or more draft committee or panel
reports that are being sent to it for approval prior to delivery to the
U.S. EPA Administrator. Any such reviews will be announced on the above
mentioned SAB Web site at least one week prior to the meeting.
For the Science and Research Advisory, the SAB will receive
briefings by representatives from various EPA organizations on the
science and research programs that are to be conducted under the FY
2006 EPA budget request; members and EPA representatives will discuss
how these programs relate to and move forward from existing programs;
and the members will then deliberate on the advice they will provide to
the Administrator. The final agreed upon Charge to the Board will be
placed onto the SAB Web site prior to this meeting.
Availability of Review Material for the Board Meeting: Documents
that are the subject of this meeting are available from the SAB Staff
Office Web site http://www.epa.gov/sab/.
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 Board 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) in writing via e-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
appropriate DFO at the address/contact information 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 accommodation
to access these meetings, should contact the relevant DFO at least five
business days prior to
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the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: January 24, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-1718 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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