[Federal Register: October 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 198)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Advisory
Meeting of the SAB All-Ages Lead Model (AALM) Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB
All-Ages Lead Model Review Panel (Panel) for the purpose of providing
the Agency with advice and recommendations on the recently-developed
All-Ages Lead Model.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, October 27, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. (eastern time), and Friday, October 28, 2005, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. (eastern time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at SAB Conference Center, 1025 F
Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who would
like to submit written or brief oral comments (5 minutes or less), or
wants further information concerning this meeting, may contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9994; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SAB and the AALM Review Panel: The 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. The SAB is a Federal advisory committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB, and will
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
The SAB Staff Office recently established the SAB AALM Review Panel
to provide the EPA Administrator, through the SAB, with advice and
recommendations on the Agency's All-Ages Lead Model. The Panel will
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
Background: The SAB Staff Office has formed this Panel at the
request of EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD), National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), to provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on EPA's recently-developed All-Ages Lead
Model (AALM). The AALM is designed to predict lead concentrations in
body tissues and organs for a hypothetical individual, based on a
simulated lifetime of lead exposure. Statistical methods can be used to
extrapolate to a population of similarly-exposed individuals. The
precursor to the AALM was the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic
(IEUBK) Model for Lead in Children. The IEUBK Model underwent peer
review by the SAB in 1991 and was subsequently revised in response to
that review, leading to release of Version 0.99d of the IEUBK Model in
March 1994. Since then, the IEUBK Model has been widely accepted and
used in the risk assessment community as a tool for implementing the
site-specific risk assessment process when the issue is childhood lead
exposure. Based on further refinement of the IEUBK Model and its
expansion for use with additional age groups beyond pediatric
populations 6 years old or younger, the AALM has recently been
developed to cover older childhood and adult lead exposure. The
anticipated outcome will be reduced uncertainty in lead exposure
assessments for children and adults.
Any questions concerning either the AALM or the IEUBK Model for
Lead in Children should be directed to Dr. Robert Elias, NCEA-RTP, at
phone (919) 541-4167; or e-mail elias.robert@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: NCEA-RTP has posted the ``All-
Ages Lead Model (AALM) Version 1.05 (External Review Draft)'' and
related materials (including the Guidance Manual for the AALM Version
1.05) on the NCEA Web site at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=139314.
Furthermore, the SAB Staff Office will
post a copy of the final agenda and charge to the Panel for this
advisory meeting on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab (under ``Meeting Agendas'') and http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/ad_hoc_aalm_
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Procedures for Providing Public Comment: The SAB Staff Office
accepts written public comments of any length, and will accommodate
oral public comments whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects
that public will not repeat previously-submitted oral or written
statements. Oral Comments: Requests to provide oral comments must be in
writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Mr. Butterfield no later
than October 20, 2005 to reserve time on the October 27, 2005 meeting
agenda. Opportunities for oral comments will be limited to five minutes
per speaker. Written Comments: Written comments should be received in
the SAB Staff Office by October 21, 2005 so that the comments may be
made available to the members of the members of the SAB AALM Review
Panel for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to Mr.
Butterfield at the contact information provided 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 in person are
also asked to bring 75 copies of their comments for public
distribution.
Meeting: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should
contact Mr. Butterfield at the phone number or e-mail address noted
above no later than October 20, 2005 so that appropriate arrangements
can be made.
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Dated: October 6, 2005.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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