[Federal Register: October 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 199)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming
Science Advisory Board Meeting (Teleconference)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference meeting of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft
SAB report.
DATES: November 7, 2005, 1-3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference or who wish to obtain further information
regarding this teleconference meeting may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff Office
(1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as any
updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this SAB telephone conference
meeting is to conduct a final public review and discussion of the draft
SAB report Review of EPA's Draft Framework for Inorganic Metals Risk
Assessment. The focus of the meeting is to consider whether: (i) The
original charge questions to the SAB review panel have been adequately
addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft report is clear and
logical; and (iii) the conclusions drawn, or recommendations made in
the draft report, are supported by the body of the report.
Background: Background on the EPA metals Risk Assessment was
provided in a Federal Register Notice published on July 29, 2004 (69 FR
45314-45315). EPA has been undertaking an effort to develop cross-
Agency guidance for assessing the human health and ecological hazards
and risks of metals and metal compounds. EPA developed the draft
guidance document entitled, ``Framework for Inorganic Metals Risk
Assessment,'' to supplement previous EPA guidance for use in site-
specific risk assessments, criteria derivation, and other similar
Agency activities related to metals. The guidance is organized around
the risk assessment paradigm. The document provides a conceptual model
that highlights areas where consideration of metal-specific information
is necessary and advantageous when conducting risk assessments. It
outlines recommendations for conducting risk assessment for metals and
metal compounds based on the unique attributes of these compounds. The
guidance document also discusses metal-specific issues related to
environmental chemistry, exposure, bioaccumulation and bioavailability,
ecological effects, and human health effects. In addition, the guidance
discusses research underway, planned, and needed to reduce uncertainty
in metals risk assessment.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A roster of participating SAB
members and the meeting agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site prior
to the meeting. The draft report that is the subject of this meeting is
available on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment: The SAB Staff Office
accepts written public comments of any length, and accommodates oral
public comments whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office expects that
public statements presented at SAB 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
teleconference meeting will usually be limited to no more than three
minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total for all
speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO noted above 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
provide an electronic copy of their comments to the DFO for
distribution to interested parties and participants in 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 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).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller at
(202) 343-9982 or miller.tom@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Mr. Miller, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: October 7, 2005.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
[FR Doc. 05-20704 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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