[Federal Register: January 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 4)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of Upcoming
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Committee on Valuing the
Protection of Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS)
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 SAB's Committee on Valuing the Protection of
Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS) to conduct an advisory on the
EPA's draft Ecological Benefits Assessment Strategic Plan (EBASP) and
to discuss issues concerning methods.
DATES: January 25-26, 2005. A public meeting of the C-VPESS will be
held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m (eastern time) on January 25, 2005 and
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (eastern time) on January 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the SAB Conference Center,
1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing further
information regarding the SAB C-VPESS meeting may contact Dr. Angela
Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at: (202-343-
9981) or e-mail at: nugent.angela@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address is:
US EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB, as well as any
updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice, may be found
in the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Background on the SAB C-VPESS and its charge was
provided in 68 Fed. Reg. 11082 (March 7, 2003). The purpose of the
meeting is for the SAB C-VPESS to conduct an advisory on the EPA's
draft Ecological Benefits Assessment Strategic Plan and to discuss
issues concerning methods for valuing the protection of ecological
systems and services. All of these activities are related to the
Committee's overall charge, to assess Agency needs and the state of the
art and science of valuing protection of ecological systems and
services, and then to identify key areas for improving knowledge,
methodologies, practice, and research.
Availability of Review Material for the Meetings: The Agenda for
this meeting will be available from the SAB Staff Office Web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/sab/agendas.htm. The review document that will be
the focus of the January 25, 2005 meeting, EPA's draft Ecological
Benefits Assessment Strategic Plan, will be available on the Web site
of EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/pages/homepage
.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment: It is the policy of the
EPA SAB Staff Office to accept written public comments of any length,
and to accommodate 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 face-to-face meeting will be
limited to a total time of ten minutes (unless otherwise indicated).
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 the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can
be made.
Dated: December 22, 2004.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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