[Federal Register: March 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 10089-10090]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Upcoming
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board, Second Generation Model
Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA, Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the Second Generation Model (SGM)
Advisory Panel.
DATES: April 1, 2005 and May 6, 2005. Public teleconferences of the SAB
Second Generation Model Advisory Panel will be held from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. Eastern time on April 1, 2005 and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern
time on May 6, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
teleconference may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal
Officer, at telephone: (202) 343-9867 or via e-mail at:
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. Agendas and any other background materials
for these teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site at:
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http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/sgm_adv_panel.htm) prior to each
teleconference.
Technical Contact: The technical contact in EPA's Office of
Atmospheric Programs for the Second Generation Model is Michael Leifman
who can be reached at leifman.michael@epa.gov or 202-343-9380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Background on the Second
Generation Model Advisory Panel was provided in an earlier Notice
published on July 9, 2004 (69 FR 41474-41475). Subsequent Notices
published on November 18, 2004 (69 FR 67579-67580) and January 6, 2005
(70 FR 1245-1246) provided notice of a December 2, 2004 teleconference
and a February 4, 2005 face-to-face meeting of the SGM Advisory Panel
respectively. Posted on the SAB Web site (http://www.epa.gov/sab/) are
a final roster of the Panel and charge questions from the Office of
Atmospheric Programs. Additional background material on the Second
Generation Model may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/air/sgm_sab.html.
The upcoming teleconferences to be held on April 1 and May 6 will
provide panelists an opportunity to continue their discussions of the
Second Generation Model and plan for the writing of their advice on
this model.
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 the Second Generation Model Advisory Panel's
meetings will not be repetitive of 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 Dr. Stallworth no later than five
business days prior to the teleconference in order to reserve time on
the meeting agenda. For teleconferences, opportunities for oral comment
will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and
no more than fifteen minutes total.
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 five business days 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 noted 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).
Dated: February 23, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-4004 Filed 3-1-05; 8:45 am]
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