[Federal Register: March 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 40)]
[Notices]               
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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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