[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1889-1890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-502]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7860-4]
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Notification of
Upcoming Science Advisory Board Meeting
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 to discuss the review of two draft SAB
reports.
DATES: January 26, 2005, 1-3 pm (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting for these reviews will be held by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this teleconference meeting may
contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S.
EPA Science Advisory Board via phone (202-343-9982) or e-mail at
[email protected].
The SAB Mailing address is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board
(1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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 public review and discussion of the two SAB
draft reports; Review of EPA's Drinking Water Research Program Multi-
Year Plan 2003, and Advisory on the Office of Research and
Development's Contaminated Sites and RCRA Multi-Year Plans. The focus
of the discussion will consider if: (i) The original charge questions
to the SAB review panels have been adequately addressed in the draft
reports, (ii) the draft reports are clear and logical; (iii) the
conclusions drawn, or recommendations made in the draft reports, are
supported by the body of the reports; and (iv) if there are any obvious
technical errors, omissions, or issues that are inadequately dealt with
in the draft reports.
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Availability of Review Material for the Board Meeting: Documents
that are the subject of this meeting are available on the SAB Web site
at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/drrep.htm.
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. 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 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).
Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation
to access this teleconference meeting, should contact the DFO at least
five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Dated: January 5, 2005.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-502 Filed 1-10-05; 8:45 am]
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