[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 93 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25825-25826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9725]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EDOCKET ID No.: ORD-2005-0020; FRL-7913-1]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
Summer 2005
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of an Executive Committee meeting of
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2005 from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, June 3, 2005
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The
meeting may adjourn early on Friday if all business is finished.
Written comments, and requests for the draft agenda or for making oral
presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day
before the meeting date.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Wyndham Washington Hotel,
1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-2750.
Document Availability
Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC
agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Ms. Lorelei
Kowalski, Designated Federal Officer, via telephone/voice mail at (202)
564-3408, via e-mail at [email protected], or by mail at
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,
Mail Code 8104-R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be
limited to a total of three minutes. The draft agenda can be viewed
through EDOCKET, as provided in Unit I.A. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
Submitting Comments
Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit
I.B. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lorelei Kowalski, Designated
Federal Officer, via telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-3408, via e-mail
at [email protected], or by mail at Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Research and Development, Mail Code 8104-R, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited
to: Discussion of draft reports from the program review subcommittees
for human health and particulate matter/ozone; update on program review
subcommittees for drinking water and global change; discussion of draft
letter reports from the mercury and computational toxicology
subcommittees; update on the BOSC risk assessment workshop held in
February 2005; discussion of the implications of an ``open access''
policy for scientific publications; an update on EPA's Science Advisory
Board activities; briefings on international activities and ORD's
Management Multi-Year Plan; and future issues and plans (including the
Communications and Nomination Subcommittees). The meeting is open to
the public.
Information on Services for the Handicapped: Individuals requiring
special accommodations at this meeting should contact Lorelei Kowalski,
Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 564-3408, at least five business
days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made
to facilitate their participation.
A. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0020. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Documents in the official public docket are listed in the index in
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. Documents
may be available either electronically or in hard copy. Electronic
documents may be viewed through EDOCKET. Hard copy of the draft agenda
may be viewed at the Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive
Committee Meeting--Summer 2005 Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566-1752.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EDOCKET. You may use EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of
the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select
``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket identification number.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI),
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When
EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will
provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that
is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed
comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the
public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment period.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you
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include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other
contact information in the body of your comment. Also include this
contact information on the outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit,
and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures
that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows
EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of
your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and
any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a
comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment.
i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving
comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's
electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, http://www.epa.gov, select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and
``EDOCKET.'' Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in
Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0020. The system is an anonymous access system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0020. In contrast
to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an
anonymous access system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the
docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-
mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.B.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, ORD Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
ORD-2005-0020.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. ORD-2005-0020
(Note: this is not a mailing address). Such deliveries are only
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in
Unit I.A.1.
Dated: May 10, 2005.
Kevin Y. Teichman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
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