[Federal Register: January 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 19)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board
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 of the chartered SAB to discuss a draft
SAB report, EPA's Draft Risk Assessment of the Potential Human Health
Effects Associated with Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): A
Review by the PFOA Review Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board.
DATES: The date for the teleconference is February 15, 2006, from 1:45-
4 p.m. (eastern time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference may contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400F),
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9982 or via e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. 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. The technical contact in
EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is Dr. Jennifer
Seed who can be reached via e-mail at seed.jennifer@epa.gov or via
telephone/voice mail at 202-564-7634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a
public teleconference on the date and time provided above. The purpose
of this telephone conference is to have the chartered SAB review and
approve the draft SAB report EPA's Draft Risk Assessment of the
Potential Human Health Effects Associated with Exposure to
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA): A Review by the PFOA Review Panel of the
EPA Science Advisory Board. The focus of the meeting is to consider
whether: (i) The charge to the SAB review panel has been adequately
addressed in the draft report, (ii) the draft report is clear and
logical and (iii) the conclusions drawn or recommendations made in the
draft report are supported by the body of the report.
Background
EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) had
requested that the SAB peer review the Agency's Perfluorooctanoic Acid
(PFOA) Risk Assessment. Background on the PFOA Review Panel activities
can be found in several Federal Register notices 69 FR 16249-16250
(March 29 2004); 70 FR 2157-2158 (January 12, 2005); 70 FR 32771-32772
(June 6, 2005). Information can also be found on the EPA SAB Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/pfoa_rev_panel.htm.
Availability of Meeting Materials
A roster of participating SAB members and the meeting agenda will
be posted on the SAB Web site prior to the meeting. The draft report
that is the subject of this meeting will be available on the SAB Web
site (see above) prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input
Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or
oral information for the SAB Panel to consider during the advisory
process. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting
an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to
three minutes per speaker with no more than a total of thirty minutes
for all speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact
information provided above, in writing via e-mail by February 7, 2006,
to be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by February 7, 2006, so that the information may be made
available to the Panel for their consideration. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO 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
For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact the DFO, contact information provided
above. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the
DFO, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: January 18, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
[FR Doc. 06-583 Filed 1-27-06; 8:45 am]
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