[Federal Register: June 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 118)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Notification of an
Upcoming Teleconference of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on July 12, 2006, from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. (eastern daylight time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code for the teleconference may
contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail
at EPA SAB Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 343-9995; or by e-mail
at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information about the SAB may be
found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee will hold a public teleconference to discuss a draft
ecological risk assessment workshop summary document. On February 7-8,
2006, the Committee held a public workshop on the state-of-the-practice
of ecological risk assessment. Background information on the workshop
was provided in a Federal Register notice published on September 8,
2005 (70 FR 53360). The Committee is holding the teleconference to
discuss a draft workshop summary document and development of a report
to EPA. The Committee's draft workshop summary document and
teleconference agenda will be posted on the SAB Web site provided above
prior to the teleconference. The Panel will comply with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all appropriate SAB
procedural policies.
Procedures for Providing Public Input
Members of the public may submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Committee 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 fifteen minutes
for all speakers. Interested parties should contact the DFO, contact
information provided above, in writing via e-mail seven days before the
teleconference in order to be placed on the public speaker list.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office at least seven days before the meeting 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 people with disabilities,
please contact the DFO, contact information provided above. To request
accommodation of a disability please contact the DFO, preferably at
least ten business days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
Dated: June 15, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-9655 Filed 6-19-06; 8:45 am]
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