[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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