[Federal Register: May 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 93)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Meeting 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 face-to-face meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) Discuss
science use in disaster response programs; (2) conduct a quality review
of the draft SAB report Advice to EPA on Advancing the Science and
Application of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision
Making and the Draft letter Consultation on EPA's Risk and Technology
Review (RTR)
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Assessment Plan; and (3) continue planning for upcoming SAB meetings.
DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, June 19, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. through and Wednesday, June 20, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA Science Advisory
Board Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Woodies Building, 1025 F Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20004, phone (202) 343-9999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain additional information about this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas
O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at the EPA SAB
Staff Office, (1400F), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 343-9982; by fax at (202)
233-0643; or by e-mail at: miller.tom@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address
is: U.S. EPA, Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
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 SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and technical advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal advisory
committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: The SAB is exploring the use of science in preparing
for and responding to environmental disasters. The SAB held a meeting
on this topic on December 12-14, 2006 during which several non-EPA
experts discussed their experiences with disaster preparedness and
response (71 FR 67566). The chartered SAB will also conduct a quality
review of the draft report, Advice to EPA on Advancing the Science and
Application of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision
Making. Background information on this report can be found in Federal
Register Notices published on September 8, 2005 (70 FR 53360), June 20,
2006 (71 FR 35421), and December 27, 2006 (71 FR 77744). The chartered
SAB will also conduct a quality review of the draft letter Consultation
on EPA's Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Assessment Plan. Background
information on this advisory can be found in a Federal Register Notice
published on November 14, 2006 (71 FR 66328). Finally, the SAB will
discuss plans for future meetings.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials in support of this
meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in
advance of this meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB to
consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes
per speaker, with no more than one hour for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Mr. Miller, DFO, at the contact information
provided above, by June 12, 2007, to be placed on the public speaker
list for the June 19-20, 2007 meeting.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by June 12, 2007, so that the information may be made
available to the SAB for their consideration prior to this meeting.
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 to: miller.tom@epa.gov (acceptable file format: Adobe
Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 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 Mr. Thomas Miller at
(202) 343-9982, or via e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Miller, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: May 8, 2007.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-9290 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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