[Federal Register: July 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 134)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8690-9]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered 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: (1) Conduct its
quality review of the SAB draft report SAB Advisory on the EPA
Ecological Research Program Multi-year Plan; (2) have follow-up
discussions of EPA's strategic research directions; and (3) complete
its discussions of science that supports EPA's disaster response
programs.
DATES: The meeting date is Monday, July 28, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference
meeting should contact Mr. Thomas O. Miller, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9982; fax:
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can 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 to the
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. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA
SAB will hold a public teleconference meeting to discuss several issues
and to conduct a quality review of the SAB Panel's draft Advisory on
the EPA Ecological Research Program Multi-year Plan.
Background: (a) SAB Quality Review of the Draft SAB Report Advisory
on the EPA Ecological Research Program Multi-year Plan. The Chartered
Science Advisory Board will conduct a quality review of the draft SAB
committee report on EPA's Ecological Research Multi-Year Plan prepared
by the SAB's Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC). The
draft report is in response to an EPA Office of Research and
Development (ORD) request that the SAB review the Agency's proposed
Research Program Strategy and Multi-year Plan that focuses on research
issues related to ecosystems and ecosystem services. The draft report
is available on the SAB Web Site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/0/EE66B20E1A20BBA18525734D005E6665?OpenDocument.
(b) EPA Strategic Research Directions: The Science Advisory Board
engaged with EPA in a continuing dialogue to evaluate and provide
advice on the strategic directions for EPA's research program for the
next five to fifteen years. This activity complements the annual SAB
review of EPA's research budget, and permits a more critical evaluation
of research programs than is possible during those research budget
reviews. The SAB will continue its discussions at its July 28, 2008
meeting. Additional information on past discussions (e.g., October 3-5,
2007 meeting; see 72 FR 50105-50107) and other relevant information can
be found on the EPA SAB Web site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/36a1ca3f683ae57a85256ce9006a32d0/
54b1d2e5f6dbb2b38525730c00624a96!OpenDocument).
(c) Environmental Disasters. The SAB is formulating advice to EPA
aimed at strengthening science underlying EPA's preparation for and
response to environmental disasters. The SAB previously discussed this
topic at its meetings on December 12-14, 2006 (see 71 FR 67566), June
19-20, 2007 (see 72 FR 27308) and October 3-5, 2007 (see 72 FR 50105-
50107). The SAB has drafted an advisory to the Administrator as a
result of these discussions. Discussions of those comments will be
completed during the SAB meeting on July 28, 2008. Additional
information about this topic is available on the SAB Web site at:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
02ad90b136fc21ef85256eba00436459/
75e560f8a00949fa8525714c00454e95!OpenDocument.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and other 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 this teleconference.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting time
to make an oral presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be
limited to three minutes, with no more than one-half hour for all
speakers. At face-to-face meetings, presentations will be limited to
five minutes, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers.
To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties should
contact Mr. Thomas Miller, DFO, in writing (preferably by e-mail), by
July 21, 2008 at the contact information provided above. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by July 21, 2008, so that the information may be made available
to the SAB for their consideration prior to this teleconference
meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO 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).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas Miller at
(202) 343-9982 or 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: July 8, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-15798 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
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