[Federal Register: January 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 21)]
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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 EPA's
research budget for Fiscal Year 2009; (2) Agency long-term research
directions and priorities; (3) conduct a quality review of the Draft
SAB Advisory on EPA's ``Report on the Environment 2007: Science
Report''; and (4) continue planning for upcoming SAB meetings.
DATES: The meeting dates are Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, February 29, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway,
801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Mr. Thomas O.
Miller, 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) 343-9982; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or
by 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.
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 purpose of this meeting will be to allow the SAB to
discuss with Agency representatives the research priorities that are a
component of the Fiscal Year 2009 research budget. The SAB conducts a
review of the EPA research budget each year and as a result of
discussions and evaluations that are a part of this review, provides
written advice to the EPA Administrator and testimony to the U.S.
Congress on how that budget might contribute to the achievement of
EPA's overall research goals.
The SAB will also conduct a quality review of one draft SAB
Committee report, SAB Advisory on EPA's ``Report on the Environment
2007: Science Report.'' The EPA Report on the Environment (ROE) 2007
addresses key questions about the current status of and trends in the
condition of the environment and human health. These questions are
intended to be relevant to EPA's current regulatory and programmatic
activities and mission. In its review, the SAB was asked to comment on:
(1) The adequacy of the formulation and scope of the questions
addressed in the ROE 2007 Science Report, (2) the appropriateness of
the indicators used to answer the questions in the report, (3) the
accuracy of the characterization of gaps and limitations in the
indicators used in the report, (4) the appropriateness of
regionalization of national indicators in the report, (5) the utility
of regional indicators in the report, and (6) the overall quality of
the report with respect to technical accuracy, clarity, and
appropriateness of level of communication. Additional information on
this review can be found in the announcement of the review in the
Federal Register (see FR 72 29498-29499 of May 29, 2007) and the EPA
SAB Web Site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
02ad90b136fc21ef85256eba00436459/
2457aac81d2003a98525701900616b47!OpenDocument.
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 on the topics included in this advisory activity and/or the
group conducting the activity.
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 February 21, 2008, to be placed on the public
speaker list for the February 28-29, 2008 meeting. Written Statements:
Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by
February 14, 2008, 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 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 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: January 24, 2008.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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