[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22816]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-FRL-8960-3]


Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board; Notice of Charter 
Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 
Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) will be renewed for an 
additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the 
public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of ELAB is 
to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA, the 
EPA Science Advisor, and/or the Forum on Laboratory Accreditation (FEM) 
on issues associated with the enhancement of EPA's measurement programs 
and national accreditation for environmental laboratories.
    It is determined that ELAB is in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
    Inquiries may be directed to Lara P. Autry, Senior Advisor, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, 109 T W 
Alexander Drive (E243-05), Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or by e-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: August 10, 2009.
Kevin Teichman,
EPA Acting Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. E9-22816 Filed 9-21-09; 8:45 am]
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