[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12127-12128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6256]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8785-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
[email protected]. General information concerning the SAB can be found
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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: (1) Strategic Research Vision: The purpose of this
meeting will be to allow the Chartered SAB to discuss with Agency
representatives the strategic research directions of EPA's Office of
Research and Development over the next 10 years. These discussions will
permit consideration of the overall strategic direction of the program
in relation to EPA's overall mission, as well as permit the evaluation
of smaller components of the total program as they fit into the total
program. (2) Research Budget: If the President's FY 2010 budget is
released prior to this meeting, the SAB will consider that budget and
how it relates to the overall goals of EPA and the EPA strategic
research directions. The SAB has reviewed the EPA research budget
request each year for over twenty years and provides written advice to
the EPA Administrator and, when requested, provides testimony to the
U.S. Congress on how the budget might contribute to the achievement of
EPA's overall research goals. (3) SAB Future Activities: The Board will
discuss future advisory activities including a draft plan for a study
to develop advice to EPA on strengthening its science assessment
program for key areas of EPA's mission.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB
Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/BOARD.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the April 23-
24, 2009 meeting, interested parties should notify Mr. Thomas Miller,
DFO, by e-mail no later than April 16, 2009. Individuals making oral
statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Written
Statements: Written statements for the April 23-24, 2009 meeting should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 16, 2009, so that the
information may be made available to the SAB for its 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 (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are asked to provide electronic
versions of each document submitted with and without signatures,
because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures
on its Web sites.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Miller at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-6256 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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