[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11883-11884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5477]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9126-2]


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 continue its discussion with EPA's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD) regarding ORD research programs in support of EPA's 
mission and priorities.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, April 5, 2010 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 8 
a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the meeting may contact Dr. Angela 
Nugent, 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-
9981; 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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the EPA Science 
Advisory Board will hold a public meeting to review strategic research 
directions planned by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). 
The SAB was established pursuant to 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 will 
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has requested SAB 
advice on strategic research directions over the next five years to 
support EPA's mission and priorities. The chartered SAB initiated 
discussions on November 9-10, 2009 (74 FR 52805-52806). The SAB will 
continue its discussion and develop advice for EPA on this advisory 
topic.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other 
materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB Web site at http://epa.gov/sab.
    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 5-6, 
2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, 
by e-mail no later than March 31, 2010. Individuals making oral 
statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written 
Statements: Written statements for the April 5-6, 2010 meeting should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 31, 2010, 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

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publish documents with signatures on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent at the phone 
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: March 5, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-5477 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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