Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46189-46191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21942]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Science Advisory Board
[FRL-6427-7]


Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meetings

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that several Committees of the Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times 
noted are Eastern Time. All meetings are open to the public, however, 
seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Documents that 
are the subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the 
originating US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office and are not 
available from the SAB Office. Public drafts of SAB reports are 
available to the Agency and the public from the SAB office. Details on 
availability are noted below.

1. Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC)

    The Research Strategies Advisory Committee (RSAC) of the Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on Thursday and Friday, September 23 and 
24, 1999 in Room 6013 at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US 
EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby, 
Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). The meeting will 
begin at 8:30 am and end no later than 5:30 pm each day.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to be: 
briefed on the planning for the EPA's FY 2001 Science & Technology 
Budget submission; to be briefed on the Agency's Science Strategic 
Plan; to plan the upcoming joint RSAC/ORD Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) review of the Science To Achieve Results (STAR) 
Program; and to conduct a peer review of the Agency's peer review 
process.
    Proposed Charge Questions: Committee will offer its advice on: How 
is the peer review process working? What works best? What needs 
improvement?

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    For Further Information Concerning the Meeting: Members of the 
public desiring additional information about the meeting should contact 
Dr. John R. Fowle III, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Research 
Strategies Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US EPA, 
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 
564-4547; fax at (202) 501-0323; or via e-mail at <fowle.jack@epa.gov>. 
A copy of the draft agenda and copies of the background material will 
be available approximately two weeks prior to the meeting on the SAB 
website (www.epa.gov/sab) or from Ms. Betty Fortune at the address and 
fax noted above or by phone at (202) 564-4533.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
the Subcommittee must contact Dr. Fowle in writing (by email, by letter 
or by fax--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon 
Eastern Time, Thursday, September 16, 1999 in order to be included on 
the Agenda. Public comments will be limited to ten minutes per speaker 
or organization. The request should identify the name of the individual 
making the presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, 
any requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 
35mm projector, chalkboard, etc), and at least 35 copies of an outline 
of the issues to be addressed or of the presentation itself.

2. Executive Committee (EC)

    The Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Executive Committee (EC) will 
conduct a public teleconference meeting on Thursday, September 30, 
1999, between the hours of 11 am and 1 pm, Eastern Time.
    The meeting will be coordinated through a conference call 
connection in Room 6013 at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US 
EPA), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby, 
Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). The public is 
welcome to attend the meeting physically or through a telephonic link. 
Additional instructions about how to participate in the conference call 
can be obtained by calling Ms. Priscilla Tillery-Gadson at (202) 564-
4633, or via e-mail at: <tillery.priscilla@epa.gov> by September 23, 
1999.
    During this meeting the Executive Committee plans to review draft 
reports from its Committees. Anticipated drafts include: a) 
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee's (EEAC) ``Review of the 
Economic Analysis Guidelines''; b) Environmental Processes and Effects 
Committee's (EPEC) ``Advisory on the Eco Soils Screening Level''; and 
c) Environmental Engineering Committee's (EEC) ``Review of the Utility 
of Proactive Technical Advice: The EEC' Experience.'' Please check with 
Ms. Tillery-Gadson prior to the meeting to confirm any changes in the 
planned review schedule.
    For Further Information: Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the meeting or wishing to submit comments should 
contact Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the 
Executive Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
(202) 564-4533; FAX (202) 501-0323; and via e-mail at: 
<barnes.don@epa.gov>. Copies of the draft reports are available from 
the same source, or from the SAB Website (http://www.epa.gov/sab) at 
least one week prior to the meeting.

3. Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis

    The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis of the 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference on 
Friday, October 1, 1999 from 11 am-1:00 pm, Eastern time. The meeting 
will be coordinated through a conference call connection in room 6013 
at the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, North Lobby, Washington, DC 
20004 (Federal Triangle Metro Stop). The public is welcome to attend 
the meeting physically or through a telephonic link. Additional 
instructions about how to participate in the conference call can be 
obtained by calling Ms. Diana Pozun (see below).
    At this public teleconference the Council will complete its review 
of the draft The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990 to 2010; 
EPA Report to Congress (U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation and 
Office of Policy, August 1999), prepared by the Agency as part of 
implementing section 812 of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 
1990. It will also review a draft Letter Advisory developed by the 
Health and Ecological Effects Subcommittee (HEES) of the Council after 
its public meeting on June 28 and 29, 1999. The draft is entitled The 
Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) Section 812 Prospective Study of Costs 
and Benefits (1999): Advisory by the Health and Ecological Effects 
Subcommittee on Initial Assessments of Health and Ecological Effects; 
Part 2. The draft Letter Advisory will be posted on the SAB website at 
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    The public can find background on the Prospective Study and 
previous meetings this year of the Council and its subcommittees in the 
Federal Register [See 64 FR, 15160, March 30, 1999; 64 FR 30516-30517, 
June 8, 1999; 64 FR 31572-31575, June 11, 1999]. For further 
information concerning the teleconference described in this section, 
please contact the individuals listed below.

    For Further Information: (a) Contacting Program Office Staff and 
Obtaining Review Materials--To obtain copies of the final draft CAA 
section 812 Prospective Study, please contact Ms. Catrice Jefferson, 
Office Manager, Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR), (Mail Code 
6103), US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-5580; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via 
e-mail at <jefferson.catrice@epa.gov>. To discuss technical aspects of 
the final draft document, please contact Mr. James DeMocker, Office of 
Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR) (Mail Code 6103), US Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 
260-8980; FAX (202) 260-9766, or via e-mail at: <democker.jim@epa.gov>.
    (b) Contacting SAB Staff and Obtaining Meeting Information--To 
obtain copies of the meeting agenda, the draft Letter Advisory, or 
Council roster, please contact Ms. Diana L. Pozun, Management Assistant 
to the Council, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental 
Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460; at Tel. (202) 564-4544; FAX 
(202) 501-0582; or via e-mail: <pozun.diana@epa.gov>. To discuss 
technical or logistical aspects of the Council review process, please 
contact Dr. Angela Nugent at Tel. (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail: 
<nugent.angela@epa.gov>), Designated Federal Officer (DFO) to the 
Council, Science Advisory Board (1400A), US Environmental Protection 
Agency, Washington DC 20460. To obtain information concerning the 
teleconference and how to participate in the Conference Room location 
or to call in, please contact Ms. Pozun.
    (c) Providing Public Comments to the SAB--To request time to 
provide brief oral comments at the meeting, please contact Ms. Diana L. 
Pozun in writing by mail, FAX or E-Mail at the addresses given above no 
later than 12 noon by Thursday, September 24, 1999. Please be sure to 
provide a summary of the issue you intend to present, your name and 
address (incl. phone, fax and e-

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mail) and the organization (if any) you will represent. Written 
comments should be submitted to Ms. Pozun at the above address prior to 
the meeting date.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented 
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or 
written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total time of ten minutes. For 
teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be 
limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and no more than 
fifteen minutes total. Written comments (at least 35 copies) received 
in the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually 
one week before the meeting), may be mailed to the relevant SAB 
committee or subcommittee; comments received too close to the meeting 
date will normally be provided to the committee at its meeting.
    Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its 
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The Annual Report of the Staff Director 
which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 564-4533 or 
via fax at (202) 501-0323.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
teleconference meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference 
room, should contact the appropriate DFO at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: August 18, 1999.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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