[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 179 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18262]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8469-2]
Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC)
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).
ACTION: Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human
Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on October 15 and
16, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2) notification is hereby given that
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), will hold a public meeting of the Human Impacts of
Climate Change Federal Advisory Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 15 and 16, 2007. The meeting
will begin at 9 a.m. on October 15 and 16, and adjourn on October 16 at
3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town,
1767 King Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. The hotel is accessible
on the Blue and Yellow lines at the King Street Metro Station.
Public Participation: Members of the public may attend the meeting
as observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the
public in the afternoon. Please contact Joanna Foellmer, Designated
Federal Official, HICCAC, no later than October 5 if you wish to make
oral comments during the meeting. Requests to make oral comments must
be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received no later than one week
prior to the meeting. Space is limited, and reservations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please send a copy of
your presentation by October 9 to [email protected] or express
mail to Joanna Foellmer, Charles Glover Building, 808 17th Street, NW.,
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20006. Regular mail should be addressed to:
Joanna Foellmer, Mail Code 8601D, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Agenda: The notice announces a meeting of the HICCAC (Human Impacts
of Climate Change Advisory Committee) in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area. The proposed agenda for the face-to-face meeting
includes, but is not limited to, presentations by the convening lead
author and by the lead authors on the impacts and adaptation of global
change on human dimensions, on human health, on human settlements, and
human welfare. In addition, there will be extensive discussion by the
HICCAC panel with respect to their individual and collective assessment
of the SAP 4.6 report. Finally, the panel will evaluate the external
comments received during the public comment period.
The meeting is open to the public. Information on services for the
disabled may be obtained by contacting Joanna Foellmer at 202-564-3208.
Similarly, a draft agenda may be obtained by an e-mail request to
Joanna Foellmer at [email protected] or fax to 202-565-0061.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HICCAC supports the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in its participation in the interagency U.S.
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), specifically in implementation
of Goal 4 of the Strategic Plan for the CCSP. Goal 4 is to understand
``the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed
ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes.''
EPA also helps the CCSP satisfy their requirement to conduct periodic
assessments of climate change and variability, as set forth in the
Global Change Research Act of 1990. The HICCAC is in the public
interest and supports EPA in performing its duties and
responsibilities.
The primary responsibility of the HICCAC is to conduct an expert
peer review of the external review draft report entitled: ``Synthesis
and Assessment Product 4.6: Analyses of the effects of global change on
human health and welfare and human systems,'' (SAP 4.6). The HICCAC
will provide advice to the EPA Administrator on the conduct of this
study, and within the context of the basic study plan, the HICCAC will
advise on: (1) The specific issues to be addressed; (2) appropriate
technical approaches; (3) the usefulness of information provided to
decision makers; (4) the quality of the content of the final report;
(5) compliance with the Information Quality Act; and (6) other matters
important to the successful achievement of the objectives of the study.
Additionally, once the Agency completes all responses to comments
received from the HICCAC and the public, the HICCAC will review the
Agency's responses.
EPA has already released the external draft SAP 4.6 report for
public review. The Federal Register notice (FR72 39798) announcing a
forty-five day public comment period was posted on the U.S. Climate
Change Science Program (CCSP) Web site (http://www.climatescience.gov)
on July 20, 2007. This report is accessible at http://www.epa.gov/ncea
under Recent Additions and is linked to the CCSP Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, and logistics for the HICCAC should be directed to Joanna
Foellmer, telephone: 202-564-3208, e-mail: [email protected], or
mailed to: Joanna Foellmer, Mail Code 8601D, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Express mail should be sent to: Joanna Foellmer, Charles Glover
Building, 808 17th Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20006.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of
Research and Development.
[FR Doc. E7-18262 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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