[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2719]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5419-2]


Science Advisory Board, Research Strategies Advisory Committee; 
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Research Strategies Advisory Committee 
(RSAC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public 
teleconference on February 23, 1996 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Eastern 
Time. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews are normally 
available from the originating EPA office and are not available from 
the SAB Office.
    During this teleconference, the RSAC will discuss the Agencys draft 
Strategic Plan for the Office of Research and Development. Issues to be 
discussed include: (a) Strengths of the Plan--What aspects or elements 
of the Plan does RSAC find to be particularly useful, important, and/or 
worthy of Agency attention and support?; (b) Strategic Message--The 
Plan lays out a set of Strategic Principles, a Mission Statement, a set 
of Goals and Objectives, and a Management Process designed to establish 
priorities and translate priorities into effective programs. Are these 
appropriate for ORD as they are defined in the Plan?; (c) Clarity--Is 
the Strategy, especially the process for setting priorities, clear?; 
(d) Criteria for Priorities--Are the criteria identified for setting 
priorities appropriate and useable? Would RSAC like to help refine them 
now or in the future?; (e) Utility of the Plan--Does the Plan offer a 
potentially useful roadmap for decision making and policy framework for 
managing ORD's research and development programs?
    Single copies of the Agency's draft Strategic Plan are available 
from Ms. Lori Shuda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Research and Development (ORD), (Mail Code 8101), 401 M Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-4708. Any member of the public 
desiring to participate in the teleconference, desiring additional 
information about the meeting, or desiring to obtain copies of the 
agenda and other information about the conduct of the meeting, or to 
request time on the agenda for public comments, please contact Mr. A. 
Robert Flaak, Designated Federal Official, Science Advisory Board 
(1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington DC 20460, by telephone at 
(202) 260-5133 or FAX at (202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at: 
[email protected]. GOV.

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, for teleconference call meetings, 
opportunities for oral comment will be limited to no more than three 
minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total. Written 
comments (at least 25 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office 
sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week prior to a 
meeting or teleconference), may be mailed to the relevant SAB committee 
or subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments received too close to 
the meeting date will normally be provided to the committee at its 
meeting. Written comments may be provided to the relevant committee or 
subcommittee up until the time of the meeting.

    Dated: February 1, 1996.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 96-2719 Filed 2-7-96; 8:45 am]
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